Additional Information
Our story
At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."
Our Values:
Champion People - be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.
Grow with purpose - Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.
Be Alight - act with integrity, be real and empower others.
It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.
With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.
Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.
Overall purpose of the role
This position oversees diverse tax reporting and accounting functions, requiring an experienced professional to ensure high-quality deliverables from the shared service center. The role serves as a critical interface with tax advisors, tax authorities, local finance teams, and leadership across the Alight group. It also carries leadership responsibilities, including guiding, mentoring, and developing junior team members.
Main Responsibilities
- Handling the overall tax compliance matters of Alight International entities in Canada, Europe, Puerto Rico & India.
- Managing Corporate tax, VAT/Indirect tax, WHT/TDS compliances across these regions.
- Facilitate tax accounting activities of the international entities such as Provision preparation (Local as well as GAAP), Return to Provision & Reconciliations.
- Handle the external advisors for compliances and internal and external audit teams including tax authorities.
- Work on data compilation and assistance with Transfer Pricing compliance.
- Manage international entities cash tax forecasting and budgeting activities.
- Lead and mentor the team members by parting with subject knowledge and expertise to grow and strengthen the team.
Desirable Knowledge/Experience
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in international tax compliance including Corporate Income Tax, Indirect Tax & Withholding Tax in APAC, EMEA & NAM region.
- Should have exposure into tax accounting activities such as Financial Statements provision preparation, Year End tax provision preparation, Return to Provision calculation and Reconciling tax GLs.
- Experience with handling external advisory team for various compliance activities.
- Experience with handling internal and external audits teams.
- Experience with handling tax authority audits across all compliances.
- Understanding of transfer pricing compliance matters.
- Prior expertise in international entities cash tax forecast and budgeting activities.
- Should have people management experience.
- Capability to independently handle and solve complex tax requirements by doing research.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve tight deadlines.
- Experience in ERP system Workday is desirable.
- Education: Graduate in Commerce/ Qualified / Semi Qualified CA/ACCA/CMA or MBA (Finance).
Flexible Working
So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 5 years in a row.
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