Senior Specialist, Tax Planning, China

EDP Renewables APAC is the main subsidiary of EDP Group, a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the world’s largest wind producers. With its headquarters in Singapore, EDP Renewables is the leading sustainable development hub for the Asia Pacific region with activities across nine different markets. Our activities are focused on the design, development, management, and operation of renewable energy sources, namely solar, wind, as well as new technologies such as storage. 

EDP is a global energy group leading the Energy Transition, Innovation and Sustainability. Using the technology of the future, we create solutions highly focused on the needs of our people and our customers, never neglecting our role and contributions to society. To achieve our goals, we aim to attract diverse people with high potential through the professional opportunities we create. 

Join us to be part of a renewable energy leader that reinvests in society through sustainable projects and social as well as cultural causes. You will have the opportunity to actively participate in our global transformation, by changing tomorrow now. 

This role is to assist in reviewing, monitoring, and managing China entities’ tax compliance, including tax audits and ad-hoc advisory for China entities.   

This role requires occasional travels between our local China entities as well as travelling to the local tax offices in the different provinces where our local China entities are located in.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control tax compliance, tax accounting and tax reporting activities for China region. This includes review, managing and monitoring of all China entities’ direct and indirect taxes.   
• Build up internal controls and processes to support and improve the efficiency and accuracy of China tax return filings.   
• To anticipate areas of change and bring forward ideas to influence and improve the China tax compliance process.  
• Assist with the preparation of responses to China Tax authorities’ queries. Interfacing with the China Tax Authorities and maintaining a good working relationship with the Authorities.   
• Handle and answer to information or reporting requirements from management.  
• Ensure that the financial information for China taxes in the internal and external reporting documentation processes is accurate and provides a true and fair representation of the assets and liabilities of the local entities.  
• Work collaboratively with business areas across the Group such as Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Corporate Development, Business development, etc.  
• Ensure compliance with Sunseap Group’s Transfer Pricing policies; work collaboratively with business areas in the reinforcement of the Transfer Pricing policies.  

• Provide China tax technical support and ad-hoc tax advisory to Business units’ queries.  

• Evaluation of issues and advising on any China tax-related issues (e.g., projects, suppliers and customers tax queries, reporting, compliance, tax planning, tax risk management).  

• Provide support to Group-wide initiatives aiming to achieve a sustainable effective tax rate (at a consolidated and country level).  

• Follow China legislative changes and monitor their respective impact in the Group operations.  

• Review internal and external documents which contain any tax or potentially tax-relevant data or content for China.  

• Lead a diversity of China tax planning activities together with Senior Regional Tax Manager and the Business Units.  

• Support and secure China tax inputs in M&A projects of the Group.  

• Assist in the development of processes to improve coordination of inter-disciplinary teams to anticipate tax risks and opportunities for Sunseap business in China.   

• Identify and implement potential China subsidies and other China tax incentives at the project specific level by fostering a close relationship between the Tax Team and business areas.  

• Promote initiatives that streamline processes for collecting China tax receivables (i.e., VAT), in coordination with Finance reporting.  

Requirements

• Bachelor of Accountancy or equivalent   

• At least 3-4 years tax experience and prior experience in Big 4  

• Good knowledge of the China tax System and international Tax

• Hands-on, open, creative and pro-active mentality and keen to work in a team   

• Able to translate technical tax issues into practical business solutions  

• Sound organizational skills and process driven mentally  

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills  

• Strong analytical skills  

• Ability to work concurrently on multiple projects  

• Innovative, self-motivated and detailed-oriented  

• Committed to deliver excellent performance  

• Motivation towards continuous improvement  

• Strong business acumen.  

• Value alignment: stewardship, collaboration, innovation and with a spirit of excellence  

When you join EDP Renewables APAC, you will have access to:
•    Professional experience in a leading global company in the renewables industry with flexible work conditions 
•    Recognition through remuneration compatible with the role and other additional benefits 
•    Opportunities for personal and professional development, e.g. cross-cutting projects, mobilities and volunteering 

About EDP Group:
As a socially responsible company, we incorporate our values and practices with the principles of Diversity and Inclusion. To achieve all our objectives, we intend to attract, develop and retain different profiles, assuming diversity as a key factor and differentiator of fundamental innovation in our organisation. We welcome and value all people, and we are committed to the inclusion and sense of belonging of each person who is part of the EDP Group. 

What makes us proud as an employer: 
•    TOP Employer APAC, Singapore 2024 certification
•    TOP Employer Europe 2024 certification 
•    Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2021 
•    Top Workplaces US 2021 
•    Certification in Conciliation (Excellence) by the Más Familia Foundation