Job Description

CharteredPartners is seeking an accomplished Corporate Tax Senior Manager to join a leading accounting-firm practice in Singapore. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of corporate income tax compliance and advisory engagements end to end, acting as the principal day-to-day point of contact for a diverse base of corporate and multinational clients. This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical delivery, IRAS submissions and the supervision of a developing team across both Singapore corporate tax and emerging BEPS 2.0 obligations. Specific qualifications, regulatory fluency and technical breadth are detailed in the sections that follow.

Confidential Client. Applying to this position means that you are interested to have an initial confidential discussion about how we can help you to identify and join a new accounting-firm practice. With your authorisation we will exclusively run the entire application and recruitment process for you, keeping you apprised at every step. With over 30 years' combined experience of helping the most talented accounting, audit, tax and advisory professionals to make safe, well-judged moves into rewarding new roles, we have the experience, network and ability to help you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of corporate income tax compliance engagements end to end, overseeing computations, estimated chargeable income filings and IRAS submissions to deadline.
• Deliver corporate tax advisory work spanning group structuring, withholding tax, tax incentives (including EDB-administered schemes) and cross-border transactions.
• Advise clients on transfer pricing documentation requirements and support the preparation of local and master files.
• Assess and quantify the impact of BEPS 2.0 Pillar Two obligations, including the Multinational Enterprise Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax effective from 2025.
• Act as the principal day-to-day client contact, managing expectations, timelines and the resolution of technical queries.
• Supervise, review and develop a team of executives and assistant managers, providing technical coaching and quality control.
• Support engagement economics through budgeting, billing and work-in-progress management.
• Contribute to proposals and business development alongside directors and partners.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• A recognised professional accounting or tax qualification, with SCTP accreditation (Accredited Tax Practitioner or Accredited Tax Advisor) and / or ISCA membership strongly preferred.
• Substantial post-qualification experience in Singapore corporate income tax within a public accounting firm or comparable advisory environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the Singapore Income Tax Act, GST at 9% and the prevailing 17% corporate income tax regime.
• Demonstrated experience managing corporate tax compliance cycles and IRAS correspondence.
• Practical familiarity with transfer pricing documentation and withholding tax obligations.
• A developing command of BEPS 2.0 Pillar Two mechanics and their application to multinational groups.
• Proven ability to manage multiple engagements concurrently while maintaining technical quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to advise senior client stakeholders.
• Experience supervising and reviewing the work of junior team members.
• Sound commercial judgement and an organised, deadline-driven approach.

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure to clients across financial services, technology, manufacturing or regional holding structures.
• Experience advising on Singapore tax incentive applications and negotiations.
• Familiarity with GST advisory in addition to corporate income tax.
• Involvement in Pillar Two readiness assessments or implementation projects.
• A track record of contributing to practice development and proposal work.
• Experience coaching and mentoring within a structured review framework.

Compensation:

Competitive package commensurate with seniority and experience, including base, performance-based bonus, long-term incentives and (where applicable) partner-track participation.

Next Steps:

This opportunity is open to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and candidates eligible to obtain the relevant Singapore work pass who match the above criteria. Please apply to receive prompt contact from an experienced and specialist accounting-firm recruitment consultant.

Chartered Partners is a trading style of Feltan Associates Pte Ltd; an international Executive Search, Recruitment and Consulting business based in Singapore, licensed and regulated by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower to conduct recruitment services for clients. UEN: 202225620G. EA Licence 23S1672. All rights reserved.