Tax Manager / Tax Assistant Manager

MKG Consulting Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a dynamic Tax Manager to lead a small tax team and manage client portfolios in tax compliance and advisory services. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years of experience, strong technical knowledge of Singapore tax guidelines, and leadership skills. Proficiency in Mandarin is preferred to effectively communicate with clients. This role offers opportunities for fast career growth and development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience, preferably in financial services or accounting.
• Must be familiar with Singapore Tax guidelines.
• Strong technical skills and analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage client portfolio for tax compliance and advisory services.
• Lead a team and assist in various tax matters.
• Review tax documents for compliance and risk mitigation.

Skills

Tax compliance

Leadership

Client portfolio management

Business communication

Analytical skills

Education

Degree or professional accounting qualifications

Job description

Job Description & Requirements:

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, responsible and driven individual with strong tax technical knowledge and some accounting experience, good business acumen and leadership skills to manage our small tax team.

If you are up for the challenge and are the right fit, we welcome you to apply and we would like to meet with you.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Single Family office, tax compliance and annual declaration to MAS experience is preferred.
• Manage client portfolio in the area of tax compliance and provide tax advisory services.
• Review, provide recommendations on agreements and/or documents of clients for compliance and risk mitigation purposes.
• Review, provide recommendations, solutions on clients’ portfolio and to understand the clients' needs.
• Assist with the preparation and review of responses to Tax authorities’ queries and any audits.
• Proficient in MAS reporting requirement is preferred but not a must.
• Work collaboratively with other business areas as well as other corporate functions, such as providing tax technical support and advisory to our clients.
• Manage the management fee agreements, supporting any documentation and computational work.
• Manage own allocated portfolio of clients, to draft up proposals and/or to collate the necessary information.
• Preparation and review of detailed computations to calculate tax liability where necessary (Corporate & Personal).
• Experienced in various tax matters, including withholding tax S45 Form, COR application, ECI filing, GST submissions.
• Knowledge and experience in CRS/FATCA registration, filing and memo would be an advantage.
• Assist in attending to queries raised by IRAS.
• Provide advisory and collaborated with cross-functional teams, including auditors and legal advisors, to support client needs and deliver comprehensive tax solutions.
• Lead a team.
• Assist with any other matters as tasked.

Requirements

• Familiar with MAS requirements is preferred but not necessary.
• Minimum 8 years related experience, preferably from financial services, professional services firm and/or accounting firm.
• Experience in SFO tax preparation, tax compliance preparation, review and advisory work is an added advantage.
• Must be familiar with Singapore Tax guidelines.
• Self motivated and looking for fast career growth and development.
• Knowledge of Single Family Offices private wealth tax compliance is an added advantage.
• Degree or professional accounting qualifications recognised by ISCA is preferred.
• Being an Accredited Tax Professional with SCTP will be an advantage.
• Possess passion, initiative, strong technical skills and an analytical mind.
• Strong interpersonal and business communication skills.
• Have experience leading and managing a team.
• Good spoken and business language skills (english and mandarin) is preferred too. We are seeking candidates proficient in Mandarin to effectively communicate with Mandarin-speaking clients.