About the role
Director, SEA Tax is a active Finance role at Applied Materials in Singapore,SGP. Open the role to review the official description and apply on the company site.
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Key Responsibilities
- 1. Regional Tax Leadership & Strategy
- Act as the tax leader for SEA, providing oversight across direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and cross‑border matters.
- Translate global tax strategy into strong regional execution that supports business growth while managing tax risk.
- Proactively assess emerging tax risks, regulatory developments, and planning opportunities, and advise stakeholders on potential impacts and actions.
- 2. Tax Compliance, Reporting & Governance
- Oversee end‑to‑end tax compliance across SEA, including CIT, GST/VAT, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and incentive‑related reporting.
- Ensure timely, accurate quarterly and annual tax accounting deliverables, including tax provision, tax packages, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Own SOX tax controls, including design, execution, documentation, and audit readiness.
- Maintain strong governance over tax data quality, assumptions, documentation, and controls.
- 3. Audit, Controversy & Risk Management
Requirements
- S & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or related field.
- 18+ years of progressive tax experience, ideally combining Big 4 and in‑house roles.
- Solid tax accounting and SOX/internal controls experience.
- Experience in manufacturing, technology, or supply‑chain‑intensive multinational environments.
- Prior exposure to tax incentives or large ERP implementations.
- Proven leadership experience managing multi‑country tax matters and leading teams.
- Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and hands‑on, with comfort moving between executive discussions and detailed technical work.
- CORE COMPETENCIES
- Strategic thinker with strong business judgement.
- Hands‑on, detail‑oriented, and execution‑focused.
- Strong people leader and mentor.
- High integrity and accountability.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.