Regional Tax Manager (9 Months Contract)

MICHAEL PAGE (PERSONNEL) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MICHAEL PAGE (PERSONNEL) PTE. LTD. is representing a global life sciences organisation seeking a qualified tax professional to own key tax accounting deliverables and coordinate compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

You will work with regional teams and advisers to manage deferred tax, effective tax rate analysis and tax disclosures, while supporting audits, reporting and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA or equivalent.
• Has 5 years or more experience within corporate tax, tax accounting, professional services or a sizeable corporate environment.
• Strong practical experience in tax effect accounting, deferred tax, IFRS income tax reporting and financial statement tax disclosures.
• Solid knowledge across corporate income tax, indirect taxes, withholding tax and global tax compliance.
• Exposure to multinational reporting environments and experience coordinating with internal stakeholders, auditors and external tax advisers.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities and recurring reporting deadlines independently.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with ERP, tax compliance and financial reporting systems.
• Additional exposure to transfer pricing, tax audits, restructuring, corporate governance or company secretarial matters would complement the role well.

Responsibilities

• Own key tax accounting deliverables across monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting cycles, covering current and deferred tax provisions.
• Coordinate corporate income tax and other direct and indirect tax compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions, working closely with regional teams and external advisers.
• Manage effective tax rate analysis, reconciliations, financial statement tax disclosures and supporting schedules while contributing to audit and forecasting activities.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to tax team members, reviewing calculations and workpapers while ensuring priorities and deadlines remain on track.
• Partner with finance, legal, compliance and other business functions on tax, regulatory and governance requirements, including interactions with advisers, auditors and tax authorities.
• Support transfer pricing documentation, tax governance, statutory requirements and responses to tax audits or information requests.
• Participate in M&A, integration and restructuring initiatives while identifying opportunities to strengthen tax processes, controls and reporting tools.

Skills

Tax accounting

IFRS income tax reporting

Analytical skills

Excel skills

ERP systems

Education

Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Tax compliance software

Financial reporting systems

Job description

Global tax exposure. Broaden your expertise across projects, advisory and tax operations

About Our Client

Our client is a global organisation operating within the life sciences sector.

Job Description

• Own key tax accounting deliverables across monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting cycles, covering current and deferred tax provisions.
• Coordinate corporate income tax and other direct and indirect tax compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions, working closely with regional teams and external advisers.
• Manage effective tax rate analysis, reconciliations, financial statement tax disclosures and supporting schedules while contributing to audit and forecasting activities.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to tax team members, reviewing calculations and workpapers while ensuring priorities and deadlines remain on track.
• Partner with finance, legal, compliance and other business functions on tax, regulatory and governance requirements, including interactions with advisers, auditors and tax authorities.
• Support transfer pricing documentation, tax governance, statutory requirements and responses to tax audits or information requests.
• Participate in M&A, integration and restructuring initiatives while identifying opportunities to strengthen tax processes, controls and reporting tools.

The Successful Applicant

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA or equivalent.
• Has 5 years or more experience within corporate tax, tax accounting, professional services or a sizeable corporate environment.
• Strong practical experience in tax effect accounting, deferred tax, IFRS income tax reporting and financial statement tax disclosures.
• Solid knowledge across corporate income tax, indirect taxes, withholding tax and global tax compliance.
• Exposure to multinational reporting environments and experience coordinating with internal stakeholders, auditors and external tax advisers.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities and recurring reporting deadlines independently.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with ERP, tax compliance and financial reporting systems.
• Additional exposure to transfer pricing, tax audits, restructuring, corporate governance or company secretarial matters would complement the role well.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to broaden your career beyond traditional tax compliance through exposure to global reporting, governance, global stakeholders and strategic projects.