At Deriv, a global leader in online trading with millions of customers, we are looking for a Global Tax Manager to drive our international tax strategy and shape the future of our financial operations. With a team of 1,200+ professionals from 70+ nationalities, we operate at scale across multiple jurisdictions, requiring a tax expert who can navigate complex regulations, optimise our tax position, and support our continued expansion.

Reporting to the Group Head of Tax, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance, managing risks, and identifying opportunities that directly impact Deriv’s profitability and global growth. This is your opportunity to influence high-level financial decisions, collaborate with top-tier professionals, and drive strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Your Challenges:

Optimise tax strategy for business growth:

• Develop and implement effective tax strategies across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring compliance with local tax laws and regulations
• Identify tax-saving opportunities and devise risk mitigation strategies alongside Deriv’s global operations and continuous expansion
• Stay up to date with international tax developments, including income tax, capital gains tax, withholding taxes, VAT/GST, and transfer pricing, and provide strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders
• Assess the tax implications of emerging digital business models and leverage advancements in tax technology and data management
  
  

Drive compliance excellence and build audit defence capability:

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of all tax returns, including income tax, indirect taxes, withholding tax, and transfer pricing documentation
• Review financial statements, tax provisions, and disclosures to ensure compliance with accounting standards and tax reporting requirements
• Perform tax-related financial analysis, including effective tax rate calculations, deferred tax positions, and tax-related contingencies
• Formulate and implement strategies towards the resolution of tax disputes, audits, and litigation in order to safeguard Deriv’s interests
  
  

Champion a high-performing culture and lead tax process transformation:

• Build, mentor, and empower a best-in-class tax team across multiple jurisdictions, fostering excellence in execution and strategic thinking
• Champion cross-functional collaboration between tax, finance, and legal teams to drive business alignment and maximise efficiencies
• Stay at the forefront of global tax trends, regulatory changes, and industry innovations, shaping thought leadership and best practices in tax strategy
• Utilise AI and cutting-edge technology to enhance compliance processes, automate reporting, and accelerate tax research
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, with a CPA qualification
• 10+ years of corporate tax and tax advisory experience, including at least 4 years in a managerial role, gained from consulting firm and MNC
• Strong international tax knowledge and experience in corporate tax, indirect tax, withholding tax and transfer pricing issues of cross-border transactions
• Extensive knowledge of tax laws and regulations across multiple geographies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex tax rules and apply to specific business situations
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and time management skills
• High agility to work under tight deadlines with global teams
• Detail-oriented, hands-on and resourceful
• Excellent spoken and written English communication
• Experience in finance automation and AI technologies is a plus
  
  

Benefits

• Join a diverse, inclusive workplace that values innovation and cross-cultural collaboration.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, professional development opportunities
• Be part of a company recognised for excellence and committed to career growth opportunities.
  
  

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.We take pride in our Great Place to Work and IIP Platinum certifications, which reflect our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment across 15+ offices, globally.

Our culture is unique, and we live by our values and leadership principles, find out more about life at Deriv here .

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