Internship at Forvis Mazars in Singapore

At Forvis Mazars we’re always looking ahead – for you, our clients and the communities we’re part of. Together, we grow, belong and impact. We’ll support you to learn, explore and grow as you take this journey with us. Here, you’ll feel safe to share bold ideas and unique perspectives. After all, success comes from working together. With us, you’ll belong to your local team, gain global experience and have an impact – now and in the future.

Grow.
From day one, you’ll develop your skills, work on a diversity of projects and make a meaningful difference. Your professional and personal growth matter to us—whether you’re seeking to explore new opportunities, embrace an international career or gain exposure to a variety of clients and industries, we’re with you every step of the way.

Belong.

All the while, you’ll be part of a global team that values your ideas, supports your ambitions and celebrates your success. Driven by collaboration and flexibility, our people’s diverse perspectives fuel creativity and progress. Whether you’re taking on exciting challenges or learning something new, you’ll always be surrounded by people who will encourage and inspire you.

Impact.

From interns to partners, we are all about turning bold ideas into action. You’ll have the chance to make an impact, both within our company and in the wider community. With this freedom also comes responsibility: we deliver innovative, forward-looking results for our clients without ever compromising on our shared purpose and long-term vision to act with the future in mind.

What do we ask from you?

• A thirst to learn 
• A relentless team spirit 
• The desire to take initiative 

Ready to grow, belong, and impact?

Internship Opportinities

Note: Click on the teams below to learn more about the role.

• Audit & Assurance
• Financial Advisory
  • Deals Advisory/Transaction Services
  • Valuation
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Forensic Services
• Financial Services Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Outsourcing
  • Accounting
  • Payroll
  • Corporate Secretarial
• Risk Consulting
• Sustainability
• Tax
• Human Resources
• Marketing & Communications
• Risk Management

Job Descriptions

Audit & Assurance

• Participate in the briefing of the audit engagement team.
• Adhere to up to date SSA or applicable framework, the Revised Singapore Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics and, relevant legislation and regulatory changes.
• Perform audit procedures to meet the objectives of internal or external audit engagements.
• Assist to evaluate the audit evidence obtained.
• Contribute to identifying and resolving audit issues.
• Investigate inconsistencies arising from audit work.

Financial Advisory (Deals Advisory/Transaction Services)

• You will support professional staff to perform work in the transaction services / M&A.
• Assist with work duties such as data extraction from various sources (e.g. financial statements, management accounts, etc.)
• In charge of conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess the impact on the transaction parameters.
• Partake and support in the report writing / presentation materials on assigned projects using Forvis Mazars’ internal tools.

Financial Advisory (Valuation)

• Perform market and industry research;
• Develop financial models to value private companies;
• Identify and value intangible assets for financial reporting, tax or M&A purposes;
• Analyse if the financial projections are reasonable by comparing against appropriate benchmarks;
• Assist in the preparation and delivering of high quality valuation reports in accordance with relevant international valuation standards and/or financial reporting standards.

Financial Advisory (Restructuring & Insolvency)

• Assist the team in analysing historical financial performance
• Assist in conducting financial analyses, financial statements review and assess business performance
• Gather relevant data and information to support the development financial restructuring plans
• Assist to prepare documents for sales of distressed assets
• Research and gather information on legal entity structure of clients
• Assist in drafting correspondence to clients with creditors during restructuring or insolvency
• Support team with judicial management, receiverships and liquidations
• Gather relevant data and information to develop a proposal and/or scheme of arrangement
• Assist to prepare business proposals and pitch documents
• Assist with correspondence with creditors for entities under administration

Financial Advisory (Forensic Services)

• Assist the team in fraud investigations and other forensic engagements
• Perform background checks on relevant parties
• Review documents and prepare summary of findings
• Apply data analytical techniques to identify anomalies in the data set
• Support the project team with the preparation of deliverables
• Execute assigned tasks in the fraud risk identification and fraud risk assessment exercises
• Assist with proposals tailored to meet clients’ requirements
• Identify risks of ethical conflicts and threats to independence

Financial Services Consulting

• Support internal audit engagements in accordance with audit procedures and applicable frameworks on governance, risk management and control
• Work with the team to identify risk of threats to independence
• Assist in the documentation organisation’s internal controls and business processes and policies
• Support the team in providing advice and business insights to the organisation by identifying opportunities and making recommendations for change
• Support for AML/KYC operations in projects for clients in the Financial Services/Fintech/Payment Services industry
• Searching for and critically analyzing the collected information and ensuring compliance with internal and external laws and regulations

