Tax Specialist – Excise Tax Compliance (Batangas)

About the role

The Tax Specialist will ensure end‑to‑end excise tax compliance for JTI’s Batangas manufacturing site. You will be responsible for accurate tax reporting, tax‑stamp management and maintaining audit‑ready records while supporting cross‑functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and submit timely excise tax reports in line with BIR regulations.
• Manage tax‑stamp inventory, documentation, and IRSIS‑related activities.
• Coordinate with BIR Revenue Officers on Premise (ROOP) for queries, verifications and inspections.
• Maintain audit‑ready records, perform reconciliations and support excise audits and stock‑taking.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation and stronger compliance controls.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Finance and Operations to promote tax‑compliance awareness.
• Oversee third‑party resources during peak periods while ensuring adherence to JTI standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in tax, compliance or regulated supply‑chain environments.
• Experience with excise tax compliance or tax‑stamp management is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem‑solving abilities with high attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Required skills

• SAP (ERP system)
• IRSIS (BIR system)
• Microsoft Excel

What we offer

• Opportunity to deepen expertise in excise taxation and regulatory compliance.
• Collaboration with cross‑functional teams in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset within a global organization.