Manager Tax Operations | Kuala Lumpur (Director/AVP level)
Malaysia
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
The role will directly lead a team of ~30 resources that support global direct/indirect tax compliance activities for BHP. This includes tax effect accounting, returns preparation/initial reviews/lodgment and payment, reporting and supporting audit activities as required. The leader thru the team is accountable for ensuring all BHP tax compliance activities are performed timely, accurately and with quality, supporting Group Tax (Finance) as our key stakeholder and partner. The leader will manage a team that is part of the GBS R2A (Record to Analyze) organization and will deliver outcomes/KPI’s aligned with key stakeholders and customers, leveraging BOS (quality management system), continuous improvement/standardization and performance management and uplift. The leader will also constantly drive improvement and productivity that uplifts customer experience and unlocks capacity and value for the team and its stakeholders, while maintaining an inclusive culture which supports the delivery of work as required.
This role will assist the VP -GBS R2A (Finance) Operations in delivering and executing simplified, standardized and increasingly automated tax processes to drive world class performance that supports the team’s vision and aspiration and effectively delivers Group Tax and overall BHP requirements.
Accountabilities
- Ensure that a range of tax compliance activities for the BHP Group and its subsidiaries are performed in a timely, accurate and effective manner and supports Group Tax and overall BHP requirements
- Oversees and manages operations to support global direct and indirect tax return preparation, initial reviews, filing, payment, reporting requirements and delivery of month end activities. This also includes half-year and year-end briefing papers and stewardship schedules for senior management as well as tax provisioning, tax returns and reporting.
- Lead the team and/or participate in annual audit processes, working closely with engaged auditors for relevant entities and processes.
- Lead the team and/or participate in the annual tax stewardship review process for relevant entities and processes.
- Effectively connect and partner with our Group Tax customers and partners on delivery of requirements for compliance, reporting and support on various issues, queries and requests as they arise. Effectively connect and partners with other GBS and BHP teams effectively to support and deliver mandate and outcomes from the team.
- Identify continuous, sustainable improvement and simplification opportunities for overall tax operations. Embed effective and efficient systems of work to drive continuous improvement in the team and with engaging with customers
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Extensive experience working with a large corporate or professional environment
- Experience working in an SAP-based (or similar large ERP system) system environment preferred
- Working knowledge of SAP, OneSource Income Tax, or Vertex is a plus
- Solid base in financial and managerial accounting gained from experience in public accounting or corporate financial reporting or controller roles
- Experience in management and leading large teams (20+ FTE)
Role's Core Competencies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and be proactive in a complex environment with strict timelines.
- Lead, motivate and coach the team members through the provision of effective feedback whilst supporting and challenging each other to continually improve.
- Ability to problem solve and use creativity to arrive at solutions.
- Proven ability to establish clear purpose and accountabilities for teams
- Autonomous approach to work management.
- Striving for simplicity through identifying and focussing on those tasks that add the most value and stopping low-value work.
- Achieving superior performance through structured and rigorous planning.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].