Tax Manager / Senior Manager

About the role

A tax manager manages a portfolio of tax compliance and advisory engagements, ensuring technical quality, timely delivery and responsive client service. The role includes reviewing tax submissions, giving practical tax advice, supervising and developing team members and managing engagement performance. The Senior Manager takes greater ownership of complex engagements, key client relationships and portfolio profitability, and supports the Head of Tax in developing the team and growing the practice.

Key responsibilities

• Tax compliance: manage and review corporate income tax, personal income tax and withholding tax computations, returns and submissions, ensuring technical accuracy and timely filing.
• Tax advisory: manage advisory engagements, carry out technical analysis and give practical recommendations on business transactions, restructuring and cross-border tax matters; consult specialists and escalate significant issues.
• Client relationships: act as principal contact, explain tax positions and risks, and manage engagement scope, expectations and delivery.
• Tax authority matters: handle tax queries, objections and audits, review technical responses and supporting documentation, and escalate significant disputes and exposures to the Head of Tax.
• Team leadership: plan and allocate work, supervise and review deliverables, coach associates and seniors, and contribute to training and performance assessments.
• Portfolio and financial management: monitor deadlines, resources, engagement budgets, work in progress, billing and collections, and manage scope changes.
• Technical quality and risk: apply the firm's technical review, documentation, client acceptance and engagement procedures, and keep up with tax developments.
• Business development: identify additional client needs and support proposals, fee discussions and collaboration across service lines.

Required profile

• Degree in Accountancy or a recognised professional qualification such as ACCA, CA or equivalent.
• Typically 8 years of relevant tax experience for Manager and 9-13 years for Senior Manager, preferably in a professional services firm, with supervisory and client portfolio management experience.
• SCTP accreditation in Income Tax preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Singapore corporate income tax, personal income tax and withholding tax, supported by practical compliance and advisory experience.
• Experience in GST, transfer pricing or international tax is advantageous.

Required skills

• Strong technical research, analytical and problem-solving skills with sound commercial judgement.
• Effective leadership, coaching and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to explain technical matters clearly to clients.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, statutory deadlines and engagement financial performance.