Manager, Regional Controllership – RTR, Statutory & Tax

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to support APAC controllership across ANZ, India, Thailand and select Singapore entities.

Based in Singapore, you will oversee RTR activities delivered by an outsourced finance provider, review deliverables, and mentor the team to maintain accurate financial close and reporting. You will drive statutory reporting, tax compliance, and opportunities to simplify processes through automation and transformation, while

Qualifications

• Experience in RTR/controllership for multinational or regional scope.
• Experience with statutory reporting and tax compliance.
• Experience with outsourced finance service providers.
• ERP systems and automation/tools experience.
• Ability to coach and advise cross-market teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee RTR and month-end close by outsourced team.
• Review accounting deliverables and coach team.
• Manage statutory reporting and tax across markets.
• Lead audit support and close processes.
• Drive tax computations and filings with internal/external teams.
• Maintain strong controls and remediation of audit findings.
• Identify finance process improvements and automation.
• Build relationships with regional and local finance teams and auditors.

Skills

RTR/controllership

Financial close

Tax compliance

Audit & controls

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

CPA/CA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Data analytics

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.

Please note that this role is based in Singapore.

Preferred Experience

• 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.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will receive less favourable treatment due to any characteristic protected by applicable law, including race, age, creed, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, religion, gender, marital status or trade union membership, where applicable.

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.