AWS Tax Manager, AWS Tax

Are you looking for a position where you can be involved with setting policy and tax positions in a high growth business Amazon is looking for a proactive high energy take ownership International Tax Manager based in Singapore to focus on supporting our Amazon Web Services (AWS) business (). Amazon Web Services offers a complete set of infrastructure and application services to run virtually all aspects of a digital business in the Cloud.

The International Tax Manager will be fully immersed within the AWS business team and support current and future AWS offerings expansions restructurings operating guidelines and day to day questions. The candidate must be comfortable directly liaising with various business teams within the company with an aim of gaining a deep understanding of the business vision and model in order to assist with developing comprehensive tax solutions in support of the business develop tax requirements that clearly articulate such solutions and drive the implementation of the tax requirements. The ideal candidate will primarily focus on direct tax matters (CIT withholding tax etc.) but also have a base knowledge of indirect tax issues and how those can impact the business solution being articulated. The candidate will also have the opportunity to work closely with other members of the global tax department to obtain cross functional tax subject matter input and ensure coordination of cross functional tax solutions.

This position is not directly involved in day to day compliance but is responsible for working closely with other relevant tax teams to coordinate on various tax compliance or tax queries related matters and various tax-related projects as well as collaborating with business partner contacts. This includes involving in ensuring the appropriate level of documentation is created and maintained to support analyses performed decisions made and conclusions reached for purposes of reporting and compliance.

Key job responsibilities
Primary strategic objectives include a combination of:
- Providing direct tax subject matter expertise on various AWS business initiatives.
- Working with and providing guidance to the various AWS organizations including Business Development Finance Marketing Legal Professional Services and various product groups
- Assist with providing end-to-end tax requirements (tax structuring tax treatment of all aspects from invoicing characterization of services taxability through to implementation) for AWS projects and business initiatives from a APAC tax law perspective.
- Actively participating in projects throughout their lifecycle from planning research on advanced e-commerce taxation implications modeling through to delivery to business teams. Including being involved in communication of tax implications to members of the AWS tax team and cross-functional tax teams.
- Engage in collaboration of AWS initiatives amongst tax department to ensure reporting and compliance are complete.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of APAC as well as US international tax laws and current developments.
- Monitor industry positions relevant to Amazons international business
- Writing technical and non-technical tax research and compliance memos including detailed tax requirements to be used by various business partners throughout the company





- 8 years of tax experience with a significant amount of time providing technical guidance experience
- Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications especially MS Excel Word & PowerPoint at an advanced level
- LL.M. (Taxation) or Masters degree
- CPA or J.D.

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