Group Tax Manager

TL;DR

Group Tax Manager (Fintech): Owning the technical tax position for a cross-border banking and lending platform across multiple jurisdictions with an accent on international taxation, tax compliance, and transfer pricing. Focus on building defensible tax structures, preparing audit-ready documentation, and advising finance, product, and tech teams on complex expansion and transaction decisions.

Location: Hybrid in Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, or Uzbekistan

Company

hirify.global is a technology-driven financial company building a banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines.

What you will do

• Research complex tax questions and convert them into clear, actionable positions for finance, product, tech, and commercial stakeholders.
• Own corporate income tax, withholding tax, and indirect tax compliance across local jurisdictions.
• Evaluate tax implications of market expansion, holding structures, capital optimization, profit repatriation, and future M&A.
• Build and maintain the global transfer pricing framework, including intercompany services, IP and technology licensing, and financial transactions.
• Lead Local File, Master File, and Country-by-Country Reporting preparation, benchmarking studies, and audit readiness.
• Lead technical responses to BIR and other tax authority audits and monitor intercompany transactions against transfer pricing policy.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of broad tax experience covering corporate income tax, international tax, structuring, and transfer pricing.
• Experience at Manager level in a Big 4 tax practice or in-house at a fintech company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Law; professional certification is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, BEPS 2.0, BIR regulations, and IRAS regulations.
• Ability to explain complex tax concepts clearly and work independently with ambiguous, competing priorities.
• Experience building processes from scratch in a high-pressure, founder-led environment.

Nice to have

• Professional tax or accounting certification.
• Experience with cross-border fintech operations and regulated financial companies.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct collaboration with the Head of Group Tax on live cross-border tax matters.
• High ownership and autonomy from the start.
• Direct exposure to decisions shaping market expansion across finance, product, and technology.
• Close collaboration with local teams and external advisors.