Tax Accountant (Senior) (KL/Melaka)

Change the world. Love your job.

Texas Instruments is actively seeking a Tax Accountant to join our team. In this role, the Tax Accountant prepares and completes tax returns and reports involved with federal, state, local, property, sales, and other tax liabilities. As a Tax Accountant, you will be responsible for meeting all required deadlines, maintaining current knowledge of all tax laws affecting the company, reviewing proposals for tax implications and recommending actions that meet the business plans while managing the tax liability. Additionally, you will assist in tax audits and may be involved with tax implications of mergers and acquisitions.

About the Role
The Tax Accountant will play a pivotal role in managing the tax lifecycle within our operations in Malaysia, Singapore and Rest of Asia. This is a high-impact position designed for a seasoned professional capable of providing immediate technical support. As we scale, this individual will serve as a technical anchor for the tax department, ensuring the continuity of our compliance framework while providing mentorship to junior staff and overseeing specialized external consultants.

Your Impact & Growth Opportunities
• Advanced Tax Compliance & Deliverables Accuracy:
o Drive the end-to-end preparation and review of complex tax deliverables, including corporate income tax, tax payment, tax incentive applications, tax provision and transfer pricing documentation.
o Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure all pertinent tax activity is recorded and shared.
o Identify opportunities for improvement on tax processes, control and reporting efficiencies. Support any tax digitization or improvement initiative.

• Strategic Liaison & Representation:
o Act as a primary point of contact for government and tax authorities. Liase with tax authorities, external / internal auditors and tax consultants on tax queries, utilizing professional maturity, technical authority, and negotiation skills to resolve complex inquiries.

• Controls, Compliance & Risk Management:
o Maintain the integrity of tax filings, provisions, and reporting cycles by strictly adhering to TI Tax and Accounting Policies & Procedures.
o Exercise critical thinking to identify compliance gaps, root causes of audit findings, and implement timely corrective actions.
o Ensure thorough documentation of all work and tax positions in accordance with control requirement
o Proactively identifies risks and maintains rigorous documentation to satisfy Internal Control and ICFR requirements.
o Monitor any changes in tax legislation and analyses potential business impact.

• Team Mentorship & Technical Leadership:
o Serve as a technical mentor to junior tax, providing hands-on coaching and professional development.
o Operate with high autonomy, requiring minimal technical supervision to manage complex workflows.

Minimum requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance; Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ICAEW or equivalent certification is mandatory.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate tax , specifically within a manufacturing or multinational corporation, accounting/tax firm.
- Proven, hands-on experience in Corporate Income Tax (CIT) computations and filings.
- Specific experience managing/applying Malaysian (MY) Tax Incentives . Must possess the ability to navigate and execute complex filings without a steep learning curve.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching and developing junior staff
- Proven ability to manage external professional services and act as a representative for the company in formal regulatory settings.
- Able to onboard by January 2027

Preferred qualifications:

- Demonstrate a proactive, "aggressive" approach to problem-solving and the ability to thrive under tight, high-pressure deadlines
- Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
- Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
- Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

Note: Successful applicant will be offered Tax Accountant job title.