Management Consulting

• To assist in the preparation of resources utilized in financial management consultancy projects
• To assist in conducting insightful local and overseas market research for internationalization project
• To provide administrative support in formulating key strategies and business roadmaps based on information gathered from research conducted
• Prepare questions used to gather information from clients and prepare minutes of meetings during periodic presentations and meeting
• To provide assistance in other consultancy tasks including the drafting of client’s proposal, presentation slides and other miscellaneous tasks

Outsourcing (Accounting)

• Under the guidance of your Senior, develop your understanding of the: business model, drivers of financial performance and accounting and tax risks for each of the clients in your portfolio;
• Support in the preparation of financial statements
• Support in the preparation of GST returns and assist with tax compliance matters;

Outsourcing (Payroll)

• Under the guidance of your seniors, develop your understanding of the payroll structure and components.
• Assist and support the payroll processing and recording of client’s payroll.
• Assist in daily data entry and any other related payroll processing procedures.
• Assist and support the team in the preparation of monthly payroll reports.

Outsourcing (Corporate Secretarial)

• Assist the team in handling corporate secretarial works for a portfolio of international clients including but not limited to incorporations of companies, registration of foreign branches, striking-off of companies, drafting directors/members resolutions, application of work passes, maintenance of statutory registers and records, etc.
• Handling, preparing, coordinating and updating all necessary files, records and documents as required.
• Assist in preparing and handling necessary documents and paperwork for statutory filing with ACRA, MOM, IRAS and other local/regional government bodies.
• Supporting and assisting in all administrative and support for Client on-boarding or KYC review procedures.
• Supporting and handling any other corporate secretarial work or ad-hoc duties as and when required.

Risk Consulting

• Work closely with the engagement teams in the areas of audit planning, data analysis, conducting interviews or document control designs for the process-in-scope;
• Perform audit testing in accordance with audit work programme and report drafting;
• Deliver assignments to a high level of professionalism and client satisfaction;
• Participate and support internal meetings, including sharing of recommendations or improvement opportunities, taking notes and minutes.

Sustainability

• Work closely with the team in the areas of conducting due diligence reported for sustainability reporting;
• Carry out quantitative work relating to emission calculations
• Work with the team on brainstorming Sustainability strategies for clients with best practices / requirements;
• Deliver assignments to a high level of professionalism and client satisfaction;
• Participate and support internal meetings, including sharing of recommendations or improvement opportunities, taking notes and minutes.

Tax

• Extract and analyse financial/tax data and understand the business operation to identify potential tax risks of a target.
• Assist in the preparation of assessment of tax computations for individuals, companies, or other entities with more complex tax affairs.
• Assist in preparing reports, in particular for tax due diligence or reviewing sales and purchase agreements to meet the tight turnaround time.
• Assist the team in tax research/preparatory work.
• Assist with GST compliance work, which involves preparation and/or review of clients’ GST returns prior to submission, GST registration, exemption and schemes.
• Assist to draft clients’ responses for IRAS queries.

Human Resources

• Participate in recruitment efforts, including campus and internship recruitment.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with shortlisted candidates, including administering of technical and personality tests.
• Perform first level of screening of candidates’ CV to identify suitable candidates to fill job vacancies.
• Post and housekeep job advertisements on job boards.
• Assist in gathering market salary information and perform salary benchmarking exercise.
• Prepare and send rejection emails to candidates.
• Facilitate onboarding and orientation programme for new employees.
• Updating of HR database by inputting new employee employment details.
• Responding to staff inquiries regarding HR policies, employee benefits, and other HR-related matters.
• Assist in the planning of HR activities and events, including drafting of internal announcement

Marketing & Communications

• Website maintenance:
  • Support the team in creating and updating content for the company website.
  • Assist with organizing and uploading documents to the intranet.
  • Help with simple tasks related to intranet design and user experience.
• Alumni Engagement:
  • Assist with organizing alumni events, such as preparing invitations and coordinating logistics.
  • Help with gathering and updating alumni contact information.
  • Support the team in communicating with alumni through email and social media.
• Digital Marketing
  • SEO:
    • Helping with implementing on-page optimisation recommendations from agency
    • Support the team in coordinating with the agency on SEO projects, track and report on website traffic and keyword rankings
  • Social Media Content Creation:
    • Contribute ideas for social media posts and assist with creating engaging content.
    • Help with scheduling social media posts and monitoring social media channels.
    • Research relevant industry trends and competitor activity on social media.

Risk Management

• Firmwide New Client Onboarding
  • Assist with client onboarding background checks
• Staff Independence
  • Track completion and perform checks on independence declaration made by new joiners and existing staff
  • Perform verification to supporting documents
• Training
  • Assist with training materials development
  • Track staff training completion
• Reporting
  • Prepare information for reporting to internal and external stakeholders
  • Collate information for internal and external reviews.
• Others
  • Assist with the organisation of policies, procedures, templates and practice aids