Finance Specialist (Tax and Treasury)

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Tax Reporting and Legal

• Reconciles and prepares the following tax returns and computes tax liabilities prior to payment and electronic filing in  EFPS:

  • Value Added Tax – VAT

  • Withholding taxes (compensation, expanded and final tax)

  • Fringe Benefit Tax – FBT

  • Other tax reports and listings

  • Corporate Income Tax

  • Documentary stamp tax

  • Annual registration fee

  • E-submission of tax listings such as monthly alphalist, input VAT & output VAT

• Assist in responding and taking action on letters received from BIR, LOAs, Tax Mapping and government regulatory agencies for queries and assessments

• Initiates processing of new and renewal application of business permit for all locations and related documents such as barangay clearance etc.

• Process tax clearance and other related tax documents

• Assist in annual business permit and other local regulatory requirements

• Files and maintains tax and legal documents and other financial records to ensure completeness and orderliness based on established guidelines on filing system

• Assist in legal document request related to corporate secretary and other bidding requirements of business units.

• Assists in preparing and coordinating with the internal for HFM reporting

Treasury

• Daily cash monitoring for cash management and funding

• Daily review of currency exposure

• Checks daily bank statement and sends credit advices/debit advices

• Handles updating of bank records (users and authorized approvers access in Citidirect, ANZ, and BPI Bizlink) and other required bank documentation.

• Handles requests for performance, surety and bid bonds, request for bank certifications and provide assistance in bidding requirements as requested by Divisions

• Loan management

• Prepares and maintain loan documentation and schedules, interest & DST preparation

• Proposes intercompany and/or loan settlement

• Graduate of BS Accountancy or its equivalent, preferably CPA

• Minimum of 1 year experience in  Finance / Accounting

• Must be updated with tax regulations

• Must be flexible

• Work under pressure

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Able to build trust, respect and confidentiality.

• Acts quickly and decisively; able to make tough calls.