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This position will join the existing tax compliance and reporting team in preparation, review and monitoring of tax compliance and reporting obligations in respect of the non-US operations of NBCUniversal International, covering 150+ entities in over 30 territories internationally, with a particular focus on the APAC region.
Key Position Responsibilities
Reporting:
- Manage regional businesses’ compliance with US GAAP & regional tax accounting rules
- Manage, maintain and review tax calculation templates, FIN 48 calculations and SOX 404 documentation
- Monitor and manage variances between the tax provision and tax return for international businesses
- Manage relationships and queries with both internal finance contacts and external service providers
- Review and update business models (forecast financial models) and analyse their impact on worldwide group tax position
- Manage group summaries by business line and by territory and assist with the review, analysis and consolidation of tax data required to be reported to headcompany
- Review intercompany royalty calculations and manage impact on tax reporting and compliance
- Preparation and analysis of Country by Country reporting data
Compliance:
- Management of tax compliance process for APAC territories (and potentially other worldwide entities), including preparation and review of tax provisions, tax disclosures and tax returns over time sensitive timeline
- Management and coordination of BEPS compliance including Country by Country reporting notifications
- Responsible for managing internal tax return library and tracking tool for international businesses
- Withholding Tax (WHT) administration and advisory – advising the business on WHT rates, obligations, clearance forms and refunds, dispute resolution in respect of customer WHT deductions and reviewing WHT language in legal agreements
- Review and management of transfer pricing implementation, working closely with our transfer pricing team
General:
- Ad-hoc project work including:
- management of tax audits that arise in different jurisdictions including liaising with the local business, advisors and tax authorities
- Managing local film production issues including but not limited to setup, transfer pricing, film tax credits and statutory accounts
- Advising the Australia group on fringe benefits tax issues
- entity eliminations
- group structuring
- dividend and repatriation planning
- mobile employee issues
- CFC review
- Pillar II requirements
- Support and advise businesses on various tax issues as and when they arise
- Work with and advise the UK and US corporate, compliance & reporting, indirect tax and transfer pricing tax team members of tax and commercial issues and initiatives arising in or related to the Asia Pacific region.
- Assist in development of electronic tools to maximize efficiencies in tax processes
- Supporting the wider tax team as appropriate in areas commensurate with experience
Basic Requirements:
- At least 8+ years post-qualification corporate tax experience
- Must have strong tax accounting skillset and experience with ability to prepare and analyse tax calculations, tax accounting and tax notes
- Strong corporate tax compliance background with experience of large multinational groups
- Strong knowledge of Australian tax (and other APAC territories desired)
- Awareness of international tax issues
- Professional qualification in accounting (CA/ACA or equivalent).
- Strong excel skills – ability to manage and manipulate high volumes of data is an essential requirement for this role.
- Proactive, well organized and results-oriented, with the ability to multi-task.
- Excellent communication skills, especially in communicating tax concepts to a non-tax audience and finance teams in overseas territories.
- Big 4 / mid-tier background / trained
Desired Characteristics:
- Commercial experience in the Entertainment/Media sector
- Knowledge of US GAAP tax accounting
- Experience of SOX will be considered a plus
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