About the Company
Our client is a global, fast-growing, and innovative Fintech scale-up that uses technology to disrupt and transform the existing financial system. With a mission to create a better global payments network, they aim to connect the world to economic opportunities and address systemic inequality in financial services. This company powers payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses. They simplify the payment integration experience for customers, enabling instant global transactions through a single, simple connection.
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About the Role
As a Global Tax Manager, you will oversee the company’s tax function on a global scale, ensuring compliance with international tax regulations, developing and implementing tax strategies, and managing tax-related risks. This role requires close collaboration with various departments, including finance, legal, and operations, to optimize the company’s tax position and support its business objectives. You will have the opportunity to leverage your tax expertise in the company's global expansion plans by developing new tax initiatives and strategies to optimize the effective tax rate.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead tax planning strategies, focusing particularly on new and emerging markets such as Asia, Africa, LATAM, and Eastern Europe. You will advise, collaborate, and mentor stakeholders to implement optimized legal, contract, and tax structures for market entry. Proactively seeking new tax incentives and opportunities to support market development initiatives is crucial. Regular reviews and optimization of tax solutions for commercial arrangements will be part of your responsibilities.You will identify and mitigate tax-related risks, developing internal controls and policies to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Overseeing tax planning activities within the group, including managing effective tax rates, transfer pricing policies, and handling commercial transaction tax issues, is essential. You will develop a network with stakeholders across the company to be a trusted tax advisor. Reviewing business agreements and contracts involving cross-border transactions to advise on optimal tax structures will be a key part of your role. Managing external tax agents for group tax compliance, including corporate tax, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes, is required. You will liaise with tax authorities on ongoing tax audits and work closely with other teams on tax impacts related to accounting treatments and inter-company balances. Additionally, managing tax incentive reporting and seeking new applicable incentives will be necessary.
Providing specialized tax advice on restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, and market entry strategies, coordinating with external tax advisors as needed, is expected. Monitoring new tax developments and legislative changes that may impact the group is crucial. You will ensure TP policy compliance with BEPS Pillar 2 and local regulations with external tax consultants.
Skills and Experience Needed
They are looking for a qualified tax professional (CPA, CA) with 6-10 years of experience in commercial and Big 4 firms, focusing on international tax, transfer pricing, tax controversy, and compliance in global and emerging markets. Prior experience in a Big 4 firm is highly desirable, with expertise in international tax, transfer pricing, and cross-border transactions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are crucial for this role. You should have leadership and team management capabilities, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to translate complex tax issues to non-tax professionals. A proven track record in fast-paced, dynamic, and startup environments, with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership over projects, is essential. Understanding the complexities of cross-border payment infrastructure and its tax implications across multiple jurisdictions is a significant challenge. Coordinating and managing global tax compliance for timely reporting and handling tax audits/disputes with external support will be required. Providing tax insights in structuring transactions or contracts with business partners through cross-functional collaboration is also essential.
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