Location: Hong Kong

Employment Type: Full-time Onsite or Remote

Team: Finance & Administration

Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is actively building a world-class tax team, in which the Indirect Tax Manager will play a crucial role. Reporting directly to the group’s Senior Tax Counsel, the successful candidate will lead projects and actively support all indirect tax matters globally, being the first technical point of contact both to internal and external stakeholders. In addition to demonstrating mastery of subject matter, the ideal candidate will be hands-on, proactive, independent, flexible, and happy in fast-paced environments, and bring a proven record of delivery across these responsibility areas.

Responsibilities

• Support the business and regional teams in VAT/GST/stamp taxes matters, delivering accurate, timely, commercial advice to internal stakeholders. Support will also include DSTs and crypto-specific indirect taxes.
• Partner with Regional Tax Directors in oversight of indirect tax compliance globally, helping to ensure proper collection and reporting of indirect taxes
• Drive indirect tax projects, implementing best-in-class tax processes and reviewing and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure they align with current best practice
• Proactively identify indirect tax risks and work with the broader teams on opportunities for optimization / risk mitigation
• Support Regional Tax Directors in liaising with tax authorities and tax consultants globally on indirect tax matters, and support the Regional Tax Directors to manage indirect tax audits and litigation
• Monitor new indirect tax legislation and policy (including crypto-related), evaluate its implication to the group, and brief the tax team and wider business as appropriate
• Write technical and non-technical research and compliance memos on indirect tax matters, including detailed commercially focused compliance requirements to be used by various business partners throughout the company

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics or Taxation
• 6 to 8 years of indirect tax experience, preferably in a Big 4 and/or multinational in-house role
• Technically strong with solid knowledge and experience in indirect tax law and regulations in the EU and globally
• Experience with indirect tax accounting/reporting in financial services businesses is essential; experience in a DeFi/cryptocurrency environment strongly preferred
• Be a fast learner and be highly flexible and adapted to a fast-paced environment
• Be proactive and able to perform well independently in a remote set-up
• Must have a demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment
• Fluent written and spoken English, with proficiency in one or more additional languages being desirable

Working at Binance

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry

• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems

• International work environment and flat organisation

• Great career development opportunities in a growing company

• Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working hours, Casual work attire