Assistant Director, Tax Structuring

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Singapore; On-site; 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

Job Summary

HarbourVest is seeking a Singapore-based Assistant Director to serve as a key contributor to our global Tax Structuring team. This position will be a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of 4 days per week in the office with an additional 5 days available per quarter for remote work, pursuant to the firm’s remote work policy.

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Transactional Support
  • Assist and work with the Singapore-based Senior Vice President of Tax Structuring on transactions for HarbourVest funds and accounts.
  • Identify tax risks and opportunities through participation in weekly reviews of investment opportunities presented by the APAC investment teams.
  • Perform initial tax due diligence and supervise collaboration with external legal and tax advisers.
  • Make risk assessments and develop creative solutions to meet Firm and client objectives.
  • Coordinate with outside advisers on transactions requiring blockers, aggregators, AIVs, or other structures.
  • Act as liaison to internal teams—including tax compliance, accounting, and client services—to ensure ongoing obligations with respect to investments are satisfied, and provide in‑region support as needed.
  • Maintain and update trackers for specific tax structuring matters of each target jurisdiction in the region (e.g., India, Australia, Japan, Korea).
• Product Development
  • Participate in the analysis of newly proposed entities/vehicles for the HarbourVest platform.
  • Support APAC tax reporting for new and existing products, including engaging with investors on reporting requirements.
  • Serve as the in‑region lead for compliance—owning delivery of filing obligations, overseeing external service providers, and working closely with the Boston-based Tax Compliance team.
• Ongoing Activities
  • Draft policies and procedures and update standard forms and checklists.
  • Stay abreast of developments in the tax law of relevant countries in the region that impact alternative fund managers.
  • Update fund documentation as needed.
  • Prepare materials for and lead training on tax topics for internal customers.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with tax issues impacting private markets funds operating in APAC, including sponsors and investors.
• 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.