1. Lead legal entity tax operation activities (excl. IIT / CIT) and ensure tax compliance, adhering to tax laws & regulations as well as Corporate & Company Requirements
• Carry out indirect tax operations (incl. but not limited to VAT, consumption tax, property tax, stamp duty, withholding tax & etc.), adhering to Chinese tax laws & regulations as well as BASF Corporate and BIG Company requirements.
• Establish tax operation SOPs to ensure tax accounting & reporting accuracy and tax filings compliance
• Provide tax expertise service & advice to business partners as well as Finance team members
• Evaluate and address management attention to tax risks with mitigation measures (incl. but not limited to cross border business)
• Support GM & FD to ensure tax compliance in close collaborate with Corporate Tax and China Tax Operation teams procedures and implement tax clearance of overseas payment transactions
• Support Corporate Tax team on provisional and annual CIT filings in a timely and accurate manner (incl. ICTP contemporary documentation)
• Proactively monitor legal entity tax rating and implement necessary measures to ensure desirable rating for “license to operate”
• Coordinate / support tax audits and enquiries in alignment with Corporate Tax and BASF internal stakeholders

2. Drive tax operation efficiency & effectiveness by leveraging automation and AI technologies
• Streamline tax operation end-to-end processes (together with KL hub and cross-function units) continuously
• Drive digital / AI solutions to improve operational efficiency and tax transparency to enhance effectiveness
• Pro-actively explore data mining opportunities for tax risk management and opportunity identification
Identify tax efficiency opportunities with policy advocacy and implementation measures (incl. incentives)
• Establish and maintain relationship with relevant regulatory to ensure a timely follow-up on policy changes as well as opportunity identification for policy advocacy
• Provide tax advice to management / business partner for incentive proposals and implementation measures
• Execute implementation measures to maximize and secure company benefits

3. Build up tax expertise and talents of tax operation team
• Lead and manage resource planning
• Plan and facilitate training and knowledge transfer among within and cross Finance and Tax team members
• Be role model to promote digitalization in tax operation

4. Comply with relevant safety responsibilities for the position as attached


• Education: Bachelor or above degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Tax, Business Management, AI or related
• Certificate: CPA, CTA preferred
• Working Experience: Over 10 years’ working experience with at least 6 years’ tax experience in multinational manufacturing company (experience in Big 4 preferred)
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate and develop team
• Good in Chinese & English (oral & written)
• Skills of effective communication and conflict management