AIA Philippines

Financial Services

SeniorManager,TaxCompliance&Reporting

$2500–4000k ~AI est. Makati, Philippines FULL TIME
The Brief

“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.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

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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