regional tax Director - asiaExpeditors

Company Description
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., is a Fortune 500 publicly traded service based logistics company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 177 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.
Job Description
Coordinate all tax issues including but not limited to audits, indirect taxes, digital taxes and income taxes in coordination with Regional & Country Controllers in the Region:
China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand
Advise with audit controversy
Advise on transfer pricing and cross-border transactions
Advise on Permanent Establishment Issues
Review each country's tax provision in the region
Review and Understand clearly each country's tax return and tax issues
Review and sign off on return to provision and review of tax reconciliations and all related journal entries (effective tax rate review)
Serve as a liaison with tax advisors
Liaise with Corporate Tax Team
Location to be determined
Qualifications
Must have a strong background in a diverse range of tax areas, which could include income tax, indirect tax, tax accounting, transfer pricing, controversy, permanent establishment and income tax treaties
Must have a willingness/desire to learn and understand the tax issues in all countries within the region, through coordination with both internal employees as well as external advisors
10+ years tax experience at a large global accounting/tax firm or within the tax department of a multinational company, engaged directly with issues related to one or more of the countries within the region
Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant or equivalent a must
Analytical and detail oriented
Must be proficient in English
Additional language proficiency within the region is a plus
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Expeditors

Paranaque City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time