Regional Tax Manager, Asia Pacific

Regional Tax Manager, Asia Pacific

This resource will be responsible to handle overall tax matters across Asia Pacific including both direct/indirect, transfer pricing and support for any tax related matters such as Tax Queries, M&A Activities, New Tax Regulations etc in close partnership with internal teams such as Finance, Operations and as well as external advisors to oversee audits, ensure compliance with the current tax laws.

The Role:

• Overseeing and being responsible for regional tax (Corporate Tax/Indirect Tax & Transfer Pricing)
• Regional Process Owner for tax or intercompany related E2E processes, including Indirect Tax/VAT, Operational Income Tax, Operation Transfer Pricing, Intercompany
• Providing tax advisory/guidance to Country Finance teams for the list not limited to Tax Audits, Transfer Pricing, Financing Projects, Tax Reporting or M&A matters
• Prepare tax opinions, recommendations for action and guidelines while supporting local finance teams in handling tax queries
• Monitoring and following-up overall tax compliance within the region (timely filing of tax returns and transfer-pricing documentations)
• Leading on regional tax optimization initiatives, supporting the quarterly/annual closing process for tax reporting and reviewing the tax reporting of the group entities
• Setup and monitoring of APAC Transfer Pricing (TP) compliance framework, in line with Corporate Tax policies
• Responsible for the system establishment on Pricing Conditions
• Partner with local finance teams in Singapore on tax matters pertaining to the SG entity
• Monthly closing reviews with Country Finance teams, review & guide country finance on intercompany charges.

The Requirements:

• Min 8-10 years of relevant Finance experience preferably in the Manufacturing industry/handled Manufacturing sector clients while in audit firms with tax/transfer pricing matters with an educational background in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Prior/Current working experience in managing & leading projects for Tax Optimization initiatives is an added advantage
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to develop professional relationships with mutual trust and integrity while demonstrating strong project management skills to manage various projects on tight deadlines while keeping/maintaining attention to details
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with individuals across all levels in a clear, concise, and professional manner
• Strong & proactive team-player