Reporting to the Deputy Finance Manager, the Senior Finance Analyst will play a key role in the Finance team to deliver the full spectrum of professional finance, tax and compliance activities to Woh Hup (WH) Group of companies. This position offers the opportunity to gain a deep expertise within the finance & tax function with the ability to work with senior stakeholders including those in joint ventures, banks, and government bodies, and to lead and drive business optimization projects from the planning through to implementation.
Given the dynamic nature of the business, the below is a non-exhaustive list of deliveries expected from the candidate. However, it covers the foundation responsibilities and capabilities that are required for the candidate to be successful in this role.
- Governance and compliance: Ensure compliance with local regulations and company policies. Assist in planning, designing, and implementing compliance and governance frameworks, programmes, and initiatives to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and develop strategies. Participate in internal control review and follow-up on actions for gap closure.
- Corporate Income Tax: Prepare and review corporate income tax computations and tax related work for Singapore Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) compliance. Assist to oversee and manage tax compliance delivery process for the Group for local and regional portfolios. Coordinate the completion of any required tax compliance for the Group including follow up with internal contributors to ensure timely responses to requests and completion of tax filings. Contribute in development of tax control framework and processes to drive accuracy and efficiency in the direct tax compliance delivery.
- Indirect Tax: Preparing and reviewing GST returns prior to submission to IRAS. Conducting GST health checks on GST returns. Reviewing and providing advice on GST compliance processes. Assist in tax audits and queries from tax authorities. Assist Deputy Finance Manager in relation to Transfer Pricing compliance including planning of comprehensive tax and transfer pricing strategies for local and regional portfolios.
- Change management and growth opportunities: Support and shadow the Deputy Finance Manager for transformation and growth projects, e.g. but not limited to new business new ventures/expansion, supporting through providing finance and tax advice and initiatives to adopt new tax legislations and controls, mitigate risks and project managing implementation of new systems and digital transformation.
- Adherence to safety in the workplace
Skills and Requirements
- A degree in Finance/ Accountancy or its equivalent.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience and expertise across the spectrum of Finance/Tax competences with solid foundation in tax reporting / compliance, financial accounting, operational accounting and reporting, and working knowledge of IT systems implementations. Finance professional qualification and SAP knowledge preferred.
- Possessing or pursuing an accreditation by SCTP would be an advantage.
- Confident in managing large and complex data sets in Excel and in a wider digital environment. Able to assess data, extract insights from financial and accounting software and navigate between different types of digital tools to produce results. Continuously learning new and better ways to manage and analyze data to support business outcomes.
- They are an effective communicator with ability to gain the confidence of various internal and external parties building on strong knowledge and understanding of the business drivers, value and risk. They also possess an eye for detail and are results oriented, willing to challenge the status quo and strive for continuous improvement.
- MNC experience will be valuable from the perspective of systems and processes and of reporting and accounting in compliance with local and international standards. Experience in the construction / asset-heavy industries would also be valued.
- The individual has strong project management skills and has experience contributing towards formalizing processes and systems and in enhancing the performance of the finance function - and at the same time proven flexibility with ability to create, develop and adapt in the face of a dynamic situation.
- Strong growth mindset and high personal integrity. A team player, with a positive proactive approach to managing and solving problems. Ability to collaborate across different teams is key.