Manager - International Tax, Singapore

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager to join our International Tax practice.

Responsibilities:

• Advise multinational enterprises on U.S. inbound tax planning, including helping our clients anticipate and understand the potential short- and long-term considerations and consequences of tax planning decisions, in the context of their wider business objectives and taking into account a multinationals tax risk profile, global effective tax rate, and cash posture
• Structure the tax aspects of multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs, along with drafting tax opinions, memos, structure decks, and Excel models (illustrating the tax benefits of alternative structures)
• Assist multinational enterprises with preparing the tax provision for its financial statements and preparing and/or reviewing compliance work product
• Guide clients on income tax treaty planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border investing and trading activities
• Provide aspects of all the activities above to alternative investment companies, helping at all stages of the investment life cycle for both asset managers and portfolio companies operating globally, with a focus on structuring various types of investments, including alternative investments such as real estate, infrastructure and private equity
• Oversee pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other tax-exempt investors on the unique challenges and opportunities of investing into or out of the U.S

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of experience working on engagements involving US international, mergers and acquisitions, and/or federal tax planning
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Master's in Taxation, JD, and/or LLM (with a concentration in tax) is preferred; Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG's approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Must work in our International Tax practice office in Singapore
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; ability to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Cantonese Chinese languages are preferred but not necessary
• Knowledge of a broad range of U.S. international and domestic tax law provisions
• Strong research and writing, Excel modeling, and oral communication skills

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