Tax Specialist

IFF is a global leader in food ingredients & flavors and we are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as Tax Specialist.

If you are ready to join a Great Place To Work-certified organization and one of the world’s largest and most successful Food Ingredients companies, we invite you to apply!

Your Focus

You will be supporting the team in managing the tax function of the company mainly in Indonesia, and will have opportunities to further expand within the South-East Asia region. This include planning, provision, compliance matters, audit defense, as well as treasury aspects for corporate tax. Being a trusted business partner, you will have exposure to different levels of internal team and, interaction across many company locations and functions.

This is an Indonesia - Jakarta based position and will report into Tax Manager, Greater Asia.

How You Will Contribute

• Prepare and/or review regular tax provisions and uncertain tax positions for SEA entities and provide constructive real time feedback, ensuring overall consistency with FAS 109 and ASC 740
• Prepare documentation required for Tax incentive applications and assist in incentive commitment tracking and audits.
• Review corporate income tax returns of SEA entities prepared by service providers and ensure timely filing, completeness, and accuracy of such returns
• Prepare and/or review indirect tax returns of SEA entities
• Perform tax accounts reconciliation whenever required
• Organize and lead the preparation of ruling requests, refund claims, objections / protests and administrative appeals relating to SEA entities under tax audits / investigation / litigation
• Oversee the review of transfer pricing reports of SEA entities prepared by service providers and ensure timely filing, completeness, and accuracy of such reports
• Represent entities in discussing audit findings with tax authorities and negotiate positions.
• Work closely with the Finance controllership Team and Global Shared Service Centers for information gathering required for the above tax tasks
• Advise stakeholders of the impact of new laws, regulations and proposed tax legislation
• Support any Tax projects in the region

What will you need to be successful

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelors Degree from Finance, Accountancy, or Tax
• Possess professional qualification (Brevet A/B) and membership in a recognized accounting or legal professional body preferred
• At least 4-5 years of working experience in Tax in a professional tax consultant firm and/or multinational companies; have experience in handling transfer pricing, corporate income tax, and tax audit will be advantageous
• Strong knowledge in Indonesia Tax regulations. Experience in other countries within SEA (for example: Malaysia, Singapore) will be advantageous
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written

IFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more.