Associate | Tax

Macpherson Kelley; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring programs

Additional leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Macpherson Kelley invites an Associate to join its Tax team in Brisbane on a full-time basis. You will work directly with the National Head of Tax on complex taxation matters, gaining exposure to strategic advisory, structuring, and private client work.

This role offers hands-on mentoring, client exposure, and a clear path for professional development, including structured career progression through the Macpherson Kelley Business School.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years post-admission experience (PAE) in tax or related advisory work.
• Experience in tax structuring, trusts, Division 7A, CGT concessions, duties, land tax or payroll tax.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a team while taking ownership of matters.
• Commercial, client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic tax advisory and structuring support.
• Advise private clients, family groups, closely held businesses, and accounting firms.
• Engage in private ruling applications, objections, reviews, audits and regulator engagement.
• Assist with state and federal tax disputes including tribunals or courts.
• Develop client relationships and take on increasing responsibility across matters.

Skills

Tax advisory

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Job description

At Macpherson Kelley, people come first, always. Our clients and our team are at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join our Tax team in Brisbane on a full-time basis.

Working directly with our National Head of Tax, John Ioannou, you will be part of a respected practice advising private clients, family groups, closely held businesses and accounting firms on complex taxation matters. This role offers direct client exposure, hands‑on mentoring and the opportunity to develop as a well‑rounded tax advisor.

You can expect exposure to

• Strategic tax advisory work.


• Tax structuring, business restructures and commercial transactions.


• Private client and family group matters, including advising in relation to trusts and Division 7A.


• Small business CGT concessions, asset protection and succession-related tax issues.


• Duties and payroll tax matters.


• Private ruling applications, objections, reviews, audits and regulator engagement.


• State and Federal tax disputes including Tribunal or Court proceedings.

Working closely with a team of highly skilled lawyers, you will develop your technical expertise, commercial judgement and client relationships while taking on increased responsibility across matters.

You will also benefit from structured career progression and ongoing development through the Macpherson Kelley Business School.

About You

This role will suit a motivated lawyer who is looking to deepen their expertise in complex tax advisory and structuring matters. You will ideally have

• A minimum of three years PAE, ideally with a focus on tax law or related commercial advisory work.


• Experience in areas such as tax structuring, trusts, companies, Division 7A, CGT concessions, duties, land tax or payroll tax.


• Strong technical and analytical skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• The ability to collaborate effectively with the team while working independently and taking ownership of your matters.


• A commercial, client-focused approach.

Additional tax study through The Tax Institute, UNSW or another applied taxation program will be highly regarded.

Our Firm

Macpherson Kelley is a national Commercial law firm that thinks differently. Our people possess a rare combination of commercial acumen, legal ingenuity, and human insight. That’s why we treat each client’s business as if it’s our own, delivering intelligent recommendations they can act on.

With offices in Dandenong, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney, as well as international connections through our Pacific Legal Network, Multilaw and PrivacyRules partners, our lawyers collaborate across practice areas and borders to take care of any legal issues faced by our clients.

Our People Promise

The best thing about Macpherson Kelley is its people. Really good people and talented lawyers, in an inclusive, high performing and positive workplace culture achieve great things. We are flexible and outcome focused in how we work, so you can get on with the job. Together, we believe in better and are ambitious for growth, and we understand that growth comes from leveraging all business and learning opportunities, many of which are delivered through our practical and commercially focused Macpherson Kelley Business School.

Our benefits include mentoring programs, additional leave options, and generous parental leave policies.