Overview

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Gain valuable exposure to the tax function within one of Asia’s leading financial institutions. As a Group Tax Advisory Intern, you’ll work alongside tax professionals supporting a wide range of tax matters across the bank, from corporate tax and transfer pricing to tax governance and regulatory compliance. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your technical, analytical, and stakeholder management skills while contributing to projects that support the bank’s business and transformation objectives.

How You Succeed

To excel in this role, you’ll need to be curious, analytical, and willing to learn. You’ll work closely with tax professionals and business stakeholders across the bank to support tax advisory projects, strengthen governance processes, and drive digital transformation initiatives. Your attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and interest in leveraging technology to improve processes will help you deliver meaningful contributions while developing a strong foundation in tax and financial services.

What You Do

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Tax Advisory Support: assist in tax projects across multiple tax disciplines, including Transfer Pricing, Corporate Tax, and Goods and Services Tax (GST), while collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation
  • Stakeholder Engagement: work closely with business and support functions to gather information, understand business processes, and support tax-related initiatives
  • Digital Transformation Initiatives: support AI and automation readiness initiatives by mapping business processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and enhancing data readiness for future transformation efforts
  • Process Documentation: assist in documenting workflows, procedures, and controls to support operational efficiency and governance requirements
  • Tax Governance & Controls: support tax governance activities, including control reviews, testing procedures, process walkthroughs, and documentation of observations and findings
  • Data Analysis & Reporting: assist in analysing tax-related data and preparing reports, presentations, and management materials to support decision-making
  • Continuous Improvement: identify opportunities to streamline processes and support the adoption of technology-enabled solutions within the tax function
  • Ad-hoc Projects: provide support on tax, governance, transformation, and process improvement initiatives as assigned

Who You Work With

Group Tax Advisory partners businesses and functions across the bank to provide tax advice, manage tax risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory obligations. You’ll work alongside professionals specialising in Tax Governance, Planning & Incentives, and Transfer Pricing, gaining valuable exposure to how tax considerations support strategic business decisions. You’ll also collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Technology, and Business units, providing a broad perspective of how the bank operates.

Who You Are

  • Open to learning and feedback
  • Strong interest in taxation, financial services, and business operations
  • Curious, analytical, and detail-oriented
  • Good problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working with data and process documentation
  • Able to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across functions
  • Interest in digital transformation, AI, automation, and process improvement initiatives
  • Completion of a Taxation module would be advantageous
  • Familiarity with Power BI, Power Query, Excel VBA, or other automation tools would be beneficial
  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

  • Exposure to tax advisory, governance, and compliance activities within the financial services industry
  • A practical understanding of tax laws, regulations, and guidelines relevant to banking and financial institutions
  • Opportunities to support projects across Transfer Pricing, Corporate Tax, and GST disciplines
  • Hands-on experience understanding end-to-end business processes across different functions within the bank
  • Exposure to tax governance frameworks, control testing, and risk management practices
  • Experience supporting AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives within a corporate environment
  • Opportunities to develop process mapping, documentation, data analysis, and reporting skills
  • Exposure to stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration within a complex organisation
  • A deeper understanding of how tax, governance, and transformation initiatives support business growth and operational excellence in a leading financial institution

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

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About

OCBC is the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1912. It is now the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

OCBC and its subsidiaries offer a broad array of commercial banking, specialist financial and wealth management services, ranging from consumer, corporate, investment, private and transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management and stockbroking services.

OCBC’s key markets are Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China. It has more than 570 branches and representative offices in 19 countries and regions. These include about 300 branches and offices in Indonesia under subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP, and over 90 branches and offices in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR under OCBC Wing Hang.

OCBC’s private banking services are provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals.

OCBC's insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia. Its asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors, is one of the largest private sector asset management companies in Southeast Asia.