Introduction

An international financial services organisation is seeking an APAC Tax Manager to join its Asia Tax team based in Tokyo. This is a newly created role supporting the continued growth of the business across North Asia and offers the opportunity to work in a highly visible regional tax function. The successful candidate will serve as the primary tax contact for Japan while also supporting tax matters across China, Korea, and Taiwan, working closely with regional finance teams, tax specialists, and external advisers.

About the Role

This is a broad regional tax position combining corporate tax, international tax, transfer pricing, and fund-related tax matters. Japan will be the primary market, with additional responsibilities supporting North Asia.

The role offers significant exposure to cross-border tax planning, regulatory developments, tax governance, and regional business initiatives. The successful candidate will collaborate with regional finance and tax teams across Asia, oversee external advisers and shared service support, and contribute to tax-efficient business and product initiatives in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary tax adviser for the Japan business, providing practical tax guidance on commercial initiatives, business expansion, and cross-border transactions.
• Support corporate tax compliance across APAC, including tax returns, indirect taxes, tax provisioning, and tax authority enquiries.
• Assist with international tax matters, including transfer pricing, global minimum tax requirements, Country-by-Country reporting, and other cross-border compliance obligations.
• Monitor tax developments across Asia and provide advice on legislative changes, tax risks, and strategic business projects.
• Oversee transfer pricing calculations, documentation, benchmarking, and coordination with regional tax teams and external advisers.
• Support fund-related tax documentation, tax disclosures, and tax structuring analysis for new investment vehicles.
• Coordinate tax compliance activities with regional shared service teams to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisers across Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan.

Requirements

• Professional tax qualification with at least five years of experience gained in public accounting or an international corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of Japanese corporate tax, consumption tax, withholding tax, and cross-border taxation.
• Experience or technical understanding of international tax, including transfer pricing, global minimum tax rules, and Country-by-Country reporting.
• Native-level Japanese and business-level English.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax issues clearly to business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently while building effective relationships across regional and global teams.

Preferred

• Experience with transfer pricing.
• Knowledge of investment fund taxation or operational tax matters.
• Exposure to tax regimes in other APAC markets, particularly China, Korea, or Taiwan.
• Experience within financial services, ideally asset management or investment management.

Why Apply

• Join a highly respected international financial services organisation with a strong global presence.
• Take ownership of tax matters for Japan while gaining regional exposure across North Asia.
• Work closely with senior tax and finance leaders across APAC in a collaborative international environment.
• Play a key role in supporting business growth, new investment initiatives, and strategic tax projects.
• Build expertise across multiple tax disciplines, including corporate tax, international tax, transfer pricing, and investment-related tax matters.
• Enjoy excellent long-term career development opportunities within a growing regional tax function.