Senior Tax Specialist

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Responsibilities:
1.    Tax compliance:
-    Ensure timely and accurate tax filing for all legal entities VAT/CIT/IIT/SD/ (monthly/quarterly/annual), including key-account report per request by tax authority.
-    Assist for CIT Allocation ratio application (quarterly/annual).
-    Prepare tax JE, such as DTA, CIT, etc. and prepare tax bridge analysis during month-end closing.
-    Be responsible for monthly tax forecast and annual tax plan.
-    Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation for tax related accounts, ensure tax reconciliation from accounting booking to tax filing, report any existing and potential issues.
-    Assist in withholding taxes and foreign exchange control compliance, in charge of forex payments.
-    Be responsible for the Fapiao management.
-    Assist in dealing with Tax authorities' queries as well as assessments and tax audits.
-    Provide practical advice to the internal business partner on financial and tax operational issues.
-    Supporting the internal & external auditing team and external advisors, when necessary.
-    Prepare the data collection and calculation of annual TP cycles (Annual TP set up, TP adjustment review), and work with tax agent to complete the annual TP documents.
-    Assist transfer pricing method study and review.
-    Proactively communicate with local government authority officials and maintain good relationship.
-    Ensuring that Paperwork and Filing is up to date.
2.    Tax projects:
-    Assist continuously driving process simplification and standardization of tax processes.
-    Support business operation, provide timely solution on all tax related issues for new office opening or new projects, such as tax invoices management, ROW and *** collection, etc. 
-    Perform other tax duties assigned. 
3.    Payroll Related 
-    Review and manage full payroll calculation from payroll service provider.
-    Provide payroll reporting, data consolidation, verification, reconciliation for both internal and external parities and ensure data quality and timely submission.  
-    Closely work with HR operations and payroll provider to implement payroll related policies and resolve payroll enquires from employees within required timeline.
-    Support internal and external audit related to payroll and ensure all necessary documents and approvals are implemented per internal control.
-    Monitor payroll service vendor to apply local social benefit policies in compliance with labor law and HK MPF enrollment/adjustment policies. 
4.    ESOP:
-    ESOP tax calculation, including collecting release confirmation, prepare the calculation form, liaise with Payroll Provider to file.
-    Prepare quarterly report to SAFE regarding the implementation status of ESOP, such as shares granted, shares sold and account balance. Provide annual ESOP application to SAFE if have.
-    Assist in ESOP registration with tax bureau, including record filing for grant and vest.
-    Support ESOP external audits and other operation process.

QUALIFICATIONS:
-     Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or tax.
-     5 -10 years of qualified tax experience with tax firms or multinational corporations, experience with Service/Travel is a plus.
-    Tax or accounting qualification obtained, such as CPA, CTA, ACCA.
-    Tax and financial knowledge, and experience in tax, transfer pricing and tax accounting.
-    Fluent in oral and written English and Mandarin.
-       Strong coordination and communication with internal and external stakeholders
-    Capable of working independently, comfortable working in a fast-paced, good sense of efficiency, economics, and teamwork. 
-    Can work under pressure.

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

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