General Description
Expert, Corporate Tax is responsible for building and operating tax management work across the Group, ensuring compliance with legal regulations, controlling risks and optimizing tax efficiency.
This position advises on tax issues related to investment, project development, M&A and business transactions, while coordinating with tax authorities, auditors and internal units to handle emerging issues. Additionally, this position performs analyses of tax impact on financial efficiency, proposes appropriate tax solutions and enhances tax management capacity across the entire ecosystem.
Main Responsibilities
1. Manage tax compliance across the Group
- Control declaration and payment of various taxes: Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Personal Income Tax, contractor tax, business license fees, land-related taxes.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations throughout the entire real estate project lifecycle.
- Review tax returns of member companies before submission to tax authorities.
- Ensure consistency between accounting records, financial statements and tax returns
2. Manage real estate project taxes
- Control tax obligations by project stage: investment preparation – construction – sales – handover.
- Review deductible expenses when calculating Corporate Income Tax by project.
- Control loan interest expenses, project cost allocation and tax-invalid expenses.
- Monitor and control invoice issuance according to payment progress/handover schedule
3. Land tax and project financial obligations
- Monitor all obligations to the State such as land use fees, land rental fees, taxes related to land use purpose conversion
- Coordinate with legal to monitor land legal documents, adjust financial obligations when planning changes and control the timing of recognizing land costs in project cost of goods sold.
4. Manage transaction and real estate M&A taxes
- Advise on tax structure for: Project transfer/ Transfer of company owning project/ Investment cooperation (BCC, joint venture)
- Analyze advantages/disadvantages of structures such as Asset deal and Share deal
- Calculate Corporate Income Tax from transfer, VAT (if any), Transfer tax and related obligations
- Coordinate with tax advisors and auditors in major transactions.
5. Manage tax costs & optimize legal tax
- Control deductible expenses when calculating Corporate Income Tax such as: Marketing, sales expenses/ Loan interest expenses (limited by regulations)/ Group management cost allocation
- Assess tax efficiency on each project: Net profit margin after tax; Tax impact on cash flow
- Propose optimization models: Project company structure/ Cost allocation mechanism/ Internal policy on related party transactions
6. Manage tax risks & internal controls
- Build internal tax management system for the entire group.
- Identify risks in Real Estate Purchase and Sale Contracts, Construction Contracts, Investment Cooperation Contracts
- Control common risks such as Incorrect invoice timing, Incorrect project revenue, Non-deductible expenses, Incorrect project cost allocation
- Establish multi-level tax approval procedures.
7. Tax inspection – audit
- Work directly with tax authorities
- Prepare explanation documents such as: Project documents/ Sales contracts/ Expense documents/ Cost of goods sold documents
- Handle: Tax surcharge/ Late payment penalties/ Revenue/expense adjustments
- Work with tax auditors and legal advisors.
8. Reporting & analysis for Management
- Periodic reporting on tax obligations across the group, potential tax risks and tax inspection status.
- Analyze tax impact on project profit and tax efficiency by project type.
- Propose long-term tax strategy for the group.
9. Perform other assigned tasks
Job Requirements
Qualifications / Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit or related fields.
- Preference for candidates holding professional certifications such as CPA (Vietnam), ACCA, or equivalent.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in accounting, tax or tax consulting at groups (minimum 10 companies).
- Experience working with tax authorities, independent auditors and specialized consulting units.
- Preference for candidates with experience in real estate, construction or at listed enterprises.
Knowledge, Professional Skills and Competencies
- Deep understanding of Vietnamese tax law, including Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Personal Income Tax, contractor tax, related party transactions and regulations related to financial reporting and accounting.
- Understanding of taxes and financial obligations in the real estate sector, including land use fees, land rental fees, land use purpose conversion, revenue recognition, expenses and project cost of goods sold.
- Knowledge of investment, M&A and transaction structures, including project transfer, capital transfer, investment cooperation, Asset Deal and Share Deal.
- Knowledge of tax risk management and internal controls, including building processes, policies and corporate tax management systems.
- Good English communication skills.
Mindset & Behavior
- Risk management & compliance mindset
- Responsibility & carefulness
- Good negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Integrity, Professionalism and Ownership Spirit (Core values)
