About the job

Tax Manager – Global Banking & Financial Services

Our client is a leading global financial services organisation with a strong and long-standing reputation for delivering exceptional service to wholesale and institutional clients across Australia.

Due to the recent departure of a long-standing team member, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Tax Manager to join the Australian business. This is a broad role offering exposure across tax compliance, advisory and reporting within a sophisticated banking environment.

The Role

Reporting into senior Finance leadership, you will take ownership of a broad range of Australian tax matters and work closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Operations and the wider business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provision of quality advice to the ANZ business on tax considerations for projects in foreign countries
• Review of local tax law to manage corporate permanent establishment issues and choice of entity in foreign jurisdictions
• Working collaboratively with the Group Tax team to ensure all other Group Tax compliance needs are met
• Working collaboratively with local in-country advisors to ensure direct, indirect and personal taxes are being managed appropriately on taxable projects in foreign countries
• Maintaining Tax, Compliance & Statutory returns calendar for the Australian Business
• Provision of advisory support for project start-ups and close-outs regarding tax and registration requirements
• Management of tax audits for the ANZ business
• Escalation/review of all reporting, valuation and pricing issues
• Strong accounting standards knowledge or tax technical knowledge
• Planning, co-ordination and implementation of all processes
• Reporting directly to the CFO
• Assisting in mentoring staff and training and development and assisting with the management of staff

Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting and/or Taxation coupled with CA/CPA qualifications
• Demonstrated 10+ years’ experience in a corporate tax compliance role
• Demonstrated experience in international taxation matters
• Ideally exposure to a business with global operations
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills to proactively manage a geographically diverse business
• Ability to work in an autonomous fashion while being proactive to seek out information and initiate business improvements
• Cross-border transactions and how to apply Double Tax Agreements
• Transfer pricing or deals experience
• Practical experience reviewing legal documentation
• Practical experience preparing & reviewing corporate tax calculations, tax accounting calculations and regulatory filings

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