Senior Associate / Assistant Manager

Key responsibilities

Individual tax compliance for expatriates: Prepare and review Singapore individual income tax returns (Form B / B1) for expatriate and globally mobile employees.

Determine tax residency status and apply the correct basis of taxation, reliefs and exemptions.

Review employment income and benefits-in-kind, including housing, allowances, equity awards and home-leave benefits.

Review employer filings such as Form IR8A, Appendix 8A/8B and Auto-Inclusion Scheme (AIS) submissions.

Tax clearance

Prepare and review tax clearance filings (Form IR21) for employees ceasing employment or leaving Singapore.

Track filing deadlines and coordinate with clients' HR and payroll teams on withholding and release of monies.

Global mobility and cross-border employment tax.

Advise on cross-border employment tax matters for inbound and outbound assignees, business travellers and remote workers.

Apply Double Tax Agreements to resolve residency, sourcing and double-taxation issues.

Support tax equalisation and hypothetical tax calculations, shadow payroll and assignment cost projections.

IRAS correspondence: Handle IRAS queries, review Notices of Assessment and manage correspondence on behalf of clients.

Prepare objections and supporting documentation where assessments need to be revised.

Client and team: Act as a day-to-day contact for clients' HR and mobility teams, explaining tax positions clearly.

Review the work of junior team members and support their training (at Assistant Manager level)

Keep up to date with changes in Singapore tax legislation and IRAS practice.

Experience and qualifications

Required:
At least 4–5 years of hands-on experience in Singapore individual income tax compliance.

Proven experience preparing and reviewing returns and tax clearance (IR21) filings for expatriate employees.

Working knowledge of the Singapore Income Tax Act, IRAS practice and the myTax Portal.

Experience handling IRAS queries, assessments and correspondence independently.

Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Taxation or a related field.Preferred

Global mobility experience with multinational clients, including tax equalisation and shadow payroll.

Professional qualification such as ACCA, CA (Singapore), CPA, or the SCTP Accredited Tax Practitioner / Advisor (Income Tax) credential.

Exposure to Double Tax Agreements and multi-country assignee populations.

Strong written English and the confidence to explain tax positions to HR and finance stakeholders.

IMC is a multi-national cross border advisory firm (member firm of Andersen Global) offering corporate advisory, Virtual CFO, Fund Accounting, Compliance, international tax, Global Mobility Services and regulatory services.