Compliance & Tax Director

Req ID: 124886Remote Position: NoRegion: AsiaCountry: ThailandState/Province: ChonburiCity: Laem ChabangSummaryReporting hierarchy:The Compliance & Tax Director -> Site ControllerThe Compliance & Tax Director is responsible for statutory & GAAP reporting, legal compliance, internal Controls and tax management for the company. This role involves ensuring that the company adheres to all financial regulations and tax laws, managing statutory audits, and leading finance compliance matters. This role will interact with external institutions such as Revenue and Customs, BOI, Banks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and accounting, excellent analytical skills, and a good understanding of legal and tax frameworks. (#)Key ResponsibilitiesThis position will front all interactions with External autorities around Tax, BOI, Banks and other Stat/ Legislative authorites.This position will be responsible for Stat, Tax and US GAAP compliance for all legal entities within the Thailand & Laos ownership.In partnership with Corporate tax and Tax Service provider, the position will lead the Tax Optimization and Defense strategy for the company (this include Transfer pricing polocies, legal & tax models/ strucures, maximizing BOI incentives working with BOI).In partnership with Region and Corporate Accounting teams, optimize KPMG testwork and audits via better engagement/ communiation, processess and protocols. Ensure minimum audit findings.Provide Technical & Operational accounting guidance in partnership with region & Corporate accounting teams. Identify gap area from an accounting literature standpoint and work with the aforementioned teams to enhance/ update guidance to changing business needs.Enhance and beef up internal controls - finance and Finance/ Ops internal controls. Develop and implement internal controls and procedure to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.Enable high quality balance sheet risk assessments and reviews through proactive ownership & control. Enhance blaackline account reconciliation quality to enable risk management & mitigation.Oversee treasury areas in partnership with Corporate treasury team - accounting, hedging in hedge effectiveness, drive the strategy around hedging, enable forecast accuracy.Ensure compliance with all statutory reporting requirements, including the preparation and submission of financial statements and reports.Manage and coordinate statutory audits, providing necessary documentation and information to audits.Corporate Secretary support - support to provide scope and direction to Corp Secretary in working with Corporate Legal.Develop mechanism to monitor changes in financial regulations and tax laws, and proactively highlight impacts and actions required to comply and highlight impact.Develop reporting cadance on compliance and tax issues.Conduct regular reviews of the company's financial practices to identify and mitigate compliance risks. Including:Tax fillings & internal tax auditRegulatory compliance reviews (registrations, license, permits)Bank signatories & regulationsVendor & Custommer Contracts reviewDocument financial processes and document desktop procedures for knowledge sharing and clear guidelines available for all team members are in place. Further develop and optimize this documentations, assuring the application of best practices in compliance with company's internal control framework.Provide training, support to & mentor finance and accounting staff on compliance and tax matters.Knowledge/Skills/CompetenciesBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.Minimum of 5+ years of experience in finance or accounting, with a focus on statutory reporting, legal compliance, and tax.Experience with a major audit firm (e.g., Big Four: Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) is highly desirable.Experience leading teams will be valuable.Strong knowledge of financial accounting/ regulations, accounting literature and tax principles.Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Proficiency in SAP will be valuable.Analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.Attention to detail and accuracy.Communication and interpersonal skillsCelestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.Company OverviewCelestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.