Position Summary:
The role is responsible for the overall tax, reportorial government requirements and oversees compliance of local business policies and SOPs with HO.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead tax planning, research, and compliance efforts.
- Manage risks related to potential tax issues.
- Ensure timely updates on BIR laws, rulings, and regulations.
- Oversee accurate and on-time BIR filings (monthly, quarterly, annual).
- Maintain reconciled data between BIR forms and audited financial statements.
- Handle other tax matters (e.g., TCC, CORTT, CAS).
- Manage open tax cases and ensure proper resolution.
- Lead successful implementation of tax-related projects.
- Prepare and submit monthly tax reports.
- Ensure compliance with annual reporting and licensing requirements for City Government of Pasig, Bureau of Customs, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Manage Board Resolutions for Directors.
- Act as liaison with the Corporate Secretary.
- Review legal contracts for compliance and accuracy.
- Manage insurance coverage for Commercial stock in all warehouses, In-transit shipments, Office Property, and Electronic Equipment.
- Prepare and manage monthly cash flow plans.
- Consolidate and report daily and weekly cash positions.
- Ensure availability of working capital and funding through credit lines.
- Maintain funds for daily operational requirements.
- Handle employee banking requirements (pay cards, corporate credit cards).
- Liaise and negotiate with banks on interest, commission, and FX rates.
- Manage booking of forward covers and company loans.
- Prepare monthly bank and cash-related reports.
- Oversee timely and accurate payments to suppliers.
- Ensure prompt processing of employee-related remittances (e.g., payroll, reimbursements).
- Review and verify all disbursements prior to routing for bank signature.
- Monitor and reconcile import-related payments and transactions.
- Ensure official receipts are collected for all payments.
- Track and manage unreleased, stale, and cancelled checks: flag unreleased checks older than 60 days and close stale/cancelled checks within 60 days of record date.
- Organize Tax and Treasury operations for efficient workflow.
- Prepare bank-related DVFs and loan interest accruals/reversals.
- Run monthly foreign exchange transactions in SAP.
- Monitor and update bank statement and document filing.
Required Qualification, Knowledge and Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification is required.
- 5 years of work experience in Finance and had been assigned to Tax and Treasury sections.
- Strong knowledge of local tax regulations, and audit processes.
- Proven ability to partner with business leaders and influence strategic decisions.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) and financial reporting tools is a plus.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate financial insights into actionable business strategies.
