Responsibilities
- Evaluate current indirect tax exposures and interpret them in the context of business operations.
- Assess tax consequences of existing and upcoming initiatives, including products and collaborations, to identify risks and opportunities, guide decision-making, and implement compliant solutions in internal platforms.
- Monitor international indirect tax changes, determine required business or process adjustments, and lead execution plans to maintain compliance with new legislation.
- Review and advise on contractual agreements from an indirect tax standpoint.
- Lead indirect tax aspects of project rollouts, creating strategic and operational plans to ensure timely and compliant market or service launches.
- Engage and influence cross-departmental teams such as Commercial, Product, Legal, Finance, and IT to integrate tax compliance into scalable business solutions while aligning with corporate goals.
- Understand how indirect taxes integrate with internal financial systems and software.
- Supervise team efforts in reconciling revenue, procurement, output VAT/GST, and input VAT/GST against financial records.
- Liaise with external tax consultants on indirect tax matters, obtain expert guidance when needed, and support accurate and timely tax filings and payments.
- Promote indirect tax awareness across the organization and contribute to shaping the long-term direction of the tax function.
Compensation
Not specified
Work Arrangement
On-site (Bangkok-based, relocation support provided)
Team
Tax team within a global technology company
Responsibilities (10)
- Assessment of indirect tax position and interpretation of our business models
- Analyze indirect tax implications and define requirements for existing and new programs/products and partnerships proactively identify risks and opportunities, make relevant key decisions and drive the practical implementation of these requirements in internal systems
- Research and keep abreast of global indirect tax developments, evaluate and decide on necessary business and process changes, develop and execute plans accordingly to ensure compliance with new tax rules and regulations
- Work on contracts and evaluate/work on them from an Indirect Tax Advisory perspective.
- Manage and oversee indirect tax projects and develop strategic and operational implementation work plans to ensure new service or country launches are tax compliant and timely.
- Manage, influence, and challenge cross-functional stakeholders (Commercial, Product, Legal, Finance, IT, etc.) to ensure tax compliant and scalable solutions, assertively representing tax requirements while balancing business objectives.
- Solid understanding of how indirect taxes affect in-house financial applications and systems
- Oversee and support team members working on reconciliation of revenue, purchase, output VAT/GST and input VAT/GST with financials
- Coordinate with external advisors on various indirect tax issues, e.g. obtain tax advice as necessary and support team members with accurate and timely indirect tax reporting and tax payments. Responsible for indirect tax awareness and appreciation within the Agoda group.
- Contribute to the long-term vision of the tax team
Yes
