Senior Manager, Tax Technical Learning & Development

RSM US LLP; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

RSM Australia is seeking a Senior Manager, Tax Technical Learning & Development to lead the design and delivery of technical tax training across the Tax Services and Business Advisory teams. You will develop a structured national curriculum, coordinate with subject matter experts, and ensure materials stay current with tax law changes.

You will facilitate sessions, mentor presenters, and provide regular updates to leadership on progress, risks and priorities, contributing to a high‑performing

Qualifications

• Designs and facilitates technical training for a professional audience.
• Manages stakeholders across service lines and local leaders.
• Translates complex tax content into clear training material.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a national tax technical learning curriculum aligned with the division’s framework.
• Facilitate selected tax technical learning sessions with practical examples and case studies.
• Review learning content for accuracy, currency and alignment with objectives.
• Coordinate with service line leaders to set learning priorities and reduce duplication across programs.
• Identify learning requirements with specialists and determine the most appropriate support.
• Maintain learning materials to reflect changes in tax law and authorities.
• Monitor participation and feedback to refine priorities and delivery.
• Build a network of internal presenters and content contributors.

Skills

Training design

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Technical training facilitation

Education

CTA

Master of Tax

Equivalent tax qualification

Job description

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

At RSM, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change for both our clients and our people.

RSM Australia supports a people-centric and collaborative culture where we are committed to empowering and developing you. As a leading professional services firm, we connect you to an extensive network of global resources and invest in your future. We value the meaningful work that you do and encourage you to be a part of the change.

Our value proposition is our commitment to you; it highlights the experiences, benefits, and value that you can expect as part of RSM. This is underpinned by our three values – integrity in everything that we do, supporting clients everywhere, and developing and valuing everyone.

Who we are:

RSM Australia is a member of RSM, the world’s 6th largest network of audit, tax and consulting firms. We are an award-winning professional services firm with over 100 years experience supporting Australian businesses. We believe in putting people first and we are proud to have developed a work culture that fosters growth, collaboration and success.

About the role:

The Senior Manager, Tax Technical Learning & Development plays a key role in supporting technical capability across Tax Services, as well as Business Advisory insofar as there is intersection. The position is responsible for developing, maintaining and delivering technical learning content, coordinating learning programs and working with technical specialists to ensure training remains current, practical and aligned to business needs.

• Develop andmaintaina structured national tax technical learning curriculum aligned with the division’s tax competency framework.
• Develop andfacilitateselected tax technical learning sessions, using practical examples and case studies appropriate to participants’ roles and experience levels.
• Review learning content prepared by internal contributors and external providers for technical accuracy, currency, clarity and alignment with the agreed learning objectives.
• Coordinate with service line leaders and subject matter experts to agree learning priorities, clarify responsibilities and minimise duplication across national, service line and local programs.
• Work with specialist service lines to identify their technical learning requirements and agree the most appropriate support, including curriculum design, content development, facilitation or coordination of subject matter experts.
• Maintain existing learning materials so they reflect changes in tax law, ATO guidance, relevant authorities and firm technical positions.
• Monitor participation, program coverage and participant feedback, and use those insights to refine learning priorities, delivery methods and future content.
• Build a network of internal presenters and content contributors, providing guidance and support to strengthen facilitation capability and promote sustainable delivery across the division.
• Provide regular updates to the Partner, Tax Technical on program progress, priorities and any technical, delivery or resourcing risks requiring attention.

About you:

• CTA, Master of Tax, or equivalent tax technical qualification, with substantial post-qualification experience in a tax role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating technical training to an experienced professional audience, including managing group discussion and responding to technical questions in real time.
• Strong current technical knowledge across tax, with the versatility to operate across different areas of tax and judgement to identify when content requires further technical review.
• Experience developing training curriculum or structured technical content from scratch, rather than solely delivering material developed by others.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across service lines, local leaders, subject matter experts and external providers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical material into content suitable for varied audiences and experience levels.

Life at RSM:

RSM provides a great environment to build skills and confidence and we help our people achieve their best. We are trusted advisors to our clients, so it is critical for us to find the right people for the job on offer. Our network of offices across Australia and around the world allow us to offer a personal service to all our clients regardless of where they are!

Working for RSM entitles everyone to a wide range of leading health, wellness financial and lifestyle benefits.