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About the Role
We are looking for a tax expert to provide tax advice to business divisions including Investment Bank, Asset Management, and Global Wealth Management across UBS in Japan regarding new business, change initiatives, and complex transactions. The role involves monitoring tax reform, interacting with senior management and regulators, managing relationships with tax authorities, and reviewing tax accounting and corporate income tax processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide tax advice to business divisions including Investment Bank, Asset Management, and Global Wealth Management across UBS in Japan regarding new business and change initiatives and complex transactions.
- Monitor tax reform issues impacting UBS.
- Interact effectively with senior management and staff across different areas within the organization.
- Manage relationships with tax authorities.
- Review tax effect accounting calculations and workpapers, including annual statutory reporting, and quarterly local and Swiss reporting.
- Work with the external service provider and Finance in supporting the annual corporate income tax process.
- Review the annual corporate income tax returns for all legal entities, including all disclosures, for the legal entities in jurisdictions under your responsibility.
- Review the annual transfer pricing documentation for the jurisdictions under your responsibility.
- Review the annual local files under country by country reporting rules.
- Provide technical tax support into the wider APAC tax team where required, including supporting sign off to APAC Regional Tax for business advisory and new business initiatives.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant / legal qualification with a university degree.
- Minimum 10 years experience post qualification.
- Knowledge of financial services gained at a blue chip financial services organization and/or through training with one of the Big Four accountancy firms or law firms.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Experience managing tax and regulatory change initiatives, including the use of AI and technology solutions to improve processes, strengthen controls and support implementation across the business.
Skills
- Tax expertise
- Financial services tax background
- Chartered accountancy
- Law firm background
- Breaking down complex issues
- Interacting with senior stakeholders and regulators
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Managing tax and regulatory change initiatives
- Use of AI and technology solutions
Location
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years post qualification experience
Education Level
- University degree
- Qualified accountant
- Legal qualification
Benefits
- New challenges
- Supportive team
- Opportunities to grow
- Flexible working options when possible
About the Company
- UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland.
- We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities.
- Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
- We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do.
- We use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently.
Equal Opportunity
- UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
- We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.