Tax Executive

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

1. THE ROLE

This role is to support the Group’s national and international activities with a view to limiting tax costs and risks, by defining and implementing tax policies and procedures that ensure compliance with regulations in a tax-efficient manner. This includes supporting business units and group legal entities in their day-to-day activities, tax audits, and special projects, as well as carrying out all regular and specific tax compliance obligations and filings.

2. WORK RELATIONSHIP

• Internal: All departments within CMA CGM Cambodia office; Finance department in CMA CMG Vietnam office, SSC in India, and carrier’s accountant.
• External: Customer, vendor, bank, tax audit, external audit, tax consultant.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with local finance team, SSCI, and related departments to ensure tax reporting, filing and accounting compliance in each company code.
• Reconcile tax reporting details to GL transaction for both BS/PL accounts.
• Reconcile Tax reporting, payment and obligations to tax department’s records.
• Prepare tax settlement journal and tax payment journal to SSC posting after reporting is done.
• Assist in provision of related data and supporting documents for tax and statutory audits.
• Keep track of document filling and archiving following to company policy. 

Agency Tax

• Handle company tax reporting such as: VAT, WHT, PPT and Coordinate with HR for TOS, TOFB.
• Review Purchase invoices recorded to accounting system and feedback to claimant, AP accountant for correction action if the invoice is not complied to tax.
• Prepare, coordinate and follow up with EY for assist in the computation and declaration. Ensure payment and filing within internal due date for approval and tax department deadline.
• Issue monthly cost+ remuneration sales invoices (corporate).
• Prepare yearly patent tax and process payment.
• Coordinate yearly with EY and VN GL team for TOI returns.

Monthly Carriers’ Tax

• Support day-to-day activities related to tax compliance, update to invoicing team on tax admin requirements, change in tax regulation.
• Review tax rate applies for carrier revenue (Freight, surcharge, local charge) for monthly new revenue charge code.
• Monitor invoice series and manual invoices recorded during month.
• Reconcile invoices issued to customers and interfaced to accounting system, identify mismatch and follow up correction.
• Prepare monthly carrier tax report and payment (VAT + PPT), to complete by internal due date and tax deadline (recently is by 20th of following month).
• Regularly liaison with tax authority and update tax regulation to distribute the information to team and management.
• Support in preparation required document to tax audit, external and internal audit.
• Assist in coordinating with local consultants and regulators when required.
• Promptly report to direct manager and cluster CFO for tax issues or tax requirements.

Ad – hoc (10%)

• Other tasks assigned by management.
• Participating in financial projects when required.

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as tax expert or similar positions.
• Fluent in both Khmer and English.
• Good knowledge in Cambodian taxation laws, regulations and proof experience of dealing with tax department, tax agency and local authorities.
• Good problem-solving skills, result-oriented with deadlines, can-do attitude mind-set.
• Possess strong communication and strong stakeholder management skills.

Please ensure you are familiar with the CMA CGM Corporate Internal Mobility guidelines.