Tax Director (APAC)

About the role

STACK Infrastructure builds, owns and operates hyperscale and colocation data centers, with a growing footprint across APAC. Its APAC team is looking for an experienced, commercially minded Tax Director to lead the regional tax function. Based in Singapore and reporting to the CFO, APAC, the role covers tax strategy, structuring, governance and compliance across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. It is an individual contributor role working closely with local finance teams and regional finance leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Group's APAC tax strategy and advise on tax-efficient structuring of investments, projects, acquisitions, disposals, financing and intercompany transactions
• Advise on cross-border matters such as withholding taxes, permanent establishment risk, treaty access, profit repatriation, indirect tax and transfer pricing; support Legal and commercial teams on contracts and transactions
• Manage external tax advisers on material advisory and transaction work
• Own the regional tax compliance calendar and oversee corporate income tax, indirect tax (GST, consumption tax, stamp duty) and employment tax compliance
• Lead the transfer pricing framework, including master-file/country-by-country reporting and intercompany agreements
• Establish a regional tax control framework, risk register, policies and documentation standards, and manage tax accounting positions and contingencies
• Lead tax audits, enquiries and disputes, build relationships with tax authorities and act as the central tax contact for the CFO, auditors, lenders and investors
• Present tax updates, risks and cash tax forecasts to senior management and governance forums
• Build a scalable tax operating model, drive process improvement and automation, and manage the tax budget and adviser spend

Required profile

• 10+ years of relevant tax experience, combining a Big Four or leading professional services firm and an in-house regional or multinational environment
• Demonstrated experience advising on cross-border structuring, financing, acquisitions and complex intercompany arrangements
• Experience managing tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, including tax accounting and audit processes
• Direct experience in Australia, Japan, Malaysia and/or Singapore strongly preferred; experience in infrastructure, real estate, data centres, energy, construction or similar capital-intensive environments is advantageous

Required skills

• Corporate income tax, international tax, transfer pricing and indirect taxes in an APAC context
• Cross-border structuring and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions