APAC Tax Lead (6-12 months Contract)

About the role

This position acts as the central tax expert for APAC. The team drives compliance and advisory work across international, corporate, and indirect tax areas. Stakeholders receive structured support for commercial decisions and new product initiatives.

Finance teams manage money, forecasts, and reporting. Analysts build models and explain variance. Controllers run accounting and compliance. FP&A professionals support decisions with budgets and forecasts. The work is precise, deadline driven, and tied to business results. Finance teams follow tight calendars, with monthly closes and annual planning cycles. Accuracy and auditability are expected on every deliverable.

Key facts

What you'll do

Regional tax obligations are analyzed and fulfilled through coordinated work with local offices and external specialists. The effectiveness of compliance processes is evaluated to maintain high standards across jurisdictions. Tax guidance is formulated for commercial agreements and transaction documentation, focusing on structure and risk. Support is provided for launching new products and services to align with regional tax rules. Interactions with tax authorities are managed, covering responses, audits, disputes, and litigation when relevant. Changes in tax laws and crypto-related policies are tracked to adjust regional approaches promptly. Local APAC tax initiatives are planned, executed, and monitored to meet global objectives.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Law, Accounting, Economics or Taxation is mandatory. At least 12 years of professional experience, ideally gained in a Big 4 or in-house setting, is required. A record of leading tax functions in the Asia Pacific with an emphasis on operations and compliance is expected. Rapid learning能力 and adaptation to a fast-moving work context are necessary. Autonomous performance and consistent results are required in a remote work model. A hands-on contribution and proven achievement within team-based settings are essential.

Practical notes

The role is remote with a flexible work-from-home arrangement that may change based on operational needs. Equal opportunity is guaranteed for every applicant. Typical interview steps

Finance interviews usually include technical questions on accounting or modeling, a case study, and behavioral rounds. Candidates may be asked to build a forecast or explain a variance. Spreadsheet skills are tested in most loops. Accuracy and clear explanations matter. Interviewers may give a real dataset and ask for a quick analysis. Showing your work and explaining assumptions matters as much as the final number.

Good to know

Tax leadership roles combine detailed regulatory knowledge with strategic business influence. Digital asset platforms require constant monitoring of evolving rules and guidance. Collaboration across functions helps translate tax changes into operational actions. Professionals in this space use specialized research tools and scenario models to manage risk. Ongoing learning keeps practices aligned with market and regulatory developments.

Questions to ask

Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.

Career growth

Finance careers move from analyst to senior analyst, manager, and controller or FP&A director levels. Some people earn certifications such as CPA or CFA. Cross-functional work with operations and leadership grows with seniority. Finance careers reward precision early and business partnership later. Learning the operations of the company beyond the numbers accelerates growth.

About the company

Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world by daily trading volume. Founded by Changpeng Zhao in 2017, the platform supports spot, futures, and options trading across hundreds of digital asset pairs. Richard Teng succeeded Zhao as CEO in November 2023. In March 2025, Binance raised $2 billion in a Series C round led by MGX, an Abu Dhabi-based technology investor.