Jonathan Tan

Finance Director, Head of Finance Singapore Site

Singapore, Singapore

About

Finance professional with financial, compliance and controlling experience at global MNCs With expertise in US GAAP, Singapore FRS, GST / VAT and income tax, tax incentives, transfer pricing, planning & reporting, costing, manufacturing / inventory and general accounting as well as compliance and reporting procedures for Singapore companies

Experience

  • Takeda (On-site)
    • Head of Finance, Singapore Site
      Dec 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 7 mos

      • Oversee full spectrum of financial and corporate secretarial functions within Takeda's Biologics plant in Singapore • Responsible for planning & reporting, inventory/manufacturing & general accounting, accounts receivables & payables, capital budgeting, project cost controlling, income tax, cross-border transactions, transfer pricing, goods and services tax and tax incentives • Senior member of the Site Leadership Team and appointed as Director/Officer of the company • Part of pioneer team which started the Biologics plant in Singapore • Successfully negotiated with governmental agencies on new tax incentives • Successfully led the Legal Entity Optimization / Restructuring effort for the Site for both Takeda/Shire integration (2021) and Baxalta/Baxter spin-off (2015) • Successfully led the cut-over to SAP for finance & procurement activities in 2021 • Winner of 2015 global Finance Spark Award for driving disciplined financial management (manager category)

    • Interim Head of Business Excellence, Singapore Site
      Feb 2026 - May 2026 · 4 mos

      Responsible for the site's Operational Excellence, PMO & Learning functions

    • Interim Site Head, Singapore Site
      Mar 2025 - Sep 2025 · 7 mos

      Responsible for the entire site operations

  • Hewlett-Packard Singapore (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Finance Manager II
      Feb 2005 - Nov 2010 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      • Led team of 18 across Singapore and Malaysia managing the financial planning, reporting and costing processes for APAC Enterprise Hardware Supply Chain Group • SOX compliance lead for Singapore operations • Led the migration of finance activities to the shared service centre in Malaysia • Received global CFO Winner’s Circle Award (team category) in 2010 for above project

    • Senior Financial Analyst
      Jun 2000 - Jan 2005 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      • Supported broad range of financial studies and analysis to identify cost saving opportunities for supply chain

  • Associate at PwC Singapore
    Aug 1998 - May 2000 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Supported audit of various MNCs and financial institutions.