AVP, Tax Compliance Manager

OCBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Group in Singapore is seeking a Tax Compliance Manager to ensure FATCA, CRS and QI regulatory adherence across client operations. You will provide advisory on regulations, support global compliance projects and engage senior stakeholders across the bank.

The role requires 3–5 years of tax compliance experience, strong technical knowledge of FATCA/CRS/QI, and excellent communication to influence teams and regulators.

Qualifications

• Degree with minimum 3–5 years of tax compliance experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of FATCA, CRS and QI and regulatory expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax advisory support on Client Tax Regulations (FATCA, CRS and QI).
• Participation in the Bank's major projects and initiatives.
• Support to maintain an effective global client tax compliance programme and review client tax compliance policies and procedures/controls.
• Maintain and enhance FATCA/CRS/QI compliance programme.
• Monitor and assess Client Tax Regulations changes, emerging risks and global trends and communicate updates to stakeholders.

Skills

FATCA

CRS

QI

Tax compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Training & coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Tax/Accounting/Law

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join As a Tax Compliance Manager at OCBC

You will play a critical role in ensuring the bank's compliance with client tax regulatory requirements, i.e. FATCA, CRS and QI. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of banking and regulation, and to contribute to the bank's reputation for integrity and compliance.

How you succeed

This is a highly specialized advisory role requiring extensive expertise in Client Tax Regulations (FATCA/CRS/QI), coupled with an understanding of regulatory (international and local) requirements/expectations on client tax risk assessment and controls. The individual will be expected to independently provide advisory on client tax regulations, provide clear guidance on key projects relating to FATCA/CRS/QI within the bank and influence decision-making across a wide range of senior stakeholders. The role will also require regular engagement with senior management, regulators, auditors, external industry participants and cross-functional stakeholders across the Bank.

What you do

• Provide tax advisory support on Client Tax Regulations (FATCA, CRS and QI).
• Participation in the Bank's major projects and initiatives.
• Support to maintain an effective global client tax compliance programme and review client tax compliance policies and procedures/controls.
• Maintain and enhance FATCA/CRS/QI compliance programme.
• Monitor and assess Client Tax Regulations changes, emerging risks / typologies and global trends impacting the Bank, communicate any changes to stakeholders for compliance and disseminate the updated policy and procedures.
• Conduct training for staff to raise their tax risk awareness and familiarity with the bank's policies, procedures, guidelines and risk appetite; and to ensure more robust execution of controls by staff to mitigate client tax and AML tax risks.
• Act as point of contact and liaise with IRAS, MAS or other regulatory agencies as directed by the Head Tax Compliance.

Who you are

Degree with minimum 3 - 5 years of tax compliance experience. Strong technical knowledge and understanding of regulatory (international and local) requirements/expectations on client tax risk assessment and controls. Strong understanding of FATCA, CRS and QI are required. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical and communication skills. Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Willingness to learn and upgrade new skills and knowledge. Meticulous, highly organized and structured.

What we offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers. Let's build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world's highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients' goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.