Tax Accountant

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aleksandar. have been appointed to manage a recruitment process on behalf of a leading global organisation to identify a Tax Accountant in Sydney, Australia. Committed to long term investment and growth across Asia Pacific and with a number of strategic projects currently in progress, our client is looking for an up and coming tax professional with a commercial approach to handling tax matters and working through tax queries raised by the business.

The Tax Accountant will be responsible for a range of taxation responsibilities across compliance, advisory, strategy and legislative/policy changes. The role will also involve assisting with timely and effective tax advice to specific business units across the group. The position will sit within the core group tax team in Sydney and will report directly into the Regional Head of Tax, a well known, experienced taxation professional with a commitment to career development and mentoring for their team members.

Your success in this role will hinge on the strength of your technical experience in corporate tax. You will have a strong knowledge and understanding of taxation risk and regulatory requirements (cultivated at a big4 accounting firm and/or mid-tier accounting firm) and also best practice for multinationals operating across a global market. 

In return, this position will provide you with excellent in-house tax technical exposure for a large global corporate. 

Candidates we are interested to speak with must have the ability to:

• Prepare and review various tax compliance matters across the group including corporate income tax returns, FBT, GST, BAS and monthly/year-end tax provisions.
• Manage internal tax compliance through monitoring of tax legislative changes, including communication of these changes to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Lead the transactional analysis and management of tax sensitive accounts.
• Provide ad hoc tax advice regarding corporate income tax and GST.
• Liaise and consult with business units on ad hoc tax advisory projects, providing research and knowledge for tax savings and optimisation opportunities.
• Identify new tax legislative changes and understand their impact on the business.
• Develop new and efficient tax processes/procedures and promote tax and its importance as a priority within the the business across the wider company.
• Manage external relationships with the ATO.

Key Requirements:

• Currently at Tax Consultant/Analyst level at a big4 or mid-tier accounting firm.
• Degree qualified in accounting, commerce or law.
• Working towards (or completed) CA, TTI or CPA qualification.
• Experience with tax consolidated groups and strong knowledge of Australian tax law, predominantly across corporate income tax.
• Strong tax effect accounting experience.
• Professional and committed with excellent communications skills.
• A commercial mind-set with the ability to analyse and glean insights from data.

Suitable candidates registered with aleksandar. have already been contacted directly about this position and are progressing to the next stage of the process. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please apply as soon as possible.

aleksandar. is Asia Pacific's leading privately-held tax executive search and talent management consulting firm. The firm provides mid-to-senior-level tax search and selection, talent management, contract solutions and integration services to many of the world's most respected organisations. Our clients range from large listed corporations to emerging growth companies, startups and privatised government organisations. For more information on our services, please visit: www.aleksandar.com.au