Manager, Incentives Advisory

Description

About us

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a leading independent global professional services firm. We are a group of entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals who take a hands-on approach to solving our clients problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M

A&M established its Southeast Asia and Australia presence in 2017 and has in the last year scaled up rapidly across the region, with 8 offices now in Singapore (HQ), Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City; these are complemented by our offices in North Asia in Greater China (Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing) & Seoul and India (Mumbai, Bengalaru, New Delhi).

A&M Tax Team

The A&M Tax team is an independent group of experienced tax professionals dedicated to providing customized tax advice to clients and investors across a broad range of industries. Its professionals extend A&M's commitment to offering clients a choice in advisors who are free from audit-based conflicts of interest and bring an unyielding commitment to delivering responsive client service. A&M Tax has offices in major metropolitan markets throughout Asia, Australia, EMEA, and the U.S.

The Southeast Asia Tax team is now looking for high performing and motivated professionals to join our fast-growing tax team in Singapore.

How You Will Contribute

As a Manager in A&M Incentives Advisory, you will lead and support a range of client engagements, including:

Incentive Advisory & Structuring

• Advise clients on Singapore and regional incentive regimes, including tax incentives, tax credits, government grants and other related subsidies.
• Assess eligibility for incentive programmes and develop practical recommendations aligned with clients business, investment and growth objectives.
• Advise on incentive structuring considerations, including substance, governance, operating model, headcount, capability building and economic contribution requirements.
  
  

Business Case Development & Government Engagement

• Lead the development of business plans, investment narratives and economic contribution cases to support incentive applications and expansion projects.
• Support discussions with economic agencies, including the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and other government stakeholders.
• Prepare executive briefing materials and presentation decks for management and government engagements.
  
  

Incentive Application & Compliance Support

• Manage incentive application processes, including information gathering, financial analysis, drafting submissions and coordinating stakeholder inputs.
• Support clients in addressing agency queries and discussing incentive terms and conditions.
• Advise on post-award compliance obligations, annual reporting requirements, commitment tracking and incentive governance frameworks.
• Assist clients with incentive amendments, renewals and expansion applications as business requirements evolve.
  
  

Cross-Border Incentive Advisory

• Support location assessments and investment evaluations through the comparison of incentive programs across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor incentive policy developments and emerging government support measures across key markets.
  
  

Practice Development

• Manage client relationships and day-to-day engagement delivery.
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership publications, market initiatives and business development activities.
• Collaborate with A&M teams across Tax, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Finance and other service lines to deliver integrated client solutions.
  
  

Qualifications

We are looking for a commercially minded advisor who can combine technical expertise with strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate will have:

• Approximately 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in corporate tax, incentives and related advisory work.
• Experience gained within a professional services firm, government agency, corporate organization or a combination of these environments.
• Strong knowledge of Singapore tax incentives, tax credits, grants and government support frameworks.
• Strong Singapore and international corporate tax experience, including advising on tax planning, cross-border operating models, investment holding structures and commercially practical structuring solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex business scenarios and develop commercially practical recommendations.
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality client deliverables and executive-level materials.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver projects independently.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset.
  
  

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Accountancy, Economics or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA, ACA, CTA or equivalent would be advantageous.