Manager - General Ledger and Tax, Asia Pacific

Manager  - General Ledger and Tax, Asia Pacific

Mission 1: Tax Compliance

• Manage and review filings for corporate income tax, GST/VAT, withholding taxes and other statutory tax filings across APAC. 
• Monitor tax payments, tax provisions, and deferred tax positions.  Prepare tax computations, schedules, annual tax reporting (IFRS tax provisions) and supporting workings aligned to the general ledger and financial statements.
• Ensure timely submission of tax returns, payments, and statutory filings across assigned entities. 
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess impact on the business.

Mission 2: GL & Data Analysis

• Perform GL-level analysis to identify tax-sensitive transactions and ensure correct tax treatment.
• Review journal entries, account mappings, and tax-related postings to ensure consistency with tax regulations.
• Support month-end and year-end close by providing tax accruals, provisions, and true-ups.
• Work closely with Accounting and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies between tax and financial records.

Mission 3: Business tax advisory

• Provide corporate tax input on new transactions.
• Provide support on customs/VAT/GST modeling.
• Support new e-invoicing and e-reporting implementations.

Mission 4: Transfer Pricing

• Support the implementation of the group's transfer pricing policy in APAC, in coordination with the group tax team.
• Monitor intercompany transactions.
• Prepare documentation and reporting requirements.
• Quarterly and yearly TNMM computation for APAC

Mission 5: Audits & Disputes

• Act as the primary point of contact for tax audits, tax agents, and tax authorities.
• Proactively analyse and respond to tax audit queries, including drafting technical explanations and reconciliations, in coordination with local teams and HQ.
• Extract transactional and master data directly from ERP systems (e.g. Workday, Infor M3, Cegid etc) to support audits.
• Prepare detailed reconciliations between tax returns, GL, sub-ledgers, and source documents.
• Coordinate and track audit requests, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely closure.

Mission 6: Process Improvement & Risk Management

• Implement controls to mitigate tax risks; monitor legislative changes.
• Establish and maintain tax documentation, audit trails, and standard working templates
• Improve tax data extraction, reconciliation processes, and audit readiness.
• Support internal controls related to tax compliance and reporting.

Mission 7: Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, group tax team and external tax advisors.
• Provide tax guidance to business and finance teams on transactions and operational matters.
• Support management with tax-related analysis, risks, and exposures.

About You: 

• Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance/Tax; CPA/CA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 3-5 years in tax roles (big 4 or multinational environment), ideally in APAC-focused positions, with exposure to accounting, corporate tax, international tax and transfer pricing. 
• Experience in consumer goods/cosmetics industry.
• Proficient in accounting & business intelligence software (e.g. Workday, Info M3, MS Office, Power Automate, Power Desktop, JDE, Infor M3, Workday, Cognos, and/or Hyperion).
• Experience coordinating with external advisors and supporting multi-market tax processes
• Expertise in Singapore tax code and familiar with other APAC regulations.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and tax software.

We Have:

• Over 70 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
• Unique products and innovative services
• A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison dêtre
• A caring and inclusive corporate culture
• Development and training opportunities
• Attractive compensation and benefits
• A flexible work environment, with up to 1 day of remote working per week

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further, and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

About Clarins Group

A B-Corp certified global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Our purpose making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet, is a core commitment outlined in our by-laws.

Operating in more than 150 countries thanks to our 8,000 employees worldwide, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

In line with our dual CSR mission of Caring for people, caring for the planet we take pride in offering a rewarding yet challenging work environment where everyone can thrive.

This culture allowed us to achieve the certification of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024, Forbes World's Best Employers 2024 for Women.

To learn more about our group and our commitments to people, visit www.groupeclarins.com.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers.

Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values. We strive to achieve inclusiveness, and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best

work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are a member of the ILO (International Labor Organization) and the Employers Network for Equity and Inclusion (ENEI).