Tax Manager

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
  

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
  

• For material or sensitive matters, promptly involve the Zone Tax Risk Management team
  

• Maintain proactive, constructive relationships with tax authorities
  

Local Tax Compliance

• Review and sign off on all tax returns, filings, and payments before submission, prepared by the GBS team
  

• Ensure alignment with ABI’s Tax Compliance Framework and all local legal requirements
  

• Validate completeness and accuracy of documentation and filings
  

• Ensure the compliance calendar is maintained and deadlines are met
  

Operational Transfer Pricing

• Support local execution of operational TP processes in accordance with global methodologies
  

• Review TP calculations, local invoicing, and tax postings prepared by GBS
  

• Ensure local TP documentation is complete and audit‑ready
  

• Support response to TP-related queries and audits, escalating material matters to Zone
  

• Maintain local evidence and support for TP flows
  

Tax Reporting

• Review and approve monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting packages prepared by GBS
  

• Validate reconciliations, postings, and data quality
  

• Provide local commentary and insights to Zone Tax Operations
  

• 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
  

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