Tax Data Reporting Specialist

<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong>About Agoda</strong></p> <p>At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.</p></div><p><strong>The Opportunity:</strong></p> <p>As&nbsp;a <strong>Tax&nbsp;Data&nbsp;Reporting&nbsp;Specialist</strong>, you will&nbsp;be based in Bangkok with&nbsp;Agoda Services Co. Ltd,&nbsp;reporting to the Tax Data &amp; Technology, Associate Director. &nbsp;You will&nbsp;join a&nbsp;rapidly growing&nbsp;Tax Team responding to the evolving&nbsp;tax landscape for digital services.&nbsp; While being part of the broader Finance team, you will work closely with Product, Tech, Supply, Legal and Senior Leadership teams at Agoda as well as our sister brand companies and our US parent company.   &nbsp;</p> <p>You will&nbsp;own&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>end-to-end analysis and implementation of global digital platform tax reporting regimes</strong>, including EU’s DAC7 and similar&nbsp;data reporting&nbsp;frameworks&nbsp;emerging&nbsp;globally (e.g., OECD Model Rules, Australia, Canada,&nbsp;China&nbsp;and others).&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;role sits at the intersection of&nbsp;<strong>tax regulation</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>data</strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>technology</strong>&nbsp;focusing on&nbsp;tax and&nbsp;data analysis, schema and&nbsp;systems understanding, as well as project coordination&nbsp;partnering with cross-functional teams&nbsp;to deliver&nbsp;accurate,&nbsp;timely, and scalable data reporting compliance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>While the underlying tax rules are&nbsp;relatively straightforward, these regimes require&nbsp;<strong>strong cross-functional coordination, robust data processes, and ongoing monitoring of regulatory developments</strong>. This role is ideal for a professional who is comfortable working with data, can manage detailed tasks and timelines, and is&nbsp;eager to grow their&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in data-driven tax compliance within a product and technology-led organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Due to the rapid changes in the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time.  You will be keen to develop and grow within the role and to take on additional challenges and responsibilities as they occur.   &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <p><strong>1.Regulatory Analysis and Risk Management</strong>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Monitor and interpret global&nbsp;digital platform&nbsp;tax reporting&nbsp;regimes (e.g., DAC7,&nbsp;SERR,&nbsp;OECD Model Rules, local implementations) and translate&nbsp;regulations&nbsp;into actionable business and data&nbsp;requirements.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Identify grey areas, assess compliance risks, and recommend pragmatic, well documented positions in coordination with external advisors,&nbsp;where&nbsp;required.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Prepare&nbsp;status and risk&nbsp;updates&nbsp;for&nbsp;leadership, including alignment with&nbsp;our&nbsp;US&nbsp;parent&nbsp;company&nbsp;and&nbsp;sister&nbsp;brands,&nbsp;as needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>2.Data &amp; Schema Analysis for Tax Reporting</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define required data attributes, schemas, and reporting logic to meet regulatory obligations.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Work with Product/Tech/Data teams to identify and fix data gaps, quality issues and validation/reconciliation&nbsp;issues&nbsp;that&nbsp;impact&nbsp;reporting.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>3. Project Management &amp; Cross-Functional Delivery</strong></p> <ul> <li>Coordinate end to end implementation and maintenance of tax data reporting regimes across Tax, Product, Supply, Finance, and other teams.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Support project planning by&nbsp;helping&nbsp;define&nbsp;scope, timelines, ownership, and follow ups.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Participate in solution design discussions and provide tax&nbsp;subject matter&nbsp;input.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>4. Compliance Operations&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Establish and manage&nbsp;key compliance processes, including data collection, due diligence, partner communications, and enforcement measures where applicable.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Perform UAT and review data and report quality, working with Product/Tech to resolve&nbsp;data/systems&nbsp;issues prior to submissions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Own regulatory calendars, filing deadlines, and communications with tax authorities as required.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>5. Support for Product/Tech Roadmap &amp; Vendors</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with Product/Tech on roadmap initiatives supporting partner&nbsp;data collection, validation, storage, and reporting (e.g., Compliance Center, APIs).&nbsp;</li> <li>Coordinate with external vendors where third‑party solutions are required.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications Required:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in <strong>Finance, Economics,&nbsp;Accounting,&nbsp;Information Systems, Data Analytics, Law</strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a&nbsp;related field.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>5+&nbsp;years&nbsp;of experience in <strong>tax,&nbsp;tax technology, regulatory reporting, or data compliance&nbsp;</strong>preferably&nbsp;within&nbsp;a large tech/digital platform company&nbsp;or in a Big 4/professional services&nbsp;firm.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Understanding of&nbsp;international&nbsp;informational&nbsp;reporting regimes&nbsp;(e.g., DAC7,&nbsp;SERR,&nbsp;OECD Model Rules&nbsp;or similar)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Demonstrated experience translating regulatory requirements into data and systems solutions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Data&nbsp;literacy, including&nbsp;the ability to query and&nbsp;validate&nbsp;large datasets using SQL and common&nbsp;BI tools (e.g.,&nbsp;Looker,&nbsp;Tableau, Power BI).&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proactive, detail-oriented mindset with strong ownership,&nbsp;sound judgment and&nbsp;good documentation habits.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Proven ability to work cross‑functionally with technical and non‑technical teams, with strong communication and coordination skills.&nbsp;</li> <li>Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Opportunity to work with a collaborative, forward-thinking team</li> <li>Exposure to complex, high-profile tax matters across the globe</li> <li>Competitive compensation and benefits package</li> <li>Professional growth and development opportunities</li> <li>Relocation Provided&nbsp;</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong></strong></p> <h3><strong>Discover more about working at Agoda</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Agoda Careers&nbsp;<a href="https://careersatagoda.com/">https://careersatagoda.com</a></li> <li>Facebook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/">https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/</a></li> <li>LinkedIn&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda">https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda</a></li> <li>YouTube&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/agodalife">https://www.youtube.com/agodalife</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.</p> <p>We&nbsp;will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our <a href="https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>.</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p> <p>We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.</p></div>