APAC Tax Manager

About

the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Job Description

Title APAC Tax Manager Department Asia Tax Location Tokyo, Japan Reports To APAC Tax Associate Director Level Corporate Tax - 5 We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world.

So, join our team and feel like you’re part of something bigger. About your team The Financial Services Global Tax team is responsible for all the management and governance of direct, indirect and operational risk across all FIL group companies and funds. We provide effective and proactive tax services to the business, support the development of tax efficient products for our customers, and assist in influencing, interpreting, and implementing major tax legislative changes.

your role

This is a mixed role covering both corporate and fund taxes for Japan as the primary market and China, Korea, and Taiwan (“North Asia) as secondary markets. The individual will enable Fidelity International to effectively manage money for APAC investors globally and manage money for all investors in Asian markets while complying with taxation obligations.

The role

involves coordination with the Dalian Tax CoE (for Japan, China, and Korea compliance support), Sydney and Dalian-based APAC Financial Controllers, external advisers, and collaboration with the APAC TP Head and APAC Fund Operational Tax Head. About you You’ll be a qualified tax professional with a minimum of five years’

experience

in public accounting or in-house at an international organisation. You’ll bring strong Japan tax expertise — corporate tax, consumption tax, withholding tax and cross-border transactions — together with a technical understanding of international tax, including transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar 2 and CbC reporting. You’ll combine a strong appreciation of governance and risk frameworks with the curiosity and self-direction to build networks across functions and geographies.

Native-level Japanese and business-level English are essential.

Responsibilities

Corporate & International Tax Act as the primary tax point of contact for Japan business stakeholders, providing timely and practical tax advice on business initiatives, product launches, distribution strategies, and cross-border transactions Provide oversight and assistance with compliance obligations of APAC corporate and indirect tax returns, including assistance with year-end tax provisioning Assist with tax audit and regulatory inspection information requests Assist in International tax matters including BEPS Pillar 2 compliance

requirements

and filings, Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting and Transfer Pricing (e. g.

Experience

and

Qualifications

Required Essential Tax professional with a professional qualification and a minimum of 5 years’

experience

in public accounting or in-house for an international organisation Strong Japan tax expertise, including corporate tax, consumption tax, withholding tax, and cross-border transactions;

experience

with Japan tax authority interactions preferred Technical understanding of international tax matters including transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar 2, CbC reporting, and treaty application Native-level Japanese language

skills

required; business-level English required for global and regional communication Strong communication

skills

with the ability to engage in detailed technical analysis and distil complex tax issues into actionable recommendations for business stakeholders Strong appreciation of governance and risk management frameworks A self-starter who is intellectually curious, sets high standards, and can work without detailed day-to-day supervision; able to build informal networks across functions and geographies Preferred

Experience

with, or exposure to, other tax areas is preferred but not essential, and may include:

Experience

with Transfer Pricing matters Knowledge of fund and investment tax matters (such as fund distribution, investor reporting, W-8 forms, and CRS documentation) Exposure to tax regimes in other APAC jurisdictions, particularly China, Korea, or Taiwan Financial services

experience

(particularly in the asset management industry) is preferred Feel rewarded For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive

benefits

package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us.

It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers. fidelityinternational.

com. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers. fidelityinternational.

com.