Senior Tax Specialist - APAC

As Senior Tax & Filings Specialist for APAC, you own the statutory compliance for three of the most

complex and diverse payroll jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific — India, Singapore, and Australia. No two of

these countries are alike. India's multi-layer framework of TDS, Provident Fund, ESI, Professional Tax,

and Labour Welfare Fund — varying by state — demands deep legislative knowledge and rigorous

process execution. Singapore's CPF system and IRAS obligations require precision and timeliness.

Australia's Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 framework means your work is reported to the ATO in real time

with every payroll run.

You will be one of the founding members of the Taxes and Filings team within Multiplier's Payroll Centre

of Excellence. From Day 1, you will own the full statutory compliance lifecycle for your countries — pre-

payroll validation, filing, remittance, reconciliation, proof of payments, notice management, and

legislative monitoring.

This is a role for someone who has lived in the complexity of APAC statutory payroll — who knows what

an ECR filing looks like, has navigated EPFO portal submissions, has submitted CPF e-contributions,

and has dealt with ATO STP validation errors. If that is you, this is your role.

While the Kep responsibilities will primary involve setting up the foundation for the Taxes and

Filings vertical, it will also become your responsibility to convert this into an auto pilot process,

where we ensure zero people driven activities and convert these into a highly efficient process

driven vertical.

• Depth of statutory knowledge — you know what an EPFO joint declaration is, you

  understand the difference between the old and new Indian tax regimes for TDS purposes,

  and you can explain CPF allocation rates across ordinary, special, and medisave accounts.

  Your knowledge goes deep.

  ● Organised and deadline-driven — APAC's filing cadences are intense. You manage multiple

  deadlines simultaneously without anything falling through the gaps.

  ● Legislative agility — APAC regulatory environments move fast. You stay current, you update

  proactively, and you never let a change catch the payroll by surprise.

  ● Detail-oriented — in statutory compliance, errors compound. You check your work, you reconcile

  to the cent, and you escalate when something does not add up.

  ● Collaborative — you work closely with Global Payroll Ops, EoR Ops, Finance, and the India

  backup analysts, and you communicate early when issues arise.

• Direct hands-on experience with EPFO Unified Portal (ECR filing, joint declaration, transfer

  claims), TRACES (TDS challan management, 26AS reconciliation, Form 16 generation), and India

  Income Tax e-filing portal.

  ● Experience with CPF e-Submit platform and IRAS myTax Portal for Singapore filings.

  ● Experience with ATO Online Services for Agents or STP-enabled payroll software for Australia —

  STP2 submission and amendment experience specifically required.

  ● Excel proficiency for reconciliation — ability to handle large datasets, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, pivot

  tables.

  ● Familiarity with payroll software: GreytHR, Ramco, or similar for India; Xero or MYOB for

  Australia; or global systems (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors).

• Knowledge of additional APAC jurisdictions — Philippines (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR),

  Malaysia (EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB), Japan (shakai hoken), or Hong Kong (MPF).

  ● Experience working in an EoR or global employment platform environment.

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  ● Familiarity with India's eSalary slip compliance requirements and professional tax across

  Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and West Bengal specifically.

  ● Professional qualification in taxation, payroll, or accounting — ICAI, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent.

• Statutory Filing & Remittance

  Own every filing and payment for APAC Tier 1 countries — before every deadline, without exception

  ● India: Prepare and submit all TDS challans (monthly Form 26QB/26QC via TRACES/NSDL),

  quarterly TDS returns (Form 24Q), monthly PF ECR filings on the EPFO Unified Portal, monthly

  ESI contribution filings, Professional Tax returns (state-specific, up to 28 states), and Labour

  Welfare Fund contributions. Manage EPFO portal discrepancies and correction filings proactively.

  ● Singapore: Submit monthly CPF contributions via CPF e-Submit, monthly Skills Development

  Levy (SDL) payments, annual IR8A via the Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) on the IRAS platform

  (due 1 March), and IR21 tax clearance for foreign employees departing Singapore within the

  required timeframe.

  ● Australia: Submit Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 (STP2) event files to the ATO with every payroll

  run — validating STP data before submission to avoid ATO rejection. Process quarterly

  Superannuation Guarantee contributions to nominated employee funds. Submit PAYG

  Withholding monthly or quarterly based on withholding amount thresholds. Manage state-based

  Payroll Tax lodgements where applicable.

  ● Issue Form 16 (Part A and Part B) to all India EoR employees by 15 June annually —

  coordinating data with the Global Payroll Ops team and engaging in-country consultants for

  validation.

  ● Maintain internal deadlines at minimum 5 business days ahead of all statutory deadlines — 10

  business days for India (highest-complexity and highest-penalty jurisdiction in APAC).

• Pre-Payroll Statutory Validation

  Catch errors before they enter the payroll engine — not after

  ● Validate all statutory inputs for APAC countries before each payroll run — new hire PF and ESI

  registration completeness (India), CPF applicability for new joiners by residency status

  (Singapore), STP Year-to-Date data consistency (Australia) — flagging any issues before the

  payroll engine runs.

  ● Review variable inputs with statutory implications: India bonus payments (subject to Bonus Act

  thresholds), termination payments (gratuity calculation and tax exemption limits), ESOP vesting

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  (perquisite tax treatment under Income Tax Act), and off-cycle payments — providing statutory

  treatment instructions to the Global Payroll Ops team before the run.

  ● Validate TDS deduction amounts against current income tax slab rates and declared investment

  proofs for India employees — particularly at the start of the financial year (April) when new tax

  regime elections are made.

  ● Check STP YTD data integrity before each STP submission — ensuring year-to-date income, tax,

  and super totals are consistent with previous submissions to avoid ATO amendment notices.

• Three-Way Reconciliation & Audit Readiness

  Financial integrity and permanent audit readiness — every cycle

  ● Complete three-way reconciliation for all APAC Tier 1 countries after every cycle — matching

  payroll output, bank remittance records, and statutory filing totals. For India: reconcile TDS challan

  totals against Form 24Q data and payroll register. For Australia: reconcile STP YTD data against

  payroll register and superannuation fund payment confirmation.

  ● Collect, validate, and upload all proof of statutory payment within 2 business days — EPFO

  challan receipts, TRACES TDS payment challans, CPF Board payment confirmations, ATO

  payment reference numbers, and superannuation fund remittance confirmations — stored by

  country, cycle, and obligation type.

  ● Manage APAC notice management — EPFO discrepancy notices, IRAS tax query letters, and

  ATO amendment requests — responding within 10 business days and ensuring all

  correspondence is documented and resolved.

• Legislative Monitoring & Country Playbooks

  APAC regulatory environments change fast — you stay ahead of them

  ● Monitor Indian legislative changes continuously — Union Budget updates (typically February),

  EPFO circular updates, ESIC notification changes, state-specific Professional Tax rate revisions,

  and Income Tax Act amendments affecting TDS calculation.

  ● Track CPF Board rate announcements and IRAS e-Tax guide updates for Singapore — updating

  calculation parameters and filing procedures before the effective date of any change.

  ● Monitor ATO legislative instrument updates for Australia — STP Phase 2 data requirements,

  Superannuation Guarantee rate changes (11.5% to 12% from July 2025), and state payroll tax

  threshold changes.

  ● Maintain current Country Statutory Playbooks for India, Singapore, and Australia — updating after

  every legislative change, with version control and change log maintained in the knowledge

  repository.