Job Title:  Regional Tax Specialist

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Tax Specialist

Corporate Title: Vice President

Division: Finance

Location: Singapore

Function Overview:

Nomura is looking for an experienced tax professional to join and be a key contributor to an existing regional tax team as well as the global tax management group. The candidate will typically be already operating in a tax advisory capacity in the Asia region across all areas of Wholesale Banking.

The candidate should have demonstrated strong leadership and communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders, together with sound analytical and tax technical skills. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely alongside the Regional Head of Tax to achieve key objectives of Group Tax. The candidate should have demonstrated an ability to respectfully challenge the status quo, but at the same time ensure that all tax risks undertaken are managed within the firm’s tax risk appetite.

Responsibilities:

The role will assume responsibility to provide tax compliance and advice to the front office on various transactions in the Global Markets space. This includes:

• Providing tax advisory on new products or transactions across Wholesale business for entire Asia Pacific Region (Especially IWM, Equities, Tax operations, IBD and Credit)
• Responding to general tax enquiries from the business and corporate tax functions
• Maintain regular interaction with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and present and discuss relevant tax news and developments impacting their business
• Compute tax provision, deferred tax. Monitor and update Fin48 positions
• Review and approve income tax returns and GST/VAT returns
• Running tax projects on implementing policies to comply with new tax rules impacting Nomura
• Understand Nomura’s tax risk appetite and be able to make decisions within this framework
• Work collaboratively across other functions such as Financial Control, Product Control, Legal, Compliance and Operations in order to formulate the appropriate tax analysis
• Provide support on Transfer pricing calculations review and policy support.
• Review and update TP local files
• Ability to work autonomously as well as be part of the regional and global tax team to achieve all tax related deliverables

Requirements:

• 10+ years of work experience in the tax area from within an international accounting firm, or financial institution.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant or CPA or Other equivalent professional accounting qualification
• Experience working in indirect tax skills, advisory or transfer pricing
• Good analytical and communications skills, excellent problem solving ability, and ability to work with diverse groups;
• Must be able to work well under tight deadlines and handle multiple responsibilities;
• Strong self-starter, pro-active and team player;
• Knowledge of corporate tax , indirect tax and transfer pricing principles for Asia Pacific region
• Ability to manage special projects, transitioning these to business leaders as appropriate

Nomura Competencies

Explore Insights & Vision

• Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.

Making Strategic Decisions

• Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.

Inspire Entrepreneurship in People

• Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.

Elevate Organizational Capability

• Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.

Inclusion

• Respect DEI, foster a culture of psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

DISCLAIMER:  This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job.  The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer