Internship: Group Finance, Group Tax Advisory, Transfer Pricing [Dec26 to Jun27]

About Us

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. We do this by taking the time to truly understand people, providing support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we are on a journey of transformation, leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organization. Our strategic ambition remains clear and bold: to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate how we deliver financial services, work in friendly, supportive teams, and build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments, or enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career while taking your learning as far as you can.

Why Join Us

Be part of a team that helps shape the tax governance and transfer pricing framework of one of Asia's leading financial services groups. As a Tax Advisory Intern, you will gain hands-on exposure to the complexities of tax regulations, transfer pricing requirements, and cross-border business operations within a multinational banking environment.

This internship offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of tax advisory and governance while working alongside experienced professionals who support strategic business decisions across the OCBC Group. You will contribute to meaningful projects that strengthen compliance, operational effectiveness, and the bank's sustainable growth journey.

What It Takes to Succeed

To excel in this role, you must be curious, analytical, and eager to understand how different functions within the bank operate and work together. You must be comfortable working with data, managing details, and engaging stakeholders across various markets and entities within the Group.

Success in this role comes from your ability to learn quickly, work independently while collaborating effectively with others, and maintain a high level of accuracy when handling tax and reporting matters.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Transfer Pricing Documentation: Assist in the preparation of the OCBC Group Local File and Group Master File, ensuring timely collection and consolidation of relevant information.
• Service Agreements Management: Support the execution and maintenance of intra-group Service Level Agreements across the Group.
• Intra-group Billing Support: Assist in the preparation and coordination of intra-group billings to subsidiaries and branches.
• Financial Reporting & Reconciliation: Support the review of intra-group general ledger balances and reconciliations for reporting purposes.
• Process Improvement & Documentation: Assist in updating standard operating guides and strengthening documentation processes.
• Data & Repository Management: Maintain and update the transfer pricing central repository to ensure accuracy and completeness of records.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with subsidiaries and branches on tax-related matters, including transfer pricing documentation, compliance tracking, tax fee consolidation, hybrid mismatch assessments, and other regulatory requirements.
• Projects & Initiatives: Contribute to process enhancement, data management, and other tax advisory initiatives that improve operational efficiency.

The Team

Group Finance plays a critical role in enabling OCBC's sustainable growth by providing financial stewardship, strategic insights, and governance across the organization. Within Group Tax Advisory, you will work alongside specialists responsible for tax governance, planning, incentives, and transfer pricing matters across multiple jurisdictions.

You will be part of a collaborative team that partners closely with business units, finance teams, and stakeholders across the Group to navigate evolving tax regulations and support the bank's business objectives.

Qualifications

Who You Are:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
• Completed a Taxation module or possess foundational knowledge of tax concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Organized, meticulous, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Curious and eager to learn about the banking industry and tax advisory work.
• Effective communicator who collaborates well with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Power Query, or Excel VBA/Macros would be an advantage.

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

• Exposure to tax governance, transfer pricing, and regulatory requirements within the financial services industry.
• Opportunities to develop an understanding of relevant tax laws and guidelines applicable to banking and financial institutions.
• Insights into end-to-end business processes across different functions within the bank.
• Hands-on experience in transfer pricing documentation preparation and compliance management.
• Practical exposure to stakeholder engagement across regional subsidiaries and branches.
• Enhanced analytical, project management, and communication skills through participation in real business initiatives.

What We Offer

We offer: Competitive base salary, a suite of holistic and flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle, community initiatives, industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth, and aspirations are cared for just as much as the needs of our customers.