BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
BAT Vietnam has an exciting opportunity for a Tax Director role in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR:
- Provide strategic and commercially aligned tax leadership on key commercial and strategic projects, ensuring tax considerations are embedded in business decisions and execution.
- Supervise and interpret changes in tax legislation and policy, assessing impacts on the business and advising leadership on risks, opportunities, and required actions.
- Oversee the governance of intercompany and intragroup transactions, ensuring appropriate documentation, control frameworks, and assurance processes are in place to support tax deductibility and compliance (execution delegated where appropriate).
- Lead internal control and tax health‑check programmes, including ICFR oversight, proactively identifying control weaknesses, assessing risk exposure, and ensuring timely remediation.
- Oversee tax inputs into internal audits, external audits, and regulatory reviews, with a focus on governance, transparency, and risk mitigation.
- Group Tax reporting – review and input to group tax reporting i.e. accurate: tax affect accounting, Pillar 2, tax risks and tax provisions for Vietnam cluster
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Minimum 15 years of tax experience preferably exposure within multinational corporations, professional services firms, or tax authorities.
- Professionally qualified in Accounting and/or Law (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA) with a Bachelor’s Degree and preferably a Master’s in Taxation.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex tax and treasury matters to non‑specialist stakeholders, senior management, and external counterparts.
- Strong judgment in interpreting tax legislation and principles, applying them pragmatically to business scenarios within the organisation’s risk appetite.
- Solid understanding of finance, commercial, and legal considerations in a multinational or complex business environment, enabling effective contribution to strategic and commercial projects.
- Strong problem‑solving capability, with a solution‑oriented approach and the ability to balance risk, control, and business needs.
- Ability to represent the company credibly with government authorities, regulators, and external advisors, managing relationships at an appropriate senior level.
- Effective negotiation skills, particularly in financial, regulatory, and advisory contexts.
What we offer you?
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
- Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.
We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.
