Job Description

Duties And Responsibilities Review and providing tax input for Corporate Merger & Acquisition and tax due diligence exercise. Coordinate with external consultants and monitor the deliverables on Corporate Merger & Acquisition. Liaise with Authorities including Malaysian Inland Revenue Board, Ministry of Finance Malaysia, PETRONAS when the need arise. Review monthly tax provision for both current and deferred taxes and propose the tax entries for booking into accounting system. Prepare and/or review quarterly tax questionnaires (tax reporting) submission to Head Office on current & deferred taxes and tax rate reconciliation. Prepare tax receivable, tax payable and deferred tax continuity. Assess deferred tax asset to determine if valuation allowance is required to reduce or derecognize the deferred tax asset. Update tax provision computation after audit adjustments and prepare Tax Notes for disclosure in Financial Statements. Review information for monthly tax reporting for submission to Head Office in respect of statutory payments to governments. True up tax numbers after submission of PITA returns. Analyse Tax accounting analysis for current tax and deferred tax provision, true-up and related financial book keeping, tax efficiency, tax leakages, tax risks assessment in any special exercise taken by Head Office Provide tax pool (i.e. capital allowances and tax losses) to Performance, Planning and Management (PPM) team for the purposes of cash flow forecast and year end impairment exercise. Tax planning and advisory in relation to Petroleum Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Sabah State Sales Tax, Service Tax on Imported Taxable Service, Withholding Tax and Transfer Pricing. Tax leakages assessment on intercompany transactions and related companies within HPB Group. Ensure Transfer Pricing Reports and contemporaneous documents are available. Coordinate, compile transactions and liaise with Head Office on periodic reporting requirements. Compliance and advise on Vietnam Operating Office, Talisman Vietnam Limited and any exercise taken on in Vietnam. Requirements And Qualifications Relevant tax or accounting professional qualification - degree or equivalent holder (e.g. ACCA, MICPA, CIMA etc.) At least 10 years in the field of accounting / taxation with experience in large accounting firms is preferred. Proficient in Petroleum Income Tax Act, Income Tax Act, Transfer Pricing Guidelines and Accounting Standard is required. Strong knowledge of IFRS, MFRS and accounting and applied financial theory. Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with positive and proactive attitude. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skill in English and Bahasa Malaysia. Self-motivated, strong analytical and financial analysis capabilities, high attention to detail and the ability to work independently. Good team-player, able to provide guidance to junior staff, able to plan and monitor job status and able to commit in meeting tight deadline. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word) applications would be a strong plus. Experience working in the upstream oil and gas industry is an advantage.

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