Financial Accounting and Tax Manager

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with creativity and imagination, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In China, our mission started more than 30 years ago. We built our success with high-quality products, high ethical standards, and humility. Now, from one our 14 innovative locations across the country, every day, your passion, your expertise, and your commitment to excellence will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Financial Accounting and Tax Manager at Givaudan – Your future position?

As a Financial Accounting and Tax Manager, you will lead a local finance team, report directly to Regional Finance Director North Asia. The working location is in Shanghai. You will lead the Financial Accounting and Tax Team and provide business support to the local operations

In this role you will:

Organization

• Lead the local Financial Accounting and Tax team and
• Manage the team's performance and development

Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Ensure financial statements are prepared in accordance with legal and statutory requirements, as well as company policies and procedures
• Review and ensure internal controls are properly maintained, documented and reviewed according to latest business environment
• Coordinate and lead all internal and external audits
• Lead in continuous process improvement initiatives
• Coordinate with Group Treasury on banking matters

Tax planning and compliance

• Ensure tax planning is performed in coordination with Group Tax while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations and commitments made
• Ensure Corporate Income Tax, VAT, PIT and other tax returns are filed in accordance with local regulations

Others

• Tasks and projects assigned by Finance Manager

Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and work in a world-class team that is as passionate as you are? Then come and join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or professional accountancy qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position in a sizeable multi-national company, with manufacturing capability
• Experienced with shared service centres
• Previous audit experience is also preferred.
• Qualified accountant
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin (Spoken and Written)
• Proficient in SAP

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.