statutory & tax ManagerToshiba Global Commerce Solutions

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will engage and partner with diverse stakeholders in the Company Finance in the country and off-shore, HQ Departments, Legal, Treasury, etc. as well as external auditors and tax consultants. You will also interact with other areas of organization based on the demand.
Responsibilities of this role also include but not limited to:
(1) Business Insights / Decision Support
Be the subject matter expert to represent the different entities in engaging all levels of the Operations, to provide advisory support and ensure that all business models are in compliance with local statutory and tax compliance, in addition to supporting internal control requirements.
Engage with all stakeholders within Asia-Pacific, Middle east, and Africa region - internal cross functional teams in Company Finance (Accounting, Tax, Controls), Operations (AR, AP, Fulfilment), Tax, Legal, Corporate Services, IT and HQ business partners from statutory & tax compliance perspective in operationalizing and implementing best practices, process and controls as well as driving necessary changes in supporting business initiatives.
Manage statutory audits and tax compliance and ensure that all entities meet deadlines.
Act as functional advisory and bridge relationship between the Company and auditors and tax consultants and provide ad-hoc support as required.
(2) Business Excellence
Manage end-to-end statutory and tax accounting for the entities to ensure the data integrity of the books.
Partner with peer finance functions to drive overall finance goals such as timely and error-free finance closings, clean statutory audits, and strong internal controls.
Manage the yearly statutory audits, annual tax returns filing, indirect (WHT, GST/VAT) tax filings and other statutory compliance reporting (eg. Tax audits, governmental survey).
Ensure the integrity of the entities' business/ tax model, in particular, areas relating to revenue recognition, management cross charges and transfer pricing across the region and global.
Driving greater visibility and understanding around Transfer Pricing and intercompany allocation to ensure the integrity of data recorded in the entities' books.
Drive statutory & tax reporting process improvement and efficiency and at the same time maintaining strong corporate governance.
Provide technical insight into US GAAP/ IFRS impact on the entities' financial statements.
Areas of Expertise & Special Skills:
A minimum of 8-10 years experience with the Big 4 and commercial experience in any large MNCs is a plus, with exposure in statutory and tax reporting and internal controls.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, preferably with a CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS required
Experience in ERP systems; Oracle
Ability to impact and influence to drive the necessary consensus and work collaboratively across multi-functional groups in multi-cutural settings at local, regional and global
Strong communication skills with ability to bring across complex topics to a broad and diverse stakeholder group
Self-motivated with ability to work in great ambiguity and be able to forge a common direction for the team
Strong team player
Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and Outlook
Additional/helpful Skills:
· Experience with VAT and exposure to corporate taxation.
· Technology company experience preferred.
· Experience using Oracle ERP or other accounting systems.
REPORTS TO:
Senior Manager, Accounting