Associate / Senior, Tax (GST / Corporate Tax)

FORVIS MAZARS CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Singapore is seeking candidates for roles in their tax department focusing on GST and Corporate Tax. Responsibilities include assisting with GST compliance, coordinating client meetings, and preparing reports and advisory work. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field and possesses strong communication and critical thinking skills. Experience in tax is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of relevant experience for Associate role; 2 - 5 years for Senior role.
• Candidates with no experience are also welcome to apply.
• Exposure to ASK reviews and ACAP reviews is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist with GST compliance work and preparation of GST returns.
• Coordinate and attend meetings with clients and advisors.
• Assist in tax research and prepare advisory work.
• Conduct GST healthchecks and assist in new client pitches.

Skills

Team player

Strong interpersonal skills

Good writing skills

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or relevant discipline

Job description

We have opportunities for interested candidates in our tax department - GST and Corporate Tax. Your main responsibility will be to provide timely and accurate services for our clients, and to analyse transaction structures and assist by providing preliminary findings in respect of tax due diligence reviews, restructuring advice and ad-hoc tax advisory projects, etc.

GST

Responsibilities:

• Assist with GST compliance work, which involves preparation and/or review of clients’ GST returns prior to submission
• Assist with the application of GST registration, exemption, and schemes
• Assist clients with IRAS GST audits and queries
• Opportunities to liaise with clients as part of servicing the assigned portfolios and develop client relationships and seek out additional business opportunities
• Opportunities to conduct GST healthchecks such as Assisted Self-Help Kit (ASK) reviews, and Assisted Compliance Assurance Programme (ACAP) reviews
• Opportunities to have advisory exposure in the course of handling GST compliance work, advising clients on GST implications and applicable treatment of their business transactions
• Opportunities to meet and prospect new clients as part of growing the GST business

Corporate Tax

Responsibilities:

• Extract and analyse financial/tax data and understand the business operation to identify potential tax risks of a target.
• Coordinate and attend meetings with clients, target’s representatives and inter-office advisors.
• Assist in preparing reports, in particular for tax due diligence or reviewing sales and purchase agreements to meet the tight turnaround time.
• Assist in tax research/preparatory work and prepare the advisory work within the tight turnaround time.
• Collate and gather information from inter-office people for fee proposals, deliverables, etc.
• Prepare marketing collaterals or presentations.
• Assist in pitching for new clients or projects including preparing meaningful proposals and attending meetings.
• It could range from deferred tax analysis to preparing tax computations for corporate and individual
• Administrative work such as folder management, risk management, etc

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant disciplines, such as ACCA or Diploma in Accountancy or Business management.
• 1 - 3 years and 2 - 5 years of relevant experience will be considered for Associate and Senior role respectively, but candidates with no experience are also welcome to apply!
• A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possesses good writing skills.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and good attention to details.
• Exposures to ASK reviews, and ACAP reviews would be an advantage.