APAC Tax Structuring Assistant Director

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited in Singapore seeks a Singapore-based Assistant Director to join its global Tax Structuring team. The role combines in-office and remote work under the firm’s hybrid policy, with a focus on transactional support and tax planning for APAC funds and clients.

The successful candidate will lead cross‑border tax structuring projects, coordinate with external advisers, and help advance the firm’s regional tax reporting and compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with tax issues impacting private markets funds operating in APAC.
• Expertise in structuring for tax-efficient treatment of gains and income across APAC jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of tax reporting requirements for investors in different APAC jurisdictions.
• Experience with a range of asset classes—fund of funds, equity and debt co‑investments, real assets/infrastructure.
• Familiarity with global tax practice developments (e.g., BEPS/Pillar2, CRS/FATCA, international tax policies).
• Desirable familiarity with US tax concepts and tax compliance issues.
• Education: Degree in Law, Accounting, or a related field with relevant qualifications.
• Experience: 7+ years of post‑qualification experience at a law firm, accounting firm, or in‑house tax department at an investment manager.

Responsibilities

• Significant experience with tax issues impacting private markets funds operating in APAC.
• Expertise in structuring for tax-efficient treatment of gains and income across APAC jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of tax reporting requirements for investors in different APAC jurisdictions, for both open‑ and closed‑end funds as well as pass‑through and opaque structures.
• Experience with a range of asset classes—fund of funds, equity and debt co‑investments, real assets/infrastructure.
• Familiarity with global tax practice developments (e.g., BEPS/Pillar2, CRS/FATCA, international tax policies).
• Desirable familiarity with US tax concepts and tax compliance issues.
• Education: Degree in Law, Accounting, or a related field with relevant qualifications.
• Experience: 7+ years of post‑qualification experience at a law firm, accounting firm, or in‑house tax department at an investment manager.

Skills

APAC tax structuring

Tax planning

Cross-border compliance

Education

Degree in Law or Accounting

Job description

HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited in Singapore seeks a Singapore-based Assistant Director to join its global Tax Structuring team. The role combines in-office and remote work under the firm’s hybrid policy, with a focus on transactional support and tax planning for APAC funds and clients.

The successful candidate will lead cross‑border tax structuring projects, coordinate with external advisers, and help advance the firm’s regional tax reporting and compliance initiatives.