Company Overview

Informa is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.

We’re the specialist’s specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands, we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions.

Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

Informa’s divisions include:

Informa Connect, a specialist in content-driven events and digital communities that allow professionals to meet, connect, learn and share knowledge.

Informa Markets, creating platforms for international markets to trade, innovate and grow. Through over 500 leading brands, our exhibitions, specialist digital content and data solutions allow customers operating in specialist markets to meet and trade, and for their businesses and markets to thrive. 

Informa Tech, a division bringing specialism in technology. We aim to inspire the global technology community to design, build and run a better digital world through research, media, training and events that inform, educate and connect businesses and professionals working in technology.

Taylor & Francis, specialist in scholarly research and in helping academic and research communities make new breakthroughs.  We commission, curate, produce and publish scholarly research and reference-led content in specialist subject areas, helping to advance research and enabling knowledge to be discovered and shared.

Global Support is Informa's sixth division, with major hubs in the United Kingdom, United States, Great China and Singapore as well as several smaller locations.  As the team behind the teams, Global Support colleagues provide shared, efficient business services and function-specific expertise to each of Informa's operating divisions, enabling our commercial teams to focus on their markets and customers.

Role Profile

The Tax & Financial Accounting team is a global team responsible for the preparation and filing of indirect and direct tax filings, and statutory account filings functions.  The Senior Tax Specialist role will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service delivery in line with agreed timelines and report to the Asia Tax and Financial Accounting Manager.

The ability to communicate well and build relationships quickly will be key for this role, as well as being able to grasp the structure of the organization and how we operate. This role will also need to be able to identify items with a financial accounting from general discussions.

You will be responsible for the provision of accurate and timely tax information to key business partners, external stakeholders and Group functions.

You will work closely with the business partners to understand their individual requirements.

You must ensure that all company policies are adhered to. You must also ensure that duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all Informa customers and colleagues. 

Informa takes the security and privacy of company, colleague and customer data seriously and you are responsible for working securely and supporting this within your duties.

This role is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities:

• Prepare and review draft direct and indirect tax returns and working papers for but not limited to, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australian entities
• Coordinate and assist with the tax provision of information for audit queries
• Prepare the Transfer pricing documents per local tax requirements
• Handle tax enquires from business partner from different divisions
• Assist with setting up new tax registrations across APAC
• Assist with building up tax automation systems and testings
• Liaise with external tax advisors
• Other ad-hoc work/project requirements

What we’re looking for

• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA or ACCA preferred or equivalent)
• 4 years relevant Tax Compliance experience
• Excellent communication skills at all levels including a wide range of stakeholders within the business
• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment
• Improves processes & systems
• Embrace a changing environment
• Problem solves within tight deadlines
• Be pro-active and take initiative and encourage teams to do the same
• Knowledge and ability to use relevant internal systems
• Ability to be self-sufficient as well as working in a team environment
• Act with integrity
• Excellent influencing skills
• Highly organised, diligent with attention to detail and the ability to maintain these skills whilst working under pressure
• Strong presentation skills
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential
• Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines
• Knowledge of SAP and Oracle system preferable
• Experience of people management preferable