Global Tax & Audit Compliance – Senior Associate

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Global Tax & Audit Compliance – Senior Associate

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role will support the Group’s Global Tax & Audit Compliance function in preparing the consolidated accounts and audit deliverables for the Group Holding Companies in UK and Singapore and in executing group-level tax, transfer pricing (TP) and miscellaneous finance workstreams. The individual will be the primary preparer and day-to-day coordinator across local finance teams, auditors and external tax consultants, ensuring that calculations, filings, documentation and audit deliverables are accurate, timely and well documented.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL GROW

Supporting consolidated audits and accounting

• Prepare consolidation workings for the UK and Singapore consolidated accounts, including eliminations, FX translation and local GAAP to IFRS/ SFRS adjustments, for review by the Manager

• Reconcile inter-company balances and track confirmations from local teams; prepare balance sheet reconciliations at Holding Company and consolidation level

• Validate data submitted by local teams (completeness and analytical checks) and follow up on queries

• Maintain the PBC (Prepared by Client) tracker, compile and deliver PBC items to auditors, and respond to first-level audit queries until audit closure

• Support issuance and tracking of the group reporting calendar and reporting packs to local teams

• Prepare disclosure checklists and supporting schedules for the financial statements, including tax disclosures

• Track audit findings and management letter actions to closure

• Work closely with the Audit & Compliance management team on various audit workstreams and ensure timely response to auditors

Records, compliance & process support

• Maintain the central documentation repository and the audit data room

• Maintain compliance checklists and the compliance calendar; follow up with local teams and flag exceptions to the Manager / Senior Manager

• Support company secretarial documentation for Group Holding Companies, working with internal Legal team and local company secretaries

Tax & Transfer Pricing (TP)

Assist Senior Manager (Tax) with ensuring global Tax & TP compliance in the following areas:

• Manage tax consultants in Singapore and the UK for annual tax and TP filings and ensure timely compliance

• Collate TP benefit test documentation on an ongoing basis and maintain a central repository for all stakeholders

• Review group level TP calculations and ensure timely accounting/ accrual of true-up/ true-down invoicing

• Discuss any changes in local VAT or WHT positions on inter-company transactions flagged by local tax teams with Group Tax Senior Manager