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Maho Ito

Maho Ito

London,England

Summary

5 years of experience in consultancy on Transfer Pricing (“TP”) at Deloitte in Japan and the UK and technical knowledge of TP legislation from OECD, Japan, UK, Europe perspectives through assisting a variety of clients (mainly Japanese) with different projects. Enthusiastic professional with strong sense of ownership and commitment to ensure delivery in a timely manner, proactiveness and motivation to learn. Excellent communication skills both written and oral in Japanese (at native level) and English (at business level) and ability to build and maintain good relationships within the team effectively. Acquaintance with working culture in Japan and in the UK with an experience of working for both Japanese organisations and a UK firm.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Fully Effective Consultant (Manager)

Deloitte LLP
London
08.2021 - 02.2025
  • Worked as a consultant (assistant manager) on a secondment from Deloitte Japan serving more than 30 major Japanese companies from various industries, including trading houses, chemicals, manufacturing, telecommunication, etc
  • Within BT Foreign Owned Transfer Pricing team as well as UK clients
  • Engaged in a variety of Transfer Pricing (TP) advisory services with taking on full responsibility for end-to-end process of projects including TP documentation in compliance with the OECD TP Guidelines / UK / European TP legislation (this includes several multilateral TP documentation projects for major Japanese trading houses covering wider EMEA countries, where I was responsible for project management and coordination with overseas Deloitte offices to ensure timely delivery in compliance with local requirements as the central coordinator role), TP / profit attribution policy design / review, restructuring analysis, and Permanent Establishment (PE) risk assessment
  • Managed client relationships especially for relatively smaller engagements with Japanese clients as an engagement manager and also acted as first point of contact for clients with taking on increasing ownership and responsibility from senior members of the team
  • For larger engagements, actively joined regular meetings with clients, having own sections to provide them with updates on the project status
  • Contributed to business development / marketing activities through preparing proposals for a number of clients and participating in client seminars organised by Japanese Service Group (JSG) as a main speaker to provide an overview of OECD/UK TP legislation and regulatory updates for potential Japanese clients
  • Actively supported a Japanese TP team comprising a director and an associate director with managing more than five non-Japanese junior analysts, which includes delegating tasks to build a team providing all initial instructions while giving context
  • Contributed to promotion of diversity and inclusion (D&I) within Japanese Services Group (JSG) by leading women’s development initiative as a core member of JSG Futures which comprises of junior professionals ranging across wider service lines, which includes researching and presenting on the current status of gender diversity especially from Japanese perspective and organising events to raise awareness for the gender inequality in cooperation with female partners (including DCE JSG Leader and US Deputy JSG Leader)
  • Built and maintained good relationships with not only the team but also colleagues from wider service lines and overseas firms
  • Achieved visibility within the team and wider JSG Group beyond the level expected for a consultant by taking on more responsibilities and giving presentations in team meetings including a presentation on women’s initiative and gender diversity in the annual JSG Conference in Budapest and another on the secondment experience in a team meeting
  • Shared information between Deloitte UK and Japan from legislative, marketing and people perspectives, including UK TP documentation rules, relevant contacts for targeted clients, introducing team members to deepen relationships between two firms

Associate

Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
Tokyo
10.2018 - 03.2021
  • Engaged in TP advisory services for Japanese clients in various industries including chemicals, auto, electric power generation, oil and gas trading and apparel industries
  • Assisted clients with various TP projects including preparation of TP documentation (Master File, Local File and CbCR) in compliance with the OECD TP Guidelines / Japanese TP legislation, planning and implementation of TP policy, APA application, and the assistance with tax audit

Chief, Urban Building Division, Housing Bureau

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Tokyo
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Engaged in legal reform to deregulate the standard volume rate in Building Standard Law for buildings equipped with delivery boxes to decrease the number of redeliveries

Officer, Capital Area Airports Division, Aviation Network Department, Civil Aviation Bureau

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Tokyo
04.2016 - 06.2018
  • Planned and implemented public briefings and media communications on changes to the flight paths above the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to expand Tokyo International Airport’s capacity
  • Devised new aircraft safety standards for the prevention of falling objects and negotiated with foreign governments to impose obligations on airlines to implement the new safety measures
  • Published a paper on government policies with regard to Haneda and Narita airports in the academic journal 'Transportation and the Economy'

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) -

The University of Tokyo

National Civil Servant Examination (Law) - undefined

Timeline

Fully Effective Consultant (Manager)

Deloitte LLP
08.2021 - 02.2025

Associate

Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
10.2018 - 03.2021

Chief, Urban Building Division, Housing Bureau

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
06.2018 - 10.2018

Officer, Capital Area Airports Division, Aviation Network Department, Civil Aviation Bureau

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
04.2016 - 06.2018

National Civil Servant Examination (Law) - undefined

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) -

The University of Tokyo

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