Global Tax & Audit Compliance – Manager

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Global Tax & Audit Compliance – Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role will lead end-to-end management of global consolidated audits for Group Holding Companies in UK and Singapore as per IFRS/ SFRS, own group accounting and audit processes and controls, drive alignment across regions, and support compliance with global tax, transfer pricing, and governance requirements. The individual (supported by an Associate/ Sr Associate) will act as a central coordinator across global auditors, regional finance teams, and external advisors, ensuring seamless audit execution, consistency in accounting and tax positions, and strong documentation practices.

The role is expected to exercise judgment and decision-making in the following areas:

• Prioritization and management of global audit timelines and deliverables

• Providing guidance to accounting teams in areas of consolidation accounting and other non-routine transactions accounting

• Drive Identification and escalation of audit risks, compliance gaps, and control weaknesses

• Recommendations on audit approaches, documentation standards, and process improvements

• Coordination decisions across multiple stakeholders (auditors, regional teams, consultants)

• Determination of readiness for audit closure and sign-offs

• Inputs into tax and TP positions and drive maintenance of supporting documentation

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL GROW

Managing consolidated Audits in UK and Singapore

• Ensuring compliance with IFRS/ SFRS, new standards and accounting principles

• Preparation and finalization of consolidated accounts in UK and Singapore for auditors including local GAAP to IFRS/ SFRS adjustments for group audit purposes, inter-company balance reconciliations and confirmations, determining eliminations and FX translation etc.

• Determining accounting policy for non-routine transactions, carrying value of investments in subsidiaries and review for impairment and documenting key positions in technical accounting memos aligned with auditors in advance

• Drive end-to-end consolidated audits for Holding Companies in UK and Singapore from audit planning, audit strategy alignment to execution.

• Based on the audit plan agreed with group auditors, issue the group reporting calendar, reporting packs and instructions to local teams

• Review financial statements, disclosures, and audit reports and ensure alignment with group reporting requirements.

• Manage auditor interactions, provide documentation, track audit progress, and ensure all stakeholders are aligned.

• Support resolution of audit observations and ensure timely audit closure

• Coordinate management representation letters, going-concern assessments and ensure timely filing of accounts with registries

• Conduct regular reviews of accounting systems and internal controls to align with audit expectations and requirements

Supporting local audits in various countries

• Work closely with local teams to ensure alignment between local and consolidated audits and provide support for identified common processes

• Coordinate with local teams regularly and ensure any local issues impacting group consolidation are addressed.

• Liaise with local auditors (where different from group auditors) on group audit reporting requirements, including GAAP adjustments

• Identify, together with local teams, any other elements of local statutory audits where support from the Central team is expected

Tax & Transfer Pricing (TP)

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

• Review tax and TP disclosures in the consolidated accounts and audit reports and ensure consistency with tax and TP filings.

• Support the local audit teams with documentation during tax and TP audits, where accounting or audit evidence is required.