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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Singapore Customs compliance, GST management, and transfer pricing documentation, with a strong focus on optimizing duty costs and ensuring audit readiness. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing external advisors to navigate complex tax and customs regulations.
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Singapore Customs ComplianceGST ManagementTransfer Pricing DocumentationNetSuite ProficiencyTax Compliance and Reporting
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Hard Skills
HS ClassificationValuationDuty OptimizationTax ComputationContract-Manufacturing GSTIntercompany AgreementsPillar Two DevelopmentsQuarterly GST ReturnsBenchmarkingAudit-Ready Records
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailClear Communication
Tools & Technologies
NetSuiteExcelTradeNetMESIGDS
Certifications & Qualifications
CA/CPAACCASingapore Chartered Tax Professionals
Industry Keywords
ElectronicsSemiconductorPhotonicsContract ManufacturingBig 4 AdvisoryAPAC Tax ExposureUS Multinational Tax ReportingEDB GrantsSOX Tax ControlsCross-Border Supplies
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own Singapore Customs compliance for imports, exports, and re-exports of components and finished optical modules
- Manage TradeNet permits, HS classification, valuation, country of-origin matters, forwarders, brokers, and 3PL/VMI partners
- Optimize duty and landed costs through free trade agreements and preferential certificates of origin
- Build customs SOPs, controls, and records and lead readiness for Singapore Customs audits
- Prepare and file quarterly GST returns and reconcile them to NetSuite
- Handle voluntary disclosures, GST health checks, GST schemes, contract-manufacturing GST matters, cross-border supplies, zero-rating, reverse charge, and intercompany recharges
- Implement transfer pricing policies and manage year-end true-ups
- Prepare Singapore transfer pricing documentation, benchmarking, and intercompany agreements
- Support the global transfer pricing model and monitor Singapore-relevant Pillar Two developments
- Support ECI and Form C filings, tax computations, withholding tax, IRAS queries and audits
- Provide Singapore inputs to the ASC 740 group tax provision and R&D-related claims
- Own EDB grant and incentive governance, including conditions, milestones, qualifying spend, claims, reports, and audit-ready records
- Own the Singapore tax calendar and SOX-ready tax controls
- Manage external advisors and budgets
- Partner with operations on new entities, trade lanes, and manufacturing setups to identify tax and customs impacts
- Collaborate with supply chain, operations, legal, and US finance and tax leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Degree in accounting, finance, or law
- CA/CPA, ACCA, or Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals accreditation preferred
- 8–12 years of Singapore tax experience, ideally across Big 4/advisory and in-house roles
- Hands-on Singapore Customs and GST experience in a manufacturing, electronics, or semiconductor environment
- Working knowledge of Singapore transfer pricing requirements
- Hands-on, individual contributor mindset; personally prepare GST returns, permit reviews, tax computations, and transfer pricing documentation end to end
- Experience building processes from scratch in a fast-paced startup
- Strong attention to detail and ERP/Excel data skills; NetSuite preferred
- Clear communication skills for explaining tax and customs requirements to non-tax stakeholders
- Preferred: semiconductor, photonics, electronics hardware, or contract manufacturing experience
- Preferred: experience with MES, IGDS, licensed warehouse schemes, EDB grants or incentive awards
- Preferred: exposure to US multinational tax reporting (ASC 740) and SOX tax controls
- Preferred: APAC tax and trade exposure, particularly Thailand, India, and China
- Visa sponsorship may be relevant for working in Singapore
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Exposure to cross-functional and global teams across Singapore, Thailand, India, and the United States
- Opportunity to build Singapore tax processes and systems from the ground up
- Collaborative, ambitious environment