BAN HOCK TAN

Core : Corp. tax, Tax Incentive, Sales & Service Tax

Other : Business Case Coordinator,

Co-lead of Finance Continuous Learning Council

Region: Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore

• Reporting: Quarterly tax update to US Tax VP and Finance VP on ad-hoc tax matter, tax development and other related tax matters.
• Tax Planning: Assisting Finance VP in strategic tax planning and decision by providing updates of tax changes, analysis of tax expense, challenges, risk exposure, cashflow, manpower and systems requirements.
• Communication: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of tax considerations into business decisions.
• Advisory: Served as a subject matter expert in various operational areas such as transfer pricing, international taxation, local taxes and e-Invoicing.
• Tax Filing: Prepared and reviewed tax returns ensure accuracy and timely filing in accordance with applicable tax laws.
• Tax Incentive: Tracking, reporting and assessment of development of business operation to ensure compliance of incentive conditions. Meeting with government agencies such as MIDA, MoF or MITI for discussion to meet business's needs.
• Process Improvement & Control: Assess of system abilities and improved company-wide consistency by developing standardized templates for common tax forms, schedules, and calculations to provide accurate and complete data for tax reporting and filing. Identified potential areas of risk exposure and recommending corrective actions to mitigate liabilities as well as standardized procedures for managing workpapers, documentation, and recordkeeping.
• Accounting, Statutory Audit: Supporting accounting for income taxes & deferred tax for US and local. Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate smooth and timely completion of annual financial audits.
• Industry Update: Actively participating in external comprehensive tax forum organized by government, industries, professional firm to stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices.

People

• Managed a team of 2-3 accountants, providing day to day guidance, mentorship and professional development opportunities to foster growth.
• Created training materials and led educational sessions for colleagues on emerging tax topics or regulatory changes that may affect the company's operations.
• Performance evaluation.

Other Areas

• Coordinator of Business Case Committee project review by advising the project team on preparation of business case memo, presentation slide, financial analysis to ensure successful of the project.
• Organizing finance or business related topics training or sharing to Finance team by engaging external or internal speakers for their specialized areas.

Accomplishment

• Audit clearance for GST refund.
• Assisting in extension of tax incentive.
• e-Invoicing implementation.
• Assisting in land acquisition project and groundbreaking event

Core : Corp. tax, Transfer Pricing and Indirect taxes

Region: Philippines, Indonesia (direct taxes)

Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia

(indirect taxes)

• Reporting: Monthly tax update to tax director on ad-hoc tax matter, tax development and other related tax matters.
• Communication: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of tax considerations into business decisions.
• Advisory: Served as a subject matter expert in various operational areas such as transfer pricing, international taxation, local taxes. Customer contract tax clause review to ensure tax obligation by each party.
• Tax Filing: Prepared tax returns ensure accuracy and timely filing in accordance with applicable tax laws and review with tax director.
• Tax Incentive: Tracking, reporting and assessment of development of business operation to ensure compliance of incentive conditions.
• Process Improvement & Control: Assess of system abilities and improved company-wide consistency by developing standardized templates for common tax forms, schedules, and calculations to provide accurate and complete data for tax reporting and filing. Identified potential areas of risk exposure and recommending corrective actions to mitigate liabilities as well as standardized procedures for managing workpapers, documentation, and recordkeeping.
• Accounting, Statutory Audit: Supporting accounting for income taxes and audit disclosure. Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate smooth and timely completion of annual financial audits.

Accomplishment

• Malaysia GST implementation.
• Assisting in extension of tax incentive.
• Indonesia invoice automation process.
• 3 great rating within 6 years.

Regional Accounting Role - Team leader with 4-6 team members

• Tax Accounting: Monthly revision of tax balance reconciliation, review and explanation of ages items and proposed with Management Action Plan.
• Tax Provision: Quarterly preparation of tax provision and review with tax director for approval.
• Statutory Audit: Assisted manager in the successful completion of annual audits, addressing auditor inquiries and providing supporting documentation. Draft and review of financial statements in accordance to US and local GAAP.
• Project Management: (1) Journal entries reduction and simplification; (2) Review calculation of Australia, New Zealand and Japan commisionaire income in accordance to Advance Pricing Agreement signed between the entity and local government.