GDS Tax - TARAS Senior Manager

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Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services ("TARAS") Senior Manager

The opportunity

As a Senior Manager within TARAS, you serve as a technical, people and engagement leader responsible for delivering complex tax accounting, tax reporting and advisory services. You act as a trusted advisor to multinational stakeholders, oversee engagement quality, develop talent, drive operational excellence and support growth of the TARAS practice.

Your key responsibilities:

• Lead complex tax accounting and reporting engagements covering ASC 740, IAS 12, return-to-provision (RTP), deferred tax accounting and tax disclosures.

• Provide technical leadership on multinational tax accounting matters, including BEPS Pillar Two considerations.

• Manage a portfolio of engagements and ensure delivery quality, risk management and client satisfaction.

• Review and approve significant tax provision calculations, deferred tax analyses and reporting deliverables.

• Serve as the key escalation point for technical tax accounting matters.

• Lead, coach and develop managers and professionals through effective performance management and succession planning.

• Drive process improvement, standardization, automation and tax transformation initiatives.

• Support business development activities including proposals, solution design and relationship building.

• Maintain compliance with professional standards, quality requirements and internal risk management policies.

• Collaborate with global stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions

Skills and attributes for success

• We are looking for a strong tax leader who demonstrates:

• Deep expertise in tax accounting under US GAAP (ASC 740) and IFRS (IAS 12).

• Advanced understanding of current and deferred tax accounting, RTP and tax disclosures.

• Strong tax risk management and governance capabilities.

• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

• Strong project and portfolio management capabilities.

• Commercial awareness and understanding of engagement economics.

• Ability to lead high-performing teams across multiple locations and cultures.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance or related field.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

• 10-15+ years of progressive tax experience.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing teams and people leaders.

• Extensive experience in income tax accounting (ASC 740 or/and IAS 12) and corporate income tax.

• Experience managing multinational tax accounting and reporting engagements.

• Experience within Big Four, multinational corporations or shared service centres

Advantage:

• BEPS Pillar Two implementation experience.

• Experience in tax technology, ERP systems and automation tools.

• Experience leading tax transformation projects.

Location: Taguig, Philippines 

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