Corporate Tax - AVP

A major investment bank in Singapore is seeking a specialist corporate tax expert at AVP grade.  The role requires someone with a good understanding on Singaore Income Tax regulations and the Good and Services Tax Act.  You will probably be working in tax acounting in the bank industry or the big four audit firms and wll have a good understanding of GST regulations in the Singapore Jurisdiction.  If you have between 6 - 8 years work experience in the above please apply.

• Good knowledge on Singapore Income Tax regulations, Good and Services Act, Financial Sector Incentives Regulations
• Reviewing the month end tax close process, which includes the review of month end tax schedules, reconciliation and substantiation of balances with various sources of information from other groups in deferred compensation team, product controllers, tax departments.
• Experience in preparation of annual tax return for financial services industry, handling ad hoc queries from IRAS/tax agents and providing tax assessments on new business initiatives.
• Preparation of quarterly GST returns for submission to IRAS
• Experience in application and renewal of Financial Sector Incentives; annual preparation of Financial Sector Incentives progress reports
• Preparation of tax analysis as required by senior management.  Understanding drivers of the legal entity financials, investigating and providing explanations for significant tax variances
• Responsible for financial data quality control with respect to system static data/financial data required for tax purposes; including escalation and tracking of system issues for timely resolution by IT
• Drive & initial process improvement in order to create reporting efficiencies.
• Liaison with external auditors and tax agents for the preparation tax regulatory submissions

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in MS Excel
• A qualified accountant (CPA, CA etc)

• Strong tax knowledge and familarity of taxation and GST regulations in the Singapore Jurisdiction
• Some technical knowledge in accounting for banking products under both US GAAP and local GAAP
• 6-8 years working experience in tax accounting in the Banking industry or the big four audit firms