AIA Philippines
Financial Services
SeniorManager,TaxCompliance&Reporting
“Senior Manager, Tax Compliance & Reporting at AIA Philippines. Skills: Tax compliance, Tax reporting, Tax audits, Tax planning. Own and lead end-to-end day-to-day tax function. Ensure timely and accurate tax compliance”
Industry & Context.
Risk mitigation; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree, 10 years progressive tax experience in tax accounting, compliance and reporting with any of the top 10 life insurance companies in the Philippines having total gross premiums of at least Php 20B or total assets of at least Php 250B; with at least five (5) years in supervisory/ managerial, 5 years tax experience with any of the big 4 audit firms (Navarro Amper & Co. , Isla Lipana & Co. , Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. and Manabat San Agustin & Co) with insurance industry exposure and at least five (5) years experience in tax accounting, compliance and reporting with any of the top 10 life insurance companies in the Philippines having at total gross premiums of at least Php 20B or total assets of at least Php 250B; in supervisory/ managerial level, Certified Public Accountant
Nice to Have
CFA charterholder preferred
What You'll Do.
Own and lead end-to-end day-to-day tax function
Ensure timely and accurate tax compliance
Ensure timely and accurate tax reporting
Provide operational tax support for life insurance and
Manage tax compliance cycles
Oversee tax reporting integrity
Handle audits and regulatory engagements
Embed tax considerations into business processes
Support strategic initiatives
Ensure readiness for regulatory and accounting developments
Optimize tax outcomes
Maintain effective relationships with tax regulators
Maintain effective relationships with AIA Group Tax
Own and manage end-to-end tax compliance lifecycle
Review and sign-off all tax returns
Review and sign-off all tax computations
Review and sign-off all supporting schedules
Ensure integrity and alignment between tax reporting
Drive continuous improvement in compliance processes
Drive continuous improvement in controls
Drive continuous improvement in documentation standards
Analyse tax implications arising from IFRS 17 implementation
Evaluate tax treatment of key IFRS 17 components
Ensure tax considerations are reflected in reporting processes
Prepare supporting documentation for IFRS 17 tax positions
Prepare technical analysis for IFRS 17 tax positions
Manage tax audits and reviews by BIR and
Assess tax provision for audits
Close tax audit issues
Own preparation and review of audit schedules
Own preparation and review of reconciliations
Own preparation and review of supporting documentation
Handle drafting responses to audit queries
Support audit defence positions
Coordinate with external advisors
Coordinate with legal counsel
Support implementation of agreed remediation actions
Support execution of tax optimization initiatives
Provide technical analysis on tax implications of business
Evaluate tax impacts of digital transformation
Evaluate tax impacts of structural changes
Prepare tax analysis for capital management
Prepare tax analysis for dividend flows
Prepare tax analysis for funding arrangements
Monitor effective tax rates
Analyze effective tax rates
Monitor industry tax issues affecting life insurance and
Prepare technical analyses on industry tax issues
Draft position papers on industry tax issues
Participate in industry working groups
Track emerging tax risks
Provide updates on tax risks to Financial Controller
Lead day-to-day engagements with regulators
Act as primary point of contact for operational
Own preparation of documentation for tax rulings
Own preparation of documentation for tax clarifications
Own preparation of documentation for tax consultations
Respond to routine regulatory inquiries
Assist in information requests from regulators
Maintain working-level relationships with regulatory counterparts
Provide tax advisory support to business units
Support tax analysis for product development
Support tax analysis for pricing
Support tax analysis for structuring discussions
Ensure tax considerations are incorporated into business cases
Ensure tax considerations are incorporated into project proposals
Act as key point of contact for AIA
Oversee preparation of tax reports for Group Tax
Oversee preparation of schedules for Group Tax submissions
Oversee preparation of supporting analysis for Group Tax
Lead implementation of Group Tax initiatives
Ensure compliance with Group Tax requirements
Provide updates on local tax developments
Provide updates on local tax risks
Provide updates on local audit matters
Handle responding to Group Tax queries
Handle responding to Group Tax information requests
Own the tax control environment
Ensure effectiveness of controls
Ensure audit readiness
Ensure compliance with internal policies
Proactively identify tax risks
Assess tax risks arising from BAU tax operations
Resolve tax risks arising from BAU tax operations
Ensure compliance with internal control requirements
Implement improvements in tax processes
Implement improvements in tax tools
Implement improvements in tax documentation standards
Lead day-to-day operations of the tax team
Manage workload of the tax team
Prioritize workload of the tax team
Oversee performance of the tax team
Serve as central tax point of contact for
Provide regular updates to Financial Controller on tax
Provide insights to Financial Controller on tax matters
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Finance teams; Work with Actuarial teams; Work with IT teams; Coordinate with external advisors; Coordinate with legal counsel; Engage with regulators; Partner with business units; Coordinate with Group Tax
Communication Scope
Technical writing
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