Tax Manager

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Job Summary

Position reports to Malaysia Vice President, Finance and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Tax function of the ConocoPhillips Malaysia Business Unit.

This includes all advisory, planning, compliance and related accounting for all applicable Malaysian taxes (Petroleum Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, e-invoicing, transfer pricing, Employer’s Tax, Personal Income Tax, Withholding Tax, Sabah State Sales Tax, and Sales & Service Tax), as well as U.S. GAAP and Malaysian financial tax accounting and reporting.

The role provides leadership, technical oversight, and strategic direction on tax matters, including external engagements with authorities and coordination with headquarters.

Position Overview

Primary Functions/Responsibilities:

• Has in-depth knowledge and expertise in Tax and applies advanced knowledge of Tax to the completion of complex Finance & Accounting projects.

• Demonstrates understanding of key financial, economic and business drivers

• Oversees and ensures accurate and timely compliance for all taxes applicable to the ConocoPhillips Malaysia business unit

• Monitor significant proposed and/or pending Malaysia tax legislation and communicate potential financial impact on earnings to leadership locally and in the U.S.

• Coordinate with headquarters on tax planning efforts for existing assets and/or potential new business opportunities to ensure the most tax efficient structure from a global tax planning perspective.

• Creates and maintains networks internally between Finance and other functions, and externally with government agencies, industry players and other stakeholders.

• Accountable for tax assumptions and tax numbers in all forecast, planning and economic models.

• Manage income tax accounting and reporting for Petroleum & Corporate Income Tax, including:

  • Current and deferred income tax accruals in accordance with U.S. GAAP (ASC 740)

  • Effective income tax rate reconciliations

  • Reconciliation of accrued income taxes to actual Petroleum Income Tax Returns

  • Quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and FIN 48 reporting

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• Coordinate with external tax agent and COP US transfer pricing team on Malaysian and global transfer pricing requirements

• Other ad hoc advisory, planning & implementation projects

• Supervise day-to-day activities, development, and performance reviews for direct reports

Technical Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of Malaysian tax, reporting and audit requirements, in particular:

  • Petroleum Income tax

  • Corporate income tax

  • Transfer pricing

• Financial accounting and reporting knowledge, especially tax accounting concepts:

  • FIN 48/ASC 740, US GAAP

  • IAS 12, IFRS

• Strong analytical and technical skills

• Experience in the upstream Exploration & Production industry, and multinational companies, is preferred

Personal Skills:

• Self-directed, flexible and collaborative

• Planning and organizing (nature of BU and workload will demand multi projects at one time)

• Great at building and maintaining relationships within ConocoPhillips, and with business partners and government authorities

 HSE Roles:

• Comply with HSE policies, Life Saving Rules, procedures, goals, and programs within the MBU HSE Management System.

• Actively engage in and contribute to HSE communication and consultation processes.

• Actively participate in HSE initiatives and programs that include but are not limited to, Safety Observations and HSE Trainings.

• Support company sustainability development (SD) initiatives and other environmental policies and practices.

Requirements:

• Finance or Accounting degree

• Professional qualifications in tax and/or accounting

• Minimum 15 years of experience in a Tax role

• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience as a supervisor/manager

Key Interfaces:

• ConocoPhillips Malaysia business unit leadership team

• ConocoPhillips Finance and Tax teams in Malaysia and in Corporate

• Business partners – JV Partners and PETRONAS

• Government authorities – Ministry of Finance, IRB, Customs

Apply By: 

May 17, 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the country where this job is located is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

ConocoPhillips is an equal opportunity employer.