GDS Tax - Direct Tax Senior

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Job description
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Senior Associate – Direct Tax (DT)

As a Senior Associate – Direct Tax (DT), you will play a crucial role in the execution and review of complex tax compliance engagements across multiple jurisdictions. You will be part of a growing global team, gaining firsthand experience in a dynamic tax environment while collaborating with a wide range of clients and colleagues. This role is a vital step in developing your technical tax knowledge, professional execution skills, and foundational business acumen.
In this role, you will support clients in adapting to a rapidly evolving business landscape, including staying current on developments like BEPS Pillar Two and its implementation across various jurisdictions worldwide.

Your key responsibilities
You will spend your time supporting client engagements by preparing and reviewing work products, building good working relationships, and tracking engagement economics:
•    Develop an understanding of the day-to-day activities of your clients and, in particular, transactions related to tax compliance matters to ensure they are properly addressed.
•    Review of staff/associate work products, including corporate income tax returns, withholding tax returns, and other related services.
•    Review cash tax forecasts by jurisdiction and report to clients on a monthly or quarterly basis. 
•    Review balance sheet tax account reconciliations, collect supporting documents and work with clients on reconciling items, making sure appropriate balances are reflected.
•    Consult with EY country teams, where necessary.
•    Other Tax function/s – Participate and support in special tax compliance projects, including BEPS Pillar Two initiatives and other client-specific tax requirements.

Skills and attributes for success
•    Working closely with clients as well as local and international engagement teams.
•    Building relationships at all levels both internally and externally, promoting a culture of collaboration.

To qualify for the role, you must have
•    A bachelor’s degree in accounting with approximately four to six years of related work experience.
•    A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred but not required.
•    Strong tax compliance and technical background, including background in corporate income tax, withholding tax, and tax reconciliations and other related activities across different countries and jurisdictions.
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Excel: dynamic tables, intermediate-advanced formulas, etc. 
•    The ability to prioritize when working on multiple projects, and the confidence to engage and integrate directly into clients’ teams.
•    Available to work in McKinley West (Taguig City) office in hybrid arrangement.

Ideally, you’ll also have
•    Experience in coaching and mentoring junior colleagues.
•    Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
•    An AI and technology-forward mindset, leveraging digital tools and automation to drive innovation and improve service delivery.

•    The ability to adapt your work style to work with both internal and client stakeholders across diverse teams.

What we look for
We are interested in people who are ready to become part of a highly engaged, diverse, and dynamic team to help us continue to make a real difference to our clients. If you have practical experience with income tax, withholding tax, other direct tax related activities, the confidence to handle multiple projects across jurisdictions and a technology-forward mindset that embraces AI, automation, and innovation to drive efficiency and value, this role is for you.

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