Sr. Mgr, Finance

The group you’ll be a part of

The Global Finance Group drives financial strategies based on expert understanding of Lam's breakthrough technologies, the semiconductor market, and the global business environment. They manage our company's financials and relationships with our investor community to ensure we have the strong financial foundation to fuel innovation and growth.

The impact you’ll make

The role will be responsible for all aspects of Accounting & Statutory Compliance of all activities of SEA Regional Finance. This includes but is not limited to payroll, statutory, accounting, tax and business financial analysis activities. The employee will be required to supervise the accounting and tax team, and drive accounting/compliance projects. The role will also support revenue recognition, and various aspects of distribution & business finance transactions & analytics. 

What you’ll do

• Drive monthly and quarterly financial close accounting analysis & entries. This includes guiding, reviewing, approving journal entries of the team and the outsource accounting support team
• Responsible for all aspects of Tax reporting for Lam Research Singapore, Lam Research Malaysia including Indirect Taxes (GST) for three entities, in particular the Singapore GST Compliance of the Lam Research International Sdn Bhd. In addition to the existing entities, the role shall support the compliance & tax of new business entities as created under the SEA business, e.g. Vietnam, Thailand, etc. Business compliance refers to statutory reporting, such as audits & tax including Corporate Tax reporting, Withholding Tax reporting, GST filing, Transfer Price matters of relevant entities
• Ensure smooth running of Business Finance Operations by understanding and resolving issues relating to GST, Transfer Pricing, Rebates that may implicate Revenue recognition
• Support internal audits, preparation of schedules, retrieval of information from business partners to deliver compliance & controls
• Business partnering with Account teams & Operations through financial analysis, recommend financial solutions to improve on profitability, AR collectability and ease of revenue recognition
• Undertake streamlining projects and initiatives involving systems improvement, reporting improvement
• Guide & develop the accounting & tax team. Key liaison to ensure smooth support of outsource accounting support
• Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

Who we’re looking for

• Degree in Finance/Accounting  modules, or Professional Certification CIMA / CPA / ACCA equivalent with minimum 15 years in Finance / Accounting experience and out of which > 5 years of handling audit / SOX tasks and leading a team (direct or indirect)
• Experience in supporting business finance operations (payroll processing, business forecast, revenue recognition, billing, rebates program management, taxation, etc.) Proven track record of business finance analysis and executive reporting
• Good knowledge of US GAAP and Singapore FRS
• Noteworthy experience in leading systems improvement projects would be an advantage.
• Possesses strong inter-personal and communications skills. Successful examples in cross-functional collaboration, managing / influencing difficult work partners
• Commands good oral and written English
• Has ability to work independently, possesses good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand business processes / operations
• Meticulous and maintains detailed and accurate accounting records
• Good time-management and fast in execution

Preferred qualifications

• Good working knowledge of SAP (ECC or S4 Hana) preferred.

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.