Role Description:

Reporting into the Senior Tax Manager, the Tax Associate supports his/her reporting officer and/or tax team in delivering high quality tax services.

The Tax Associate undertakes tax assignments such as preparing tax computation schedules and various statutory filings in a timely manner. He/she works closely with the tax team and collaborates with others such as the accounting or audit team to innovate and identify value-adding opportunities to the client. He also contributes to the tax engagement by assisting in resolving queries on tax issues from clients or the tax authority. He/she may also contribute by researching and drafting possible recommendations on regional and/or international tax matters.



Responsibilities:

• Support client account management through drafting letters, correspondence, and internal and external reports to both clients and IRAS, all the while maintaining strict client confidentiality.
• Prepare individual, ECI, Corporate and GST tax returns.
• Provide general administrative support for tax consulting and compliance, check and agree notices of assessments, inform clients of taxes and payment deadlines, and review tax provisions.
• Organize and manage tax reports and statements, keeping proper tax-related documentation.
• Assist in managing tax controversies, research and analyse data to draft a response; the clients tax positions and respond to the tax authority's queries.
• Identify tax risk areas by gathering information on tax, accounting, business, legal and governance issues to identify tax risks; and monitor business operations and data periodically to ensure tax controls and other tax risk policies are adhered to.
• Support the provision of tax advice; research, gather and analyse data on business operations to draft tax advice.
• Act in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Accountants and Accounting Entities, the Singapore Companies Act and the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards when providing services.
• Identify ethical conflicts in the work environment.
• Ensure compliance with the firm's quality control procedures.
• Be a team player, working cooperatively and communicating effectively in the work environment.
• Identify areas for personal development to improve work performance.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Accountancy / CPA
• Mid-Tier/Big 4 Accounting Firm experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• MS Office Suite

Thank you for expressing your interest to join us. We regret that only qualified candidates will be shortlisted for an interview.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that this position is being managed directly by our internal recruitment team. We do not require the services of any recruitment agency or third-party provider to process applications for this role. Additionally, we will never use external agencies to collect or obtain personal data on our behalf.

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