Manager, Accounting and Reporting

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Job Summary

The manager is a point of contact for financial reporting and accounting activities in APAC manufacturing plants. This individual is primarily responsible for timely completion of statutory audit and corporate tax filings and will be responsible for timely and accurate period end reporting. This role reviews and monitors team members and coordinates with various functions for timeliness and accuracy of statutory reporting in our Tuas Office.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Review statutory and tax reporting workings prepared by team members.
• Ensure statutory filing and tax filing is performed timely and accurately ahead of timeline.
• Guide team members on Indirect Tax submission and other monthly/quarterly/annually required statutory reports/government surveys.
• Review and monitor Corporate Tax and Deferred Tax calculation monthly and answer Global Tax’s queries if any.
• Prepare month-end reporting Financial Consolidation Reporting System (FCRS) schedules related to tax reporting.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for local statutory and tax.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders on statutory and tax requirements.
• Work with various function owners on any audit and tax recommendations.
• Work on Transfer Pricing documentation by understanding the industry and benchmarking it and elaborate on the business from a tax perspective.
• Handle and provide required information in the event of a tax audit if any.

Key Responsibilities – Financial Reporting:

• Review Property Plant & Equipment (PP&E) matters including Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) review.
• Be an integral part of the reporting activities and accountable for the quality of reporting.
• Month-end review of Balance Sheet and account reconciliations.
• Act as point of contact for Consolidation and Reporting team for any follow-up activities.
• Participate and lead the regional balance sheet reviews.
• Be the point of contact for local stakeholders for accounting and reporting matters.
• Work with local Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Head of Finance on accounting topics.

Key Responsibilities – Internal Compliance:

• Local supplement information (LSI) owner.
• Coordinator for internal audit review.

Key Responsibilities – Coaching:

• Lead and coach team members.

Job Requirement:

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting / Finance or equivalent.
• Professional certification will be an added advantage – Chartered Accountant or CPA.
• Experience working with external bodies such as IRAS and ACRA reporting.
• Candidates must possess at least 6 to 8 years of audit experience (with Manufacturing clients) with an audit firm.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national, matrix organization.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP is preferred.