End Date: March 6, 2026
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
First Line of Defence to Tax Authorities
Serve as the primary local contact for tax authorities.
Manage day to day queries, audits, and information requests.
Ensure alignment with global reporting standards under the One ABI Way of Tax.
Tax Strategy Insights
Partner with Zone Tax Strategy and the Zone Head of Tax Operations to provide grounded country-level insights that support the development of tax planning opportunities and the broader tax policy agenda.
Identify local legislative developments, business model changes, tax authority behaviors, and emerging risks that may require strategic response or represent potential planning opportunities.
Assess feasibility and potential impact of proposed tax planning or policy initiatives at the country level and provide structured feedback to Zone teams.
Contribute country-specific intelligence to the strategic pipeline, ensuring Zone and Global Tax have early visibility of issues and opportunities arising in the market.
Support alignment and implementation of approved tax planning initiatives and policy positions within the country.
Governance, Controls & Risk Management
Ensure full compliance with ABI's Tax Compliance Framework, internal controls, and documentation requirements.
Maintain audit-ready documentation for all tax positions.
Identify risks proactively and escalate when needed.
Ensure that GBS execution aligns with RACI and control expectations.
Support Local Tax Policy & Legislative Monitoring
Monitor legislative and regulatory developments affecting tax.
Provide local insights to Zone Tax Policy teams.
Support implementation of global and zone tax policy initiatives locally.
Participate in industry engagements or policy forums as agreed with Zone.
Cross- Functional Collaboration
GBS/back office teams for execution and data integrity
Country Finance for P&L reporting, local compliance and tax matters that impact local finance e.g. tax audits, engagements with policymakers
Zone Tax Operations for governance and alignment
Zone Tax Risk Management for high risk queries
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Taxation or other relevant degree; advanced degree preferred.
Bachelor's in Tax, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
+/- 5 years of corporate tax experience, including compliance, audits, and reporting
Experience dealing with tax authorities
Strong knowledge of local tax legislation
English proficiency + local language fluency