We are looking for a Senior Accountant who is responsible for securing the integrity of financial reporting and local statutory compliance in India and Singapore, with a global remit covering intercompany accounting and support to the group’s transfer pricing and ongoing tax matters around the world. The role combines hands-on financial management with oversight of outsourced accounting, tax and payroll partners, working closely with the global Finance team – in particular colleagues in India, Hong Kong, Sweden and Canada.
Objective of the role:
Tax, audit and corporate governance
• Compliance with local tax laws and statutory filings: India (GST, corporate income tax, TDS and withholding tax on cross-border payments including Section 195, Forms 15CA/15CB and DTAA relief, tax audit and Form 3CEB) and Singapore (GST Form 5, corporate tax and IRAS/ACRA filings).
• Internal coordination point for income tax and transfer pricing assessments across the group’s entities – currently India, Singapore, Sweden and Hong Kong.
• Lead the local annual audits and act as key contact for auditors – the India statutory audit and tax audit, and the Singapore statutory audit and XBRL filing.
Primary corporate governance contact for both locations: ROC/MCA and ACRA filings, board and director documentation, corporate secretarial matters, and FEMA/RBI and export-related compliance for the Indian entity.
Global Intercompany Accounting And Transfer Pricing
• Own the global intercompany cycle: monthly intercompany working files and internal billing file with intercompany sales and purchase invoices, and reconciling and settling balances with the entity owners.
• Monthly currency revaluation across all group entities.
• Support the group’s transfer pricing cycle – collating data for the group transfer pricing report, master file and local files, coordinating with external advisors on India-specific requirements, and making sure the agreed intercompany pricing is appl