Senior Tax Manager - Advisory & Compliance (Private Equity Real Estate)

About the role

A global financial services platform, market leader in the Private Equity and Real Estate industry, is looking for a Senior Tax Manager to join its team. The role covers both Compliance and Advisory across the APAC jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee tax compliance onboarding, including 13O/U and other relevant tax registrations, address ad-hoc post-acquisition tax queries and prepare the tax compliance onboarding checklist.
• Oversee timely filing and payment of direct and indirect taxes, including reviewing tax returns, WHT, GST/SOC, 13O/13U annual declarations, compliance trackers and liquidation/strike-off requirements.
• Manage Singapore 13O/13U and COR/LOR processes, including applications, annual declarations, terminations and submissions; coordinate with tax agents and stakeholders, review draft filings and liaise with tax authorities.
• Monitor management fee allocations and cash repatriations from a tax perspective.
• Coordinate US tax reporting by liaising with US tax agents, onshore/offshore service providers and internal finance teams.

Required profile

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant tax experience, ideally within a Big 4 firm or in-house private equity/real estate environment, with expertise in M&A and tax compliance.
• CA/CPA/ACCA qualification is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead tax teams, coordinate complex deliverables across multiple jurisdictions and work with other business functions.
• Demonstrated experience in tax governance, risk management, transformation and process improvement.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of transfer pricing, GST and international tax, including complex real estate/PE fund structures and cross-border transactions across key Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.
• Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking and commercial skills.

Candidates apply by sending their CV in Word format with the job reference number to the recruiter's email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.