Duty Post: BGC, Taguig City
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Department: Finance
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting to: Market & GBS Tax Manager

Tax Specialist

The Tax Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day execution of tax compliance, reporting, reconciliations, audit support, and regulatory requirements for both Market and GBS entities. This role plays a key part in maintaining tax health, ensuring audit readiness, strengthening governance, and supporting continuous improvement through automation and digitalization initiatives. The position partners closely with Finance, GBS, business stakeholders, and external consultants to ensure tax-sensitive transactions are accurately reported, compliance obligations are met on time, and tax risks are proactively managed.

As a Tax Specialist, you will:

• Prepare, validate, and support timely filing and payment of tax returns, remittances, permit renewals, and other regulatory submissions.
• Maintain tax accounting schedules, reconciliations, provisions, forecasts, and internal tax reports.
• Support tax closing activities, compliance dashboards, and management reporting requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to provide first-level tax guidance on routine transactions, projects, and operational changes.
• Support tax audits, LGU assessments, refund claims, tax health checks, internal audits, and JSOX activities.
• Prepare audit-ready documentation, reconciliations, schedules, and supporting evidence packs.
• Identify process improvements, control enhancements, and automation opportunities to improve tax reporting and compliance efficiency.
• Coordinate with external consultants and service providers on tax-related deliverables and information requests.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field
• CPA license not required but preferred 
• 3-5 years of experience in taxation, accounting, financial reporting, or tax advisory
• Strong knowledge of Philippine tax regulations, BIR and LGU compliance requirements
• Experience supporting tax audits, assessments, reviews, or regulatory engagements
• Proficiency in SAP or ERP systems, Microsoft Office, and advanced Excel
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Exposure to process improvement, automation, or digitalization initiatives is an advantage

What to Expect?

• At JTI, you will play a key role in ensuring tax compliance, strengthening governance, and supporting business operations through accurate reporting, audit readiness, and proactive risk management. You will work in a collaborative environment where continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence are highly valued.

• This role offers broad exposure across tax compliance, accounting, audits, business partnering, and process transformation initiatives, providing opportunities to further develop your expertise while contributing to a global organization.