Head of Tax

**As the Head of Tax, you will play an important role in maintaining and improving the financial health and success of the business. This role will lead the business in delivering and maintaining a robust and effective Tax function - which is responsible for the global management of all taxes, ensuring compliance with legislation and accuracy and efficiency of reporting to internal and external stakeholders. The function provides advice, support and information to internal decision makers and external parties and you will be based in Singapore.
**Responsibilities
- Day to day management of Group Tax operations and exposures
- Developing global standards, managing process improvements,

reporting and driving change by working with all our global upstream

and downstream stakeholders and leaders
- A member of the Finance leadership team, working with CFO to

evaluate, develop and recommend optimal taxation strategies to

deliver business objectives
- Develop and execute effective systems, policies and procedures to

ensure sound management of the group’s tax affairs is central to the

organisation
- Be a advisory to business on complex taxation rulings and regulations

globally
- Liaise with external professionals as necessary to ensure best practice

is implemented and technical compliance is achieved, including

auditors, tax advisers, actuaries, banks and other regulatory bodies
- Management of the group’s effective tax rate ensuring all available

reliefs are maximised and the group operate and invests in a tax

efficient manner
- Responsible for oversight of income tax return completion including

all related analysis and support, and oversight of the tax returns for

the group’s international subsidiaries
- Responsible for oversight of accounting for income taxes

internationally, including coordination with third party professional

advisors where applicable for international subsidiaries
- Oversight of employment tax, VAT and with-holding tax matters,

including coordination with third party professional advisors
- Responsible for all aspects of the group’s transfer pricing policies and

group management fee arrangements
- Support bid tender processes, contracts and regulatory & compliance

programmes, as required, to meet the demands of the group
- Contributes to the company’s audit processes, assisting in the

development and testing of appropriate financial internal controls,

specifically responsible for ensuring that appropriate internal controls

are in place over accounting for income taxes and providing support

to internal and external tax audits
- Liaise with the CFO and the broader Finance community in taxation

matters and acting as the focal point for interpretation and

implementation of the group’s taxation systems, policy and process,

providing proactive and timely advice
- Maintain knowledge of relevant accounting, tax and governance

requirements, where necessary, discharging this responsibility

through active partnerships with professional tax advisors

**Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- Qualified Tax professional with a minimum of 15 years’ experience
- Big 4 / Top 10 Exposure and Experience is beneficial and/or

experienced in an in-house tax team of a global business, with hands

on broad taxation experience in international corporation tax,

employment tax and VAT governance, controls and compliance
- Proven track record in UK tax compliance matters with a good working

knowledge of the major tax issues faced within the corporate

environment
- International tax experience also required, with experience of with
- holding taxes and transfer pricing
- Experience of liaising with tax authorities and involvement in tax

audits
- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication in all its

forms, knowing the right form for each occasion
- Emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, influencing and negotiating

skills
- Strategic and logical thinking
- Self-starter and ability to constructively challenge
- Must have a hands-on approach and demonstrated success in

working in a team-based environment
- Ability to work independently and meet objectives without constantly

looking upwards to seek directions
- Ability to quickly understand the culture, establish credibility and build

strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong upward management skills and ability to report to a senior

level in a global multinational business
- Positive “can do” attitude, with enthusiasm to “make a difference”
- Master Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Qualified Tax certification (ACCA, CTA or equivalent)

**To apply