Assistant Manager, Finance & Tax
BASF
Shanghai, China
Posted on May 29, 2026
About The Role
• Serve as the legal entity lead in China, accountable for financial compliance of the entity’s statutory financial statements.
• Act as the primary BASF contact with local government authorities (e.g., tax authorities) to ensure efficient, accurate and sustainable handling of tax and reporting obligations under PRC accounting and tax laws/regulations.
• Build and maintain transparent, trust-based relationships with tax and other government authorities.
• Serve as a proactive business partner, delivering tailored tax and finance advice and helping implement processes that support operations and the company’s long term strategy.
How You Will Do It
• Act as the primary contact for finance and tax service provider and local business functions to ensure efficient communication and fulfilment of internal and external reporting and filing requirements.
• Work together with finance and tax service provider to ensure timely and accurate submission of group reporting packages and local statutory reports.
• Collaborate with external tax service providers to manage local tax compliance, including tax filings, tax accounting and reporting, tax credit rating management and related matters.
• Lead finance related projects, e.g. Tax compliance, employee reimbursement system implementation, etc
• Coordinate and support tax inspections and tax audits, including preparation of documentation, responses and remediation planning.
• Provide tailored finance and tax advice to business and functional units to support projects, transactions and strategic initiatives.
• Deliver finance and tax training and knowledge sharing sessions to internal and (where relevant) external stakeholders to raise compliance and process capability.
• Establish, document and continuously optimize operational processes and controls to drive efficiency, compliance and service excellence aligned with business needs.
• Work together with finance and tax service provider to ensure timely and accurate submission of group reporting packages and local statutory reports.
• Collaborate with external tax service providers to manage local tax compliance, including tax filings, tax accounting and reporting, tax credit rating management and related matters.
• Lead finance related projects, e.g. Tax compliance, employee reimbursement system implementation, etc
• Coordinate and support tax inspections and tax audits, including preparation of documentation, responses and remediation planning.
• Provide tailored finance and tax advice to business and functional units to support projects, transactions and strategic initiatives.
• Deliver finance and tax training and knowledge sharing sessions to internal and (where relevant) external stakeholders to raise compliance and process capability.
• Establish, document and continuously optimize operational processes and controls to drive efficiency, compliance and service excellence aligned with business needs.
What We Look For
• Education: Bachelor degree or above from university, majoring in finance, accounting and taxation related
• Certificate: CPA, CTA is a plus
• Working Experience: Over 5 years’ working experience with at least 3 years’ tax experience in multinational manufacturing company (experience in Big 4 and domestic leading firms is a plus)
• Technical & Professional Knowledge:
- In-depth knowledge of PRC accounting regulations (IFRS and PRC) and tax operation and practice
- Being familiar with ERP system and program (e.g. SAP), IT expertise and programming experience is plus
- Team-oriented and self-motivated, strong customer orientation and drive for innovation
- Strong logical analysis and organization skill, excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Fluent in both verbal and written English
- Proficient MS Office skills for Excel, Word and PowerPoint
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