Job Description

[What the role is]

As a tax professional, you have tax knowledge at your fingertips and the heart to build a socially-responsible taxpaying community. At IRAS, we offer you the space to apply your knowledge as we transform to redefine experiences for taxpayers. You will apply your resourcefulness, strong communication skills and expertise in administering a suite of tax services ranging from service, compliance and policy formulation.

The result? Your mark of insight on tax services which are transformational.

[What you will be working on]

• Identify key risk areas / high risk taxpayers for audit through data analytics

• Conduct field based and desk audits on large taxpayers to deter non-compliance and improve voluntary compliance

• Review ACAP reports, identify control gaps and follow-up on ACAP related work

• Provide assistance to taxpayers on clarification of tax policies and practises and the rationale, application of tax laws and assessments

• Provide education to maximize voluntary compliance by conducting talks on specialized or technical GST issues

• Degree in Accounting or Business preferred

• Possessing an accreditation by SIATP will be an advantage

• Experience in audit and/or GST-related tax advisory would be an advantage

• Good knowledge of auditing, internals controls & accounting practices

• Good knowledge of GST laws and practices

• Good knowledge of the audit process, audit methodologies available, consequences of different types of audit determination etc.

• Basic data literacy and ability to use data to support decision making

• Ability to question, probe and analyse

• Can multi-task and work under pressure

• Resourceful and able to work independently in a team environment

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