Job Name: Group Tax Assistant Director
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Location (Country): Singapore
About the role
Our client is a well-established global manufacturing group headquartered in Singapore. It runs production sites across Asia, Europe and the Americas and serves leading multinational brands. It is looking for a Group Tax Assistant Director to oversee tax strategy, compliance and transfer pricing for its Asian entities, with a particular focus on its sizeable Greater China operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the tax framework for the group’s Asian entities, making sure positions match local laws and group tax policy and that tax risks are identified and managed early.
- Develop and implement tax-efficient structures for regional operations, including for restructurings, incentive programmes and cross-border transactions.
- Advise senior management and the board on the tax implications of M&A, investments, divestments and new business initiatives.
- Lead transfer pricing across the region, including documentation, benchmarking and economic analysis that support group pricing policies.
- Manage the group’s Country-by-Country Reporting and work towards BEPS Pillar Two readiness.
- Run the regional tax compliance calendar so returns are filed on time, and coordinate with finance teams, external advisors and tax authorities, including during audits and enquiries.
- Track tax developments across Asia and China and turn them into practical recommendations for the business.
Key Requirements
- Degree in Accounting, Tax or a related field, with at least 8 years of tax experience, with a mix of Big 4 and in-house experience.
- Strong technical knowledge of international and cross-border tax, transfer pricing and BEPS, with hands-on experience structuring businesses across multiple Asian jurisdictions.
- Comfortable dealing with tax authorities, plus strong commercial sense, project management and stakeholder management skills. Able to work independently and connect tax planning with tax accounting and compliance.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin, to work with the group’s China-based entities.
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