Tax Manager

 

Melbourne CBD

Financial Services organisation

High degree of autonomy

 

Employer Profile
Our client is a leading financial services institution, with assets throughout the world; it invests on behalf of clients in property markets, the Australian stock market, in international share markets and in a variety of alternative investment structures.

Role Description
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure that organisation complies with taxation reporting and regulatory requirements, including the implementation and ongoing maintenance of appropriate governance and risk management protocols and principles.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, key elements of this highly responsible and relatively autonomous role include:

• Consolidation of a variety of activities into consolidated group tax return;
• Provide general advice on the tax efficient structuring ????? ????? and other transactions within the group;
• Liaison with and coordination of the relationship with external advisors;
• Liaison with Australian Tax Office;
• Support the group accounting function, providing assistance and advice on GST and FBT matters (administrative functions are all in house);
• Provide specialist support and advice for the CFO as required and requested;
• Manage the tax compliance function, including coordinating the preparation of tax returns, reports, notes and disclosures. Preparation and lodgement of periodic Business Activity Statements;
• Understanding of complex investment deals in relation to the impact of these on the overall tax position of the organisation.

Required Experience, Qualifications and Personal Attributes

• University graduate, at least four years PQ CA or CPA accountant; 
• Experience of working within a financial services environment - whether in an external advisory capacity or "in-house" would be highly regarded;
• Demonstrable experience of working responsibly and professionally in an autonomous manner, but as a positive influence on the broader team environment and dynamic;
• Strong technical taxation - particularly corporate taxation - skills, knowledge and experience;
• Experience in tax return preparation and in consolidating an organisation's tax position;
• Initiative and an ability to prioritise work and maximise resources whilst delivering ????? ????? service; 
• Excellent written and verbal communication and an ability to communicate effectively at all levels internally and externally;
• Commercial awareness combined with an ability to make timely decisions within a commercially sensitive and highly confidential environment.

 

 

About Brewer Morris Global Tax Recruitment
Brewer Morris is the world's leading international specialist tax search and recruitment firm.

With offices in Australia and the UK, we recruit throughout Australia and Asia, across Europe, all over the UK and within the Middle East.

Our reputation is built on the performance of specialist teams of recruiters and we take great pride in the number of long-term working relationships that we have developed throughout the tax world.

Brewer Morris is the world's only truly international recruitment and search firm specialising in tax.

Brewer Morris has offices in London, Sydney and Melbourne; and as part of the SR Group (offices in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds), our international reach is unrivalled.

 

 

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