Acclime Singapore

accountant — Chinatown · Singapore

About Acclime Singapore

Acclime Singapore is a corporate services and advisory firm helping businesses set up, manage, and grow their operations in Singapore and across Asia. The firm positions itself as a big-firm alternative without big-firm overheads, offering a full suite of services spanning company formation, corporate governance, accounting, tax, HR outsourcing, audit and assurance, and management advisory.

Acclime describes its team as having grassroots local knowledge and an acute understanding of market-specific regulatory nuances, paired with the speed and flexibility to cut through bureaucracy on a client's behalf. The firm emphasises hands-on, personalised attention regardless of client size, and describes itself as owner-managed, with staff who have a direct stake in client outcomes.

Beyond Singapore, Acclime operates across the wider Asia region (including Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UAE, the USA, and Vietnam), allowing clients expanding regionally to be coordinated by a single relationship manager and consolidated under one invoice.

The firm holds several professional accreditations: it is a registered filing agent with ACRA, has certified accountants under ISCA, is a member of CSIS, is a certified Xero partner, and is a regional payroll partner with Take5 People. Its client base includes companies such as Livspace (home interior and renovation) and TradeFlow Capital Management (investment management), alongside logos including Sapura, iExceed, Huesker, Cohesity, Mahle, PebbleRoad, Telum Media, 75F, Vanilla, Sonoport, Robe, Katalyst, HubSingapore, and Export to Asia.

Acclime Singapore: A Local Partner for Doing Business Across Asia

Acclime Singapore positions itself as the kind of corporate services partner a growing business needs when Singapore and the wider Asia region become part of the plan — offering, in its own words, "the big firm experience without the big overheads."

What They Do

Acclime's service suite covers the full lifecycle of running a company in Singapore: formation (company registration, offshore company registration, trademark registration), corporate governance (company secretary, company dissolution, process agent, maritime BPO/BPR), accounting (bookkeeping and compliance, fund administration), tax compliance, HR outsourcing (payroll, HR administration, immigration and visa, executive search), audit and assurance (statutory audit, IPO support), and a broad advisory practice spanning management and business consulting, outsourced virtual CFO work, financial due diligence, corporate valuation, M&A support, internal control review, regulatory compliance advisory, risk advisory, and cybersecurity.

On top of these core services, Acclime groups solutions around client stage: starting and scaling up, market entry and regional expansion, operational support, sustainability, VCC and funds, global mobility, and private wealth.

Local Knowledge, Regional Reach

The firm describes its edge as grassroots local knowledge combined with the ability to move fast — cutting through regulatory bureaucracy on a client's behalf. It frames itself as owner-managed, meaning the people doing the work have a direct stake in the firm and, by extension, in client outcomes.

Acclime's reach extends well beyond Singapore. Through its network across Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UAE, the USA, and Vietnam, a client can expand across multiple Asian markets while dealing with a single relationship manager and, notably, a single consolidated invoice.

Credentials and Clients

Acclime holds several professional accreditations relevant to the Singapore market: it's a registered filing agent with ACRA, employs certified accountants under ISCA, is a member of CSIS, is a certified Xero partner, and is a regional payroll partner with Take5 People.

Its published case studies include Livspace, a home interior and renovation company, which cited the need for a corporate secretary partner capable of managing investment rounds, not just routine compliance. Another is TradeFlow Capital Management, an investment management firm that praised the team's dedication during the sale of the business. Client logos on the site also include Sapura, iExceed, Huesker, Cohesity, Mahle, PebbleRoad, Telum Media, 75F, Vanilla, Sonoport, Robe, Katalyst, HubSingapore, and Export to Asia — spanning industrials, tech, media, and investment sectors.

Getting Started

Acclime offers a free downloadable Singapore Incorporation Playbook covering what's involved in starting and managing a business in the country, and a discovery call as the entry point for prospective clients to talk through their specific situation with one of the firm's experts.

For businesses evaluating Singapore as a base — or Asia more broadly — Acclime's pitch is straightforward: one partner, one point of contact, and one invoice across however many markets the expansion eventually touches.

Signature items

  • Company registration
  • Company secretary
  • Outsourced virtual CFO
  • Market entry & regional expansion
  • Tax compliance
  • M&A support

Menu

Tax

  • Tax compliance — Corporate tax filing and compliance

Advisory

  • Management consulting — Operational and management consulting
  • Business consulting — General business advisory
  • Outsourced virtual CFO — Fractional CFO services
  • Financial due diligence — Due diligence for transactions
  • Corporate valuation — Business valuation services
  • M&A support — Mergers and acquisitions support
  • Internal control review — Review of internal controls
  • Regulatory compliance advisory — Regulatory compliance guidance
  • Risk advisory — Enterprise risk advisory
  • Cybersecurity — Cybersecurity advisory services

Formation

  • Company registration — Business registration and incorporation in Singapore
  • Offshore company registration — Registration of offshore entities
  • Trademark registration — Trademark filing and protection

Accounting

  • Bookkeeping & accounting compliance — Ongoing bookkeeping and statutory compliance
  • Fund administration — Administration services for investment funds

HR Outsourcing

  • Payroll outsourcing — Managed payroll processing
  • HR administration — HR administrative support
  • Immigration & visa — Work visa and immigration support
  • Executive search — Executive recruitment and talent acquisition

Audit And Assurance

  • Statutory audit — Statutory financial audit services
  • Initial public offerings — IPO readiness and support

Corporate Governance

  • Company secretary — Statutory company secretary services
  • Company dissolution — Winding up and dissolving a company
  • Process agent — Local process agent representation
  • BPO maritime — Business process outsourcing for maritime clients
  • BPR maritime — Business process re-engineering for maritime clients

Frequently asked questions

What services does Acclime Singapore provide?
A full suite of corporate services including company formation, corporate governance, accounting, tax compliance, HR outsourcing, audit and assurance, and business advisory.
Does Acclime only operate in Singapore?
No — Acclime has a presence across Asia, including Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UAE, the USA, and Vietnam.
Is Acclime a registered filing agent?
Yes, Acclime is a registered filing agent with ACRA and employs certified accountants under ISCA.
Can Acclime help with regional expansion beyond Singapore?
Yes, its market entry and regional expansion solution coordinates work across multiple Asian markets under one relationship manager and one invoice.
Does Acclime offer virtual CFO services?
Yes, an outsourced virtual CFO service is part of its advisory offering.
How can a business start working with Acclime?
Businesses can schedule a discovery call with one of Acclime's experts, and can also download a free Singapore Incorporation Playbook.
What industries has Acclime worked with?
Published case studies and client logos span home interior and renovation, investment management, industrials, technology, and media sectors.

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