Tokyo Rakuten Full time

Description

Rakuten Group's mission is to contribute society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall Rakuten Ichiba, online travel service Rakuten Travel, online banking service Rakuten Bank and others including pro-sports businesses and telecommunication businesses.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Tax Professional to join the Tax Department of Rakuten Group, Inc.

The ideal candidate will have experience in tax-related work at a tax accounting firm or business company, with a strong understanding of consolidated taxation and tax effect accounting. The role requires collaboration beyond tax team with accounting, business, legal, HR, and communication skills to gain corporate knowledge and experience that goes beyond the tax domain.

Responsibilities

Tax Declaration Work:

  • Understanding and complying with the increasingly complex taxation system each year and promoting proper tax reporting (consolidated tax payments are being introduced).
  • Monthly recording of taxes and public dues, quarterly recording of income taxes, and accounting for tax effect accounting, in cooperation with the accounting department.

Review of each tax return (preparation is handled by the advisory tax accountant) and information and communication with advisory tax accountants.

Preparation of tax return and accounting for tax effects, recording of corporate tax, business tax, consumption tax not deductible, and business office tax.

Withholding income tax compilation and preparation of statutory reports.

Tax Advice and Governance:

  • Providing tax advice to business units and group companies.
  • Establishment of a tax governance system for the purpose of understanding the tax matters of each group company and sharing tax cases, etc.
  • Developing and implementing policies to deal with tax system reforms.

International Tax Section

The International Tax Section's mission is to strengthen tax governance, ensure tax compliance, and create and carry out tax planning. In order to carry out its mission, the Section is required to work closely with overseas subsidiaries and perform the following tasks.

  • Assessing the tax position of each overseas subsidiary and supporting tax audits.
  • Confirmation of tax provision of each overseas subsidiary in the consolidated financial accounts.
  • Compliance with Japan's CFC anti-tax haven taxation system.
  • Gathering and preparation of information for BEPS documentation (local files, master files, CbCR, etc.).

Future Opportunities

Direct reporting opportunities to management, including the CFO.

Contribution to and involvement in the Rakuten Group as a whole, including the establishment and improvement of cross-group tax policies.

Planning and organizing tax training for back offices and business units other than the tax department.

Opportunities to exchange information and make recommendations on tax policy with various organizations such as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, New Economy Alliance, etc.

Opportunities to communicate in English with native English speakers and persons in charge of overseas subsidiaries.

Requirements

Experience in tax-related work at a tax accounting firm, or business company (3-5 years or more)

Experience in consolidated taxation and tax effect accounting.

Communication skill/proactive communication with stakeholders.

Flexibility in fast-paced business development.

Business level English and Japanese skills.



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