Description & Requirements
We are looking for a passionate and driven individual with strong tax technical knowledge and experience, good business acumen and leadership skills to lead and manage our accounting firm's tax team.
If you are up for the challenge and is the right fit, we welcome you to apply and we would like to meet with you.
Responsibilities:
Tax:
- Experience and knowledge in 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 to provide fee proposals.
- Assist with the preparation of responses to IRAS's queries and any audits.
- 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 and documentation and computational work.
- Manage own allocated portfolio of clients, to draft up proposals and/or to collate the necessary information.
- Preparation detailed computations to calculate tax liability where necessary (Corporate & Personal).
- Experienced in other 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.
- Provide advisory and collaborated with cross-functional teams, including auditors and legal advisors, to support client needs and deliver comprehensive tax solutions.
- Manage a team of executives.
- Assist with any other matters as tasked.
Client Relationship Management:
- Serve as the primary contact for clients, addressing fund transaction inquiries and managing related financial documentation.
- Foster strong client relationships while identifying opportunities for service enhancement.
- Work closely with auditors, legal advisors, and other stakeholders to provide comprehensive business solutions.
Team Leadership:
- Lead, Mentor and guide a team of professionals, fostering a conducive, collaborative and high-performance work environment.
Requirements:
- Experience: minimum 10 years and above of relevant experience in accounting and/or tax in accounting or professional firm.
- Qualifications: Accounting Degree or professional accounting qualifications recognized by ISCA. Being an Accredited Tax Professional with SCTP will be an advantage.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in MS Office, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero accounting software.
- Fund Administration Expertise: Experience in VCC, open-ended and close-ended fund administration, and Single Family Office fund tax compliance is a plus but not necessary.
- Accounting & Tax Experience: Strong technical in tax ,familiarity with the latest SFRS, as well as tax experience including tax compliance, advisory, GST, personal income tax, CRS and FATCA. Must be familiar with the Singapore Tax guidelines and the relevant tax incentives. Experience in Single Family Office private wealth space and financial services industry is an added advantage.
Soft Skills:
- A proactive, resilient and responsible leader, team player with a strong work ethics and integrity.
- Comfortable in fast-paced environments with excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in English and Mandarin is preferred to manage the portfolio of diverse clients and stakeholders from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
