Senior Tax Specialist

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group . We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world. We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.   Responsibilities: 1.    Tax compliance: -    Ensure timely and accurate tax filing for all legal entities VAT/CIT/IIT/SD/ (monthly/quarterly/annual), including key-account report per request by tax authority. -    Assist for CIT Allocation ratio application (quarterly/annual). -    Prepare tax JE, such as DTA, CIT, etc. and prepare tax bridge analysis during month-end closing. -    Be responsible for monthly tax forecast and annual tax plan. -    Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation for tax related accounts, ensure tax reconciliation from accounting booking to tax filing, report any existing and potential issues. -    Assist in withholding taxes and foreign exchange control compliance, in charge of forex payments. -    Be responsible for the Fapiao management. -    Assist in dealing with Tax authorities' queries as well as assessments and tax audits. -    Provide practical advice to the internal business partner on financial and tax operational issues. -    Supporting the internal & external auditing team and external advisors, when necessary. -    Prepare the data collection and calculation of annual TP cycles (Annual TP set up, TP adjustment review), and work with tax agent to complete the annual TP documents. -    Assist transfer pricing method study and review. -    Proactively communicate with local government authority officials and maintain good relationship. -    Ensuring that Paperwork and Filing is up to date. 2.    Tax projects: -    Assist continuously driving process simplification and standardization of tax processes. -    Support business operation, provide timely solution on all tax related issues for new office opening or new projects, such as tax invoices management, ROW and *** collection, etc.  -    Perform other tax duties assigned.  3.    Payroll Related  -    Review and manage full payroll calculation from payroll service provider. -    Provide payroll reporting, data consolidation, verification, reconciliation for both internal and external parities and ensure data quality and timely submission.   -    Closely work with HR operations and payroll provider to implement payroll related policies and resolve payroll enquires from employees within required timeline. -    Support internal and external audit related to payroll and ensure all necessary documents and approvals are implemented per internal control. -    Monitor payroll service vendor to apply local social benefit policies in compliance with labor law and HK MPF enrollment/adjustment policies.  4.    ESOP: -    ESOP tax calculation, including collecting release confirmation, prepare the calculation form, liaise with Payroll Provider to file. -    Prepare quarterly report to SAFE regarding the implementation status of ESOP, such as shares granted, shares sold and account balance. Provide annual ESOP application to SAFE if have. -    Assist in ESOP registration with tax bureau, including record filing for grant and vest. -    Support ESOP external audits and other operation process.   QUALIFICATIONS: -     Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or tax. -     5 -10 years of qualified tax experience with tax firms or multinational corporations, experience with Service/Travel is a plus. -    Tax or accounting qualification