Overview:

Job's Purpose

As the Korea Statutory and Tax Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring end-to-end Tax, Statutory, and other regulatory compliance for the country and its legal entities.

A key part of this role is leading to the preparation of accurate financial statements, income tax filings, indirect tax filings, and other regulatory submissions, as well as managing related audits. You will drive continuous improvement by evaluating and enhancing existing processes, systems, and service models to increase efficiency and strengthen compliance outcomes. The role also contributes significantly to securing government incentives and grants associated with Microsoft’s infrastructure and capacity investments in Korea.

The Stat and Tax Controller work closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders across statutory, tax, and regulatory matters, including close partnership and collaboration with Microsoft Stat & Tax communities.

As the Korea Statutory and Tax Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring end-to-end Tax, Statutory, and other regulatory compliance for the country and its legal entities.

A key part of this role is leading to the preparation of accurate financial statements, income tax filings, indirect tax filings, and other regulatory submissions, as well as managing related audits. You will drive continuous improvement by evaluating and enhancing existing processes, systems, and service models to increase efficiency and strengthen compliance outcomes. The role also contributes significantly to securing government incentives and grants associated with Microsoft’s infrastructure and capacity investments in Korea.

Culture Behaviour

• You have a growth mindset. You have a desire to continuously learn and innovate, and you also support others to do the same.
• You cultivate Microsoft’s culture of Respect, Integrity, and Accountability in everything you do.
• You fully embrace Microsoft’s leadership principles of Creating Clarity, Generating Energy & Delivering Success.
• You nurture a collaborative & diverse culture. You respect and appreciate individuals with different backgrounds and ensure that all voices are heard.
• You are action-oriented and able to build and deliver strong results through others.

Responsibilities:

Your core responsibilities are focused around our four key pillars:

Culture:

• Maximize the potential of our finance organization by working effectively beyond reporting lines and geographies.
• Foster a culture of trust and collaboration by driving inclusion, diversity, and allyship in a hybrid environment.

Quality:

• Ensures the integrity of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement in accordance with both US GAAP and local GAAP.
• Manages the accurate and complete preparation of financial statements and related disclosures, income tax returns, VAT filings, and other statutory and tax-related obligations (e.g., acquisition tax, property tax, energy tax, etc.).
• Reviews and approves balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, tax payments, and other legal-entity-related items, as applicable.
• Supports invoicing and accounting model changes related to tax or local business requirements in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Manages cash management and cash flow forecasting, including coordinating funding plans with the Treasury team.
• Secures maximum government incentives and grants related to Microsoft’s infrastructure and capacity for investments in Korea.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and tax advisors in coordination with key stakeholders.
• Leads audits conducted by local tax authorities and other government agencies in partnership with relevant teams (e.g., regional tax team, customs compliance team).
• Ensure compliance with local transfer pricing documentation and reporting requirements.
• Supports other reporting requirements such as payroll-related obligations, statistical surveys, data requests, bank reporting, inspections, subsidies, and grant applications.
• Supports the establishment, closure, or integration of legal entities, including acquisitions.

AI Transformation:

• Identifies opportunities to standardize and automate statutory and tax processes, leveraging AI and digital tools to reduce manual workload and enhance resource effectiveness, in partnership with relevant Tax, Stat, and external teams.
• Foster a Microsoft Company owner mindset. Develop your own capabilities to bring deeper awareness of issues facing Microsoft Korea.

Security:

• Proactively manage risks, cooperate with audits, and promote transparency in all dealings.

• Effectively articulates issues and associated risks to leaders to influence decision-making and ensure timely stakeholder alignment.

• Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge of accounting standards, local tax regulations, other applicable laws, and Microsoft policies to ensure compliance and assess business implications

• Qualifications- 8+ years of experience in finance positions.

• Ability to operate and thrive in a fluid/uncertain environment.

• Ability to influence, establish credibility, trust, and partnership at all levels of the organization.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to details

• Fluency in Korean and English

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.