Tax Accountant

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Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Senior level
Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
The Tax Accountant will support the APAC Tax Team in managing taxation matters across APAC countries, ensuring compliance with both US GAAP and local GAAP. Responsibilities include GST/VAT compliance, preparation of tax filings, and acting as a key contact for tax-related queries.
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Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market.

Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on.  Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.


The team

The Hitachi Digital (HD) Tax Team Division provides tax compliance services to support the Digital Infrastructure (DI), Digital Services (DS) and GlobalLogic business. We manage all aspects of corporate tax related matters including but not limited to direct and indirect tax reporting and compliance, transfer pricing, tax accounting, tax projects and interfacing with tax authorities. Our team collaborating closely with the External Tax Consultant, Finance Team, and the parent company in Japan. The team is spread over various locations in AMER, EMEA and APAC. You will have an opportunity to work with experienced and dedicated tax professionals, who are experts in various fields and hold multiple certifications.


The role

This position is responsible for supporting APAC Tax Team to manage the taxation matters of APAC country as well as supporting US GAAP tax reporting and other indirect tax projects. The objectives of the Tax Accounting are to ensure that the local finance and Corporate have the reliable financial information pertaining to taxation to make effective business decisions and complies with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles both US GAAP & local GAAP, external reporting requirements and Corporate accounting policies and practices.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Assist in GST/VAT/WHT compliance: Implementation, monthly / quarterly GST/VAT submission, monthly GST/VAT reconciliation
  • Monitoring GST/VAT/WHT compliance due date and work process for APAC countries.
  • Assist in GST/VAT/WHT advisory and audit for APAC countries.
  • Provide guidance to subordinate in term of indirect tax compliance and indirect tax advisory.
  • Assist to meet Local GAAP statutory tax filing requirement including providing the relevant backups, preparation of annual tax filing, assisting to respond to local tax authority queries.
  • Preparation of the quarterly US GAAP tax packages for APAC countries.
  • Act as a point of contact pertaining to taxation matters for APAC countries.
  • Assist in ad-hoc cases pertaining to taxation and other tasks assigned by the management from time to time.


What you’ll bring

  • University Degree in Accounting/Finance/Tax (ACCA/ CPA/ MACPA graduate is a plus).
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Statutory audit, Direct and Indirect Taxation matters with a public accounting firm (i.e. Big 4) or industry tax department of multi-national corporation including local tax office.
  • General knowledge of local country taxation requirements in Asia countries, for example Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, etc.
  • Fluent in English. Proficiency in other Asian languages will be an added advantage.

 

About us 

We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.

 

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion   

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.   

How we look after you  

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.   

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic.Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

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The Company
HQ: Gachibowli, Hyderabad
9,542 Employees
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What We Do

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., guides our customers from what’s now to what’s next by solving their digital challenges. Working alongside each customer, we apply our unmatched industrial and digital capabilities to their data and applications to benefit both business and society. More than 80% of the Fortune 100 trust Hitachi Vantara to help them develop new revenue streams, unlock competitive advantages, lower costs, enhance customer experiences, and deliver social and environmental value. Visit us at hitachivantara.com.

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