Manager, Regional Controllership – RTR, Statutory & Tax

Sony Pictures Entertainment; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment, based in Singapore, seeks an experienced Finance Manager to oversee APAC controllership across AU, NZ, Thailand, India and select Singapore entities. You will manage RTR with an outsourced service provider, review deliverables and ensure timely, accurate financial close.

Role covers statutory reporting, tax compliance and process improvements, with hands-on involvement in regional projects and strong collaboration with local finance teams and auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with a recognized professional qualification (CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent).
• Approximately 7–9 years of relevant experience, including 5–6 years with a Big Four or other reputable firm, with expertise in financial accounting, statutory reporting and external audit.
• Solid RTR/controllership experience and end-to-end close knowledge.
• Experience in statutory reporting and tax compliance across APAC jurisdictions.
• Experience in Australia and exposure to other APAC markets.
• Ability to review deliverables and coach outsourced finance teams.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• This role is based in Singapore and requires appropriate immigration permission.

Responsibilities

• Oversee RTR and month-end close activities by outsourced finance team, including reviewing journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations and balance-sheet movements.
• Review accounting deliverables, provide guidance and coach outsourced team; escalate complex issues as needed.
• Manage statutory and tax matters across ANZ, Thailand and selected Singapore entities with regional oversight of India.
• Coordinate statutory reporting and annual statutory audit process; prepare and file statutory accounts and respond to audit queries.
• Oversee corporate income tax and other tax compliance, reviewing tax computations and provisions; coordinate filings with internal and external advisers.
• Maintain strong internal controls, ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements; address audit findings and material risks.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize finance processes; drive automation and transformation initiatives.
• Support regional finance projects and transitions; build relationships with regional/local finance teams, auditors, and tax advisers.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and participate in cross-market collaboration.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Automation tools

Data analytics / workflow tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to support APAC controllership activities across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India and selected Singapore investment holding entities.

Based in our Singapore office, you will oversee Record-to-Report (RTR) activities delivered by an outsourced finance service provider, including reviewing accounting deliverables, providing technical guidance and coaching, and ensuring the quality and integrity of financial close and reporting.

You will also oversee statutory reporting and tax compliance across the assigned markets and support process improvement, automation and finance transformation initiatives.

This is a hands-on regional role for someone who combines strong accounting and audit expertise with sound judgement, an improvement mindset and the ability to work effectively across multiple markets and stakeholder groups.

What You Will Do

• Oversee RTR and month-end close activities performed by the outsourced finance team, including review of journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, financial results and balance-sheet movements, ensuring unusual or aged items are investigated and resolved.

• Review and challenge accounting deliverables, provide technical guidance and coach the outsourced team to improve quality and capability and act as an escalation point for complex or unresolved accounting and close matters.

• Manage statutory and tax matters across ANZ, Thailand and selected Singapore investment holding entities, with regional oversight of India.

• Manage statutory reporting and the annual statutory audit process for assigned entities, including the preparation and filing of statutory accounts, supporting schedules and resolution of audit queries.

• Oversee corporate income tax and other relevant tax compliance, including review of tax computations and provisions and coordination of accurate, timely filings with internal Tax teams and external advisers.

• Maintain a strong control environment, ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, identify control gaps, and support timely remediation, closure of audit findings and escalation of material risks.

• Identify and drive opportunities to simplify, standardize and improve finance processes.

• Support automation, finance transformation, process transitions and other regional projects.

• Build effective relationships with regional and local Finance teams, external auditors, tax advisers and other key stakeholders.

What You Need

Essential

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, together with a recognized professional accounting qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA or equivalent.

• Approximately 7–9 years of relevant experience, ideally including 5–6 years with a Big Four or other reputable public accounting or audit firm, together with a strong foundation in financial accounting, statutory reporting and external audit.

• Solid RTR/controllership experience with a good understanding of end-to-end financial close and reporting.

• Experience in statutory reporting and tax compliance, preferably across multiple APAC jurisdictions.

• Relevant experience in Australia and exposure to other APAC markets.

• Ability to review and challenge accounting deliverables and provide guidance and coaching to an outsourced finance team.

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and stakeholder management skills.

• Proactive and improvement‑oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Please note that this role is based in Singapore. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the Singapore immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in Australia for the duration of the employment.

Preferred

• Experience in a multinational or regional Finance environment.

• Exposure to Australia, India and/or Thailand statutory and tax matters.

• Experience working with outsourced finance service providers.

• Experience in process improvement, finance transformation or process transitions.

• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, automation, data analytics or workflow tools.

Who We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting and audit background combined with practical RTR/controllership experience. You should be comfortable reviewing and challenging the work of an outsourced finance team, managing statutory and tax requirements, and working across multiple markets and stakeholders.

We are looking for a hands‑on, proactive and improvement‑oriented Finance Manager who is ready to broaden their regional responsibilities and grow with the role.

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