Deputy Vice President, Finance (Tax)

The Head of Tax reports up to the Chief Financial Officer and will be responsible for the design, build and managing of corporate tax and GST affairs (including compliance & reporting) of Income’s business interests including any regionalisation (or other) projects. This will be an opportunity for an individual to help continue to build out a strong tax governance framework and support on the implementation of a variety of projects from a tax perspective, including but not limited to corporate tax, GST, stamp duty, property tax, etc; providing support in tax technical support, advisory & support to business units in Income as well as front tax audits & questions from Tax authorities. 

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Establish and maintain effective systems and controls that meet Financial & Tax reporting compliance requirements for the company and its subsidiaries 
• Support and participate in the implementation of functional and operational projects/ assignments, business integration 
• Support filing and settlement of SG withholding tax with relevant tax authorities via advising  on queries from business units
• Facilitate filing and settlement of foreign withholding taxes with relevant tax authorities through working with internal stakeholders and custodian bank(s)/other service provider(s) to maximise tax relief claims or tax reclaims
• Ensure transactions are booked under the correct tax categories and tax tables are updated in the system via reviewing of tax provision computations prepared by the Regulatory Reporting team
• Pro-actively engage stakeholders and provide insight on financial-related topics including advice on local tax regulations & incentives that may impact the companies' operations and profitability
• Proactively make suggestions to improve process efficiency for tax compliance and risk management-related processes 
• Provide & lead on tax advisory around various projects that may include acquisitions, restructuring, and refinancing while balancing commercial views with Tax & Legal considerations. 
• Oversees corporate tax compliance for the group and subsidiaries, as well as ensuring that transfer pricing requirements are met.
• Support GST compliance and quarterly reporting as a reviewer
• Handle and support GST enquiries from business units including any ad-hoc tax and related enquiries from business units, including enquiries from customers and any other stakeholders 
• Manage a team of tax specialists 
• Support of any non-tax related work for the Finance division as may be required from time to time
• Active participation at Industry level platform(s) to manage and influence taxation of insurance companies to the best interest of the company and its subsidiaries 

Qualifications 

• Degree in Finance or Accounting with professional accounting or tax qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, ATT or CTA, SCTP or relevant equivalent 
• 7 or more years of progressive tax experience in a CPA firm, a professional services firm, a tax consulting practice or a large insurance tax department 
• Working knowledge of Southeast Asia tax jurisdictions and setups. 
• Ability to critically analyse complex cross-border transactions from a tax perspective with an appreciation of the wider business perspectives (e.g. operational, legal, accounting, practical) 
• Strong organizational and time management skills