Brief description of the position:

This centralized position shall support to strengthen tax compliance in the field of PRC Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Withholding Taxes (WHT) and Indirect Taxes for VCTC and its Branches, VCIC Hefei Branch, which are part of the “VGC Tax Group”.  

Key Tasks:

• Take care of daily tax filing in the field of CIT (incl. WHT) and Indirect Taxes
• Give tax advice in the field of CIT (incl. WHT) and Indirect Taxes
• Analyze service/construction permanent establishment (PE) issues in China and provide respective advice
• Review commercial transactions and legal documents for compliance with PRC tax law and regulations
• Monitor the PRC tax environment regarding CIT (incl. WHT) and Indirect Taxes and communicate internally
• Tax benefit assessment and implementation
• Communicate with external advisors and local PRC tax authorities in solving tax issues
• Optimize tax workflows (incl. risk and control management, risk and compliance (GRC) and tax ICS reporting)
• Lead and steer R&D super deduction project for VCTC, provide tax consultancy to guide daily operations in the field of super deduction.
• Report deferred taxes to Germany headquarter for the consolidated financial statements (VoKUs R160 System)

Qualification and skills：

Education:

• University bachelor/master degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration with taxes as major

Working experience (in years):

• At least 5 years in similar function in a Corporate Tax Department or similar work experience in an international tax advisory firm or as a tax officer at the PRC tax authorities.

Knowledge, skills and others:

• IT Knowledge: Microsoft Office applications (accounting software applications, esp. SAP is a plus)
• Language: Fluent English, German is a plus
• Certificates: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam or Tax advisor (TA) exam preferable
• Communication and interpersonal skills (incl. intercultural understanding)
• Teamwork and individual research ability
• Strong sense for both tax/legal compliance and tax burden optimization under the situation of a foreign owned international group operating in China