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