AVP, Tax Governance & Policies

Job Function: Investment Services Private Markets

Job Type: Permanent

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Investment Services Private Markets

We manage deal structuring, due diligence and closing. We provide financial operations to GIC’s private equity, infrastructure, and real estate assets, as well as tax structuring, corporate holding structures, valuations, and financial reporting.

Tax

You will help to provide tax support to the GIC group and investments made by GIC. Our coverage includes enterprise tax, public markets, and private markets tax.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be part of a team that provides investment services on private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and cross-strategy investments.

What will you do as an AVP, Enterprise Tax?

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Tax, the individual will predominantly be involved in tax risk management and advisory, with a focus on managing tax disputes and providing tax advice in relation to tax policy frameworks for the entire GIC group.

Your responsibilities may include the following:

• Play a leading role in evaluating and managing tax risks and disputes across GIC’s businesses;
• Monitor changes in tax laws or administrative practice and analyse implications to GIC with effective communication to the relevant internal stakeholders;
• Maintain constructive relationships with key government authorities, tax advisors and tax departments of peer organizations to stay ahead of legislative changes and play a key role in advancing GIC’s interests;
• Responsible for developing, maintaining and reviewing tax governance initiatives/projects to allow GIC to keep pace with a complex tax environment;
• Identify issues/improvements to tax business processes and recommend pragmatic solutions for stronger tax governance oversight on the way GIC conducts its businesses/activities;
• Engage and collaborate internally within the Tax team and other stakeholders (within and outside the department) to operationalize the relevant tax frameworks, policies and positions;
• Support in the delivery of tax risk reporting to the Board, management committees, and various internal stakeholders;
• Participate in the Tax team’s technology initiatives to digitalize business processes and effectively leverage available technology tools to deliver the abovementioned workstreams;
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships within the Tax team and across other GIC departments.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• At least six years of relevant tax experience, especially in international taxation and dispute management or resolution.
• Demonstrates strong writing, analytical, and oral presentation skills.
• Demonstrates an ability to think broadly about tax information, think through problems strategically, assess a variety of factors, and recommend a pragmatic solution.
• Demonstrates an ability to synthesize complex technical concepts, strategically evaluate options based on tax and other business considerations and explain recommended solution in plain language understood by non-specialist audiences.
• Can adapt communication styles based upon the audience.
• Has strong organizational skills, is flexible, and can independently and efficiently progress multiple assignments.
• Has excellent attention to detail and consistently high levels of accuracy.
• Strives to innovate and follow best practices but is highly attuned to the need for commercial solutions.
• Strong end-user computing skills and works well in digitalized environment.
• Is energized by ideas and novel experiences and will encourage a learning environment.
• Exemplifies GIC’s PRIME values and strives toward agility, ambition, and diversity.

Work at the Point of Impact

We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

GIC is an equal opportunity employer

GIC is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.