Finance/Tax Accountant (Senior Accountant) - Taiwan
Finance/Tax Accountant (Senior Accountant) - Taiwan
The Finance/Tax Accountant/ Sr. Accountant will have overall responsibility for administrative accounting, company secretary matters, accounting operation process, local tax compliance and risk management. A summary of the key activities / responsibilities follows:
- Regular interaction with IWG GSC, centre teams, for daily accounting operations.
- Regular tax filing and manage the tax enquiries / inspections
- Management of service providers, including tax agency, company administration related agencies to ensure business and tax compliance.
- Managing statutory paper filing, working closely with internal and external auditors and maintaining a good working relationship with bank and local authorities.
- Local customer invoicing facilitations.
- Partnership deal coordination regarding finance queries response, inspections, etc.
- Cashflow management
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Working closely with IWG GSC team to achieve accounting operational objectives:
- Responsible of the preparation of full set of statutory accounts based on GSC’s booking details
- Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end closing
- Manage the process efficiency and record accuracy
- Accounts Payable:
- ePO administration
- Review centre payment application/ AP coding & lodgement, on weekly base to ensure it’s in line with regulations
- Accounts Receivable:
- Manage client GUI billing printing and queries
- Work with the centre teams to manage client receipt and allocation
- Check bank statement and support follow-up of unidentified items
- Support the processing of credit cards and related procedures
- Accounting record filing to ensure statutory governance & compliance is in-place
- Tax / Compliance
- Preparation of tax declaration and submission, tax filing with WHT inclusive on time (with no penalty)
- Work on annual tax return, prepare full set of data reconciliation
- Closely work with GSC AP team to ensure on-time tax payment
- Proper management of all tax audit/inquiry - responding on time and appropriately with Group Tax support
- Closely work with tax agency and auditor for all compliance matters.
- Ensure internal controls and management are established.
- Improve data quality / running of audit process to eliminate overruns and future year fee increases.
- Management of professional fees against agreements & budgets
- Legal and regulatory compliance for company including legal administration, compliance with local company laws, statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Providing company registration support by managing variable agencies, and maintaining a good relationship with local authorities
- Set up new bank account, manage funding request, etc.
- Coordinate local insurance programme
- Manage relationships and liaise with banks, external auditors, tax consultants, lawyers, landlords and relevant local authorities
- Coordinate with landlord / partners regarding finance related reporting queries, audit, etc.
- Ad-hoc duties, process improvement project and other administrative work as assigned by Management.
The Successful Applicant
- Accounting Degree/Diploma or Professional Qualification in Accountancy/Tax;
- At least 5 years relevant work experience in an MNC. Added advantage for candidates with experience from the public accounting firms, or share service organization. Less than 5 years may be considered with a lower job band
- Good English communication skill
- Proficient with GAAP, IFRS & experience in accounting audit and tax
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Resourceful, analytic, independent and meticulous
- Team player with strong communication skills and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Advantage for candidates with accounting system setup experience
- Flexible and willing to take challenge
- Finance Tax Acc Sr Acc_Taiwan_JD_20240911.pdf