R2r & Tax Manager

**JOB TITLE: R2R & Tax Manager**
**JOB LOCATION: Singapore**
**FUNCTION: Finance**
**RELOCATION TERMS: Local terms**
**BACKGROUND**:
The UAPL Finance Controller Team is a diverse and inclusive community of experienced Finance professionals who delivers with great impact in supporting our purpose of driving sustainable financial performance. Our insights drive greater value creation in the business and we lead the way in governance and control. This is your opportunity to really develop your financial accounting, reporting and control skills as well as providing objectivity and challenge to the business. Working in a Financial Controlling Team will give you broad exposure to the rest of the business as you build partnerships with the business as a trusted change agent, actively driving the risk management agenda for the business.

An exciting opportunity arises for a R2R Manager, who will be driving the UAPL Record to Report agenda, while ensuring that that agreed in-year R2R and tax objectives and targets are achieved. This role acts a **Deputy Controller for UAPL** playing a pivotal Stewardship in protecting/unlocking value, driving accurate and timely reporting of financials for UAPL in line with Global Unilever Accounting and Statutory Standards and leading the operationalisaiton of key transformational projects of new business models and global system changes. You will prepare and review financial reports accurately and timely, that are compliant with group accounting, fiscal and statutory requirements at country, PMU and corporate level, as well as ensure tax compliance based on statutory regulations. The role will also lead the engagement with external auditors to ensure green audit results and compliance to the control standards on all financial accounts.

The role will lead a large team of 5 people in the team. This role partners heavily with Head of Finance for Unilever International, Tax Director, Global UI, Procurement/CRM Team and other senior stakeholders in UAPL.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**1. R2R**
- Lead both financial and management accounting for UAPL, ensure that the

financials are in line with accounting standards and Unilever accounting policy manual.
- Prepare and file the local statutory accounts for UAPL, independently

manage auditors
- Lead the accounting for Commodity and Risk Management, both group and local accounts. Work with other regions UASCC, UEBV and HUL on accounting.
- Responsible for payroll accounting
- Analyzing and reporting on R2R regional/local performance metrics
- Partnering with R2R Process Excellence to develop practical solutions to

performance improvement initiatives
- Leading implementation of best practice R2R process and tools
- Working with our third party service providers to ensure that the SLAs are

defined and up to date to deliver the best quality services
- Drive end-to-end continuous improvement and “quality at source” mindset
- Managing and developing a WL1 R2R team
- Work with Global GCAD
**2. Tax**
- Provide oversight and review to the controller’s organization for the

accounting and financial statement presentation of the businesses tax positions
- Timely filing of indirect tax returns in Singapore, Netherlands & UK
- Support preparation of corporate tax return
- Work with business partners and manage external advisors to ensure

compliance with all tax disclosures, tax filings and reporting requirements
**KEY REQUIREMENTS**:

- University Accounting Graduate / Qualified accountant
- Strong R2R experience required, internal/external audit experience beneficial
- Experience in Finance systems and processes
- Business performance analytics
- Performance Improvement
- Project Management
- Building Talent
- Organisation Effectiveness
- Change Management
- Strategic influencing