Microsoft Stat Tax - Senior Controller 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

7994127

This is a Senior Controllership role and reports to the Director Finance, Stat & Tax and has ownership for the overall books of accounts, statutory compliances, direct & indirect tax compliance, tax reporting and insights processes within the subsidiary. The oversight and coordination aspects of the role give it a unique left-to-right view across the various statutory and tax compliances on the legal entity. The role also contains significant senior external consultants, auditors, banker’s exposure through close partnership on various tax compliance matters.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  • OR Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience
• He/She should possess strong leadership skills, business partnering capabilities and controls & compliance culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• CA or an MBA - Finance or a Cost Accountancy degree or a combination of these qualifications with 12+ years of experience preferred
• This person should be able to articulate his/her thoughts coherently.
• It is preferable that the person has experience in multinational financial operations with good understanding of US GAAP, IGAAP etc.
• Ability to thrive in complex environments and work through cross group collaboration
• Ability to step up and handle special projects/ provide leadership in specific areas as and when needed
• Relevant experience with statutory laws, accounting policies, tax laws, etc.
• Experience in handling outsourced partners and working in an outsourced model
• Ability to get into details; operational experience and at same time provide strategic and thought leadership
• Open mind with ability and willingness to learn
• Embody our culture and values

The key functions of the role can be described under the following pillars.

Statutory Accounting Integrity and Accuracy

• Prepares, analyzes, and reviews consolidated results to ensure compliance with USGAAP, local GAAP
• Provides leadership and technical guidance for compliance with accounting and other regulatory requirements, including assessing risk and developing control processes.
• Develops and maintains accounting policies and consults and provides guidance to stakeholders to ensure compliance and to support business decisions.
• Provides technical accounting research and analysis; oversees the review, interpretation, and implementation of new and proposed accounting regulations.
• Manages or reviews the execution of accounting activities including revenue, AR, Partner Incentives.

Enablement and Process Improvement

• Leads process-improvement efforts by soliciting and reviewing stakeholder and team feedback, leading process workflow design sessions, redesigning workflows, and updating processes.
• Identifies, evaluates, and leverages technology that could automate or speed up complex internal processes, and brings on relevant vendors.
• Shares SOX expertise and leads risk assessment and gap analysis activities
• Researches and documents complex accounting standards, guidelines, and policies.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure the best ROI from key contributors (including OneFinance, FinOps, Ops Finance etc.) with high level oversight of Stat & Tax work.
• Ensures Outsourced functions (One Finance, One Payroll, RE&F, GPG, etc) accountability for agreed SLAs for the Area and additionally serves as SME for one of those specific subjects for all Areas (will be key point of contact for Corp owner for that SME and work with Corp to get a solid process for all Areas)
• Serves as an escalation point of contact to resolve multicomplex issues when governing vendors.
• Manage external advisor relationship in relation to statutory accounting and tax compliance and advisory.
• Partners with auditors, bankers, external consultants.
• Manage the ongoing relationship with local tax authorities and other government agencies.
• Advocates Microsoft's filing position with auditors. Documents audit findings and shares results and actions with impacted groups

Other Statutory Reporting and Advisory

• Resolves issues in collaboration with multiple business partners, team members, or vendor leadership.
• Land global and local projects, with proper statutory accounting infrastructure and registration, and in compliance with local tax regulations & MS global processes. Provide support for the local business operations on the implementation of these projects.
• Assist with creation and drive closure of statutory entities as required, (partnering with CELA) and ensure finance readiness of legal entities in country.