Job Description

Company Description
About Grab and Our Workplace
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to Know the Role
The primary purpose of the role is to ensure that the full spectrum of tax support for Singapore group of companies is well managed. Focusing on direct/indirect tax compliance, tax provisions, transfer pricing, advisory as well as development and implementation of tax strategies.
As part of the regional leadership, this role also has supervisory responsibilities of the South East Asia (SEA) based tax team.
This role reports to the Head of Tax, based onsite at our One North Office.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform
Strategy

• To proactively identify value opportunities, contribute to the development and implementation of tax strategies for the Singapore Group.
• Supporting Head of Tax, and partnering regional and local finance directors, treasury, controllers to influence development of sustainable tax initiatives that achieves Group's objectives.

Risk Management

• Support SEA Tax teams in reviewing and signing off material corporate income tax returns and indirect tax returns.
• Advising SEA Tax teams in resolving disputes and controversies for SEA jurisdictions and together with the SEA Tax teams drive any material settlement or litigation matters.
• Ensure judgemental decisions regarding material uncertain tax positions in respect of transactions are escalated with an appropriate recommendation.
• Provide support to SEA Tax teams in the roll out of group wide tax risk management initiatives.

Tax Reporting & Forecasting

• Ensure accurate and timely quarterly tax reporting, tax forecasts of the Singapore's effective tax rate and other reporting as required for Group reporting purposes.
• Compile and report on Singapore tax liabilities in compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
• Ensure Singapore tax returns are accurate and submitted to the tax authority in accordance with the statutory timelines.
• Review legislative and regulatory changes and ensure that the business is informed of relevant changes.

Transfer Pricing

• Provide Transfer Pricing advice and support for group cost recharges related matters to the entire Group network.
• Support Advance Pricing Agreements, Mutual Agreement Procedures, and transfer pricing audits.

Business

• Provide oversight for the deliverables by external advisers of tax matters and reporting advice to management and on M&A transactions, where required partnering with the Corporate Development division.
• Sign off all regional tax aspects of change in capital request and structure forms and repatriation requests.

Key Stakeholders

• Regional controllers, Finance Directors and Singapore Tax team as well as other SEA tax teams.
• Singapore Tax Authorities
• External Advisers and industry peers.
• External Auditors

Qualifications
What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 12+ years of experience in the big4 and MNCs with people leadership skills
• Strong experience in implementation of regional tax strategies
• Subject matter expert on SEA regimes
• Effective communication skills including discussion with stakeholders

Additional Information
Life at Grab
We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab
We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.