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Stat & Tax Accountant (Mandarin Speaker)

Req #: JR - 135270 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Job Category: Finance Date posted: 05/02/2024

Overview

This is where your insights influence change. As a member of the Baxter Finance team, you have the critical thinking and analytical mindset that allows you to translate data into meaningful, actionable insights that help teams learn and adapt along the way. We guide our internal partners to understand financial opportunities or realities that move Baxter forward and closer to our mission to save and sustain lives. While you often work independently with your cross-functional team, you always have the greater finance organization to lean on for support and career mentoring.

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  • Paid Time Off

  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

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Success Profile

What makes a successful Finance team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit.

  • Adaptable
  • Analytical
  • Detail-oriented
  • Easygoing
  • Results-driven
  • Team player

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Stat & Tax Accountant (Mandarin Speaker)

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Role Summary

  • This role is part of Regional Controlling organization and is critical in ensuring compliance with VAT regulations and US GAAP requirements for VAT accounting.
  • The role requires understanding of complex VAT and accounting matters, quick problem-solving skills and strong collaboration with other finance and non-finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • As part of the regional VAT team, ensure compliance with VAT requirements in countries in scope.
  • Ensure timely and accurate filings of VAT returns, as well as VAT related reporting.
  • Support VAT related internal and external audits and, if necessary, work with the regional tax team on preparing audit defense strategy.
  • Support responses to ad-hoc VAT related questions from local authorities and other departments.
  • Monitor indirect tax legislation and its impact on the organization and processes for entities in scope.
  • Leverage strong relationships with other finance and non-finance teams, as well as external providers, to support VAT process compliance and process improvements.
  • Ensure adherence of processes to company's policies and procedures, internal and external audit requirements and local rules and regulations; support strengthening of financial processes and controls.
  • Support local, regional, and global projects, as required; provide financial expertise in such projects.
  • Be an activate advocate of finance function.
  • Maintain focus on continuous process improvement.

Job Requirements

  • Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience
  • Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting or part qualified ACCA/CIMA.
  • Ability and willingness to travel internationally as required.
  • Experience in JDE, Blackline and W-Desk is an advantage.
  • Additional hours at critical times (e.g., month-end) may be required. Also, and on an exceptional basis, the role may require work on public holidays
  • Proven experience in a multinational environment and/or audit.
  • Proven experience in indirect taxes.
  • Good knowledge of US GAAP.
  • Excellent communication skills, diplomatic, flexible and “can do” mind-set.
  • Fluent in both written and spoken English. Mandarin speaker is added advantage to support China.
  • Strong reporting tools including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Reasonable Accommodations

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