Trust Advisory Manager

HSBC TRUSTEE (SINGAPORE) LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Trustee (Singapore) Limited invites experienced professionals to join as Trust Advisory Manager. You will manage fiduciary risks, monitor regulatory and tax compliance, and implement controls for TFS-managed structures, contributing to a robust governance framework.

You will collaborate with IT, risk, and front office teams to address fiduciary and tax obligations, review external advice, and develop relationships with regulators and advisors, delivering training and timely advisory input

Qualifications

• Proven experience advising on or administering trusts, with knowledge of private client tax.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to interpret new legislation and assess business impact; attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience in governance and risk management; professional qualification in trusts, law, tax, or accounting desirable.
• Team player with ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver technical training.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor fiduciary risks, regulatory and tax compliance, and implement appropriate controls for TFS-managed structures.
• Track and assess legal, regulatory, and tax changes impacting TFS business in relevant jurisdictions, escalating risks as necessary.
• Drive timely closure of identified fiduciary, regulatory, and tax issues through agreed action plans, tracking actions to completion and escalating where required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (including IT, transformation, and risk stewards) to design and implement solutions for regulatory, fiduciary, and tax obligations.
• Act as subject matter expert (SME) for trust technical matters with private client tax exposure (or strong private client tax expertise with demonstratable trust knowledge) , reviewing onboarding and restructuring cases, providing pragmatic advisory input to enable timely decisions, and ensuring policy compliance.
• Review and sign off on external legal, regulatory, or tax advice, and support responses to regulatory or industry consultations.
• Develop relationships with regulators, tax offices, and external advisors; deliver technical training and updates to front office teams; draft client communications and governance papers.

Skills

Trust expertise

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Governance

Risk management

Legislation interpretation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Technical training

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB) helps deliver on HSBC’s purpose of opening up a world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world-class wealth management through best-in-class, mobile-first capabilities, and exceptional people. Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to support individuals, families, business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs. International Wealth and Premier Banking provides a leading premium proposition through Premier Banking and, together with our Private Bank, are present across the world’s most important markets, booking centres, and corridors most valued by our clients. Our wealth offering is further enhanced through our best-in-class manufacturing capabilities in Asset Management and Insurance.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Trust Advisory Manager.

In this role you will:

• Manage and monitor fiduciary risks, regulatory and tax compliance, and implement appropriate controls for TFS-managed structures.
• Track and assess legal, regulatory, and tax changes impacting TFS business in relevant jurisdictions, escalating risks as necessary.
• Drive timely closure of identified fiduciary, regulatory, and tax issues through agreed action plans, tracking actions to completion and escalating where required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (including IT, transformation, and risk stewards) to design and implement solutions for regulatory, fiduciary, and tax obligations.
• Act as subject matter expert (SME) for trust technical matters with private client tax exposure (or strong private client tax expertise with demonstratable trust knowledge) , reviewing onboarding and restructuring cases, providing pragmatic advisory input to enable timely decisions, and ensuring policy compliance.
• Review and sign off on external legal, regulatory, or tax advice, and support responses to regulatory or industry consultations.
• Develop relationships with regulators, tax offices, and external advisors; deliver technical training and updates to front office teams; draft client communications and governance papers.

To be successful you will need:

• Proven experience advising on or administering trusts, with working knowlege of private client tax issues (or proven private client tax experience with demonstratable trust exposure).
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to interpret new legislation and assess business impact; attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience in governance and risk management preferred; professional qualification in trusts, law, tax, or accounting desirable.
• Team player with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver technical training.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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Issued by HSBC Trustee (Singapore) Ltd.

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