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Role Purpose
Lead Singapore statutory accounting, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and timely statutory and tax-related deliverables. The role serves as a trusted finance partner and subject-matter expert, connecting affiliates, Financial Shared Services, BPO, external auditors, tax partners and regional stakeholders while driving standardization, automation and continuous improvement.
Key Accountabilities
Singapore Statutory, Audit and Compliance
- ✓Lead the preparation and review of Singapore statutory financial statements, including notes and supporting schedules, in accordance with applicable local requirements.
- ✓Own the reconciliation between US GAAP and local statutory ledgers, identify required local GAAP and disclosure adjustments, and maintain complete audit-ready support.
- ✓Plan and coordinate the statutory audit with external auditors, service providers and internal departments, including the audit timetable, deliverables, issue log, escalation protocol and progress reporting.
- ✓Manage the statutory compliance calendar and drive timely completion of financial statement filing, statistical reporting and other assigned local submissions.
- ✓Partner with Tax and third-party providers on tax provision support, income tax return inputs, tax payment tracking, return-to-ledger reconciliations and posting of required adjustments.
- ✓Document local statutory requirements through clear standard operating procedures, process maps, checklists and transition materials; maintain business continuity and effective knowledge transfer.
- ✓Monitor changes in local accounting and reporting requirements, assess process impacts and coordinate implementation with relevant stakeholders.
- ✓Ensure compliance with internal control requirements and drive remediation of identified control gaps.
Regional Statutory Coordinator
- ✓Coordinate statutory reporting, audit and filing activities across JAPAC entities, ensuring alignment with corporate Audit/Tax requirements and local regulations.
- ✓Act as the primary liaison between affiliates and external auditors for regional statutory matters, such as group audit (EY/SOX).
- ✓Monitor key statutory reporting milestones, compliance requirements and filing deadlines, escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
- ✓Support standardization and continuous improvement of statutory processes, documentation and governance across the region.
Key Working Relationships
- ✓Singapore Entity and JAPAC Finance leadership and affiliate finance teams
- ✓Financial Shared Services, BPO and Centers of Excellence
- ✓Tax, Treasury, Procurement, Supply Chain, Commercial Finance and Internal Controls
- ✓External auditors, tax advisors and other third-party service providers
Qualifications and Experience
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline; CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred.
- ✓Minimum 10-12 years of progressive experience across accounting, record to report, statutory reporting and audit coordination.
- ✓Demonstrated ownership of Singapore statutory financial statements and external audit delivery.
- ✓Strong working knowledge of US GAAP/local GAAP and local statutory accounting requirements; IFRS or Singapore Financial Reporting Standards experience is an advantage.
- ✓Experience operating in a shared services or matrix environment and partnering effectively with BPO providers, affiliates and senior stakeholders.
- ✓Pharmaceutical, life sciences or another highly regulated industry background is preferred.
Technical and Systems Capabilities
- ✓Advanced accounting, financial statement analysis and balance sheet governance.
- ✓Proficiency with SAP and strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills required.
- ✓Sound understanding of SOX, internal controls, chart of accounts, intercompany, treasury, tax interfaces and end-to-end finance data flows.
Leadership Competencies
- ✓Enterprise mindset with strong ownership, sound judgement and the ability to balance detail with broader business priorities.
- ✓Clear, concise communicator who can influence across functions and levels, challenge constructively and translate complex issues into practical actions.
- ✓Highly organized and resilient, with the ability to manage competing deadlines across close, audit, statutory and planning cycles.
- ✓Hands-on problem solver with strong analytical capability, disciplined follow-through and a continuous-improvement mindset.
- ✓Demonstrated commitment to ethical decision-making, compliance, collaboration and development of others.
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