Senior Tax Lead

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based hedge fund, seeks an experienced Senior Tax Lead to manage tax obligations and reporting for the Group, including overseas entities, ensuring compliance with Australian and US tax laws.

You will develop robust tax management frameworks, advise on tax matters, deliver accurate reporting, and drive automation of tax processes, reporting to the CFO and liaising with external advisers and auditors.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in tax management, including Australian and international tax.
• Experience completing ATO International Dealing Schedules (IDRS).
• Strong understanding of GST, FBT and corporate income tax, with TOFA expertise.
• CA/CPA qualification and dual degree preferred.

Responsabilités

• Ensure full compliance with Australian tax laws and regulations and oversee required tax returns and BAS across entities.
• Prepare US tax schedules and review returns by offshore advisors.
• Forecast tax liabilities and book tax provisions.
• Develop and maintain tax plans, timetables, and risk assessment frameworks.
• Monitor legislative tax changes and report quarterly on impact.
• Manage TOFA, deferred tax, and Division 7A compliance.
• Address cross-border tax issues and liaise with ATO, advisers and auditors.
• Identify opportunities to automate tax processes and document procedures.

Connaissances

Tax management

Australian tax

TOFA regime

CA/CPA qualified

MS Excel

Formation

Bachelor's in commerce

Bachelor's in law

Outils

MS Excel

Description du poste

The Organisation
Talent Map is proud to be exclusively partnering with an established Melbourne based specialist hedge fund. Our client carefully manages risk and takes positions in diverse assets and debt classes, including across global equities and fixed income. In addition, our client has the capability to undertake principal and direct investment strategies and holds significant Melbourne real estate assets. The group employs approximately 40 people, the large majority of whom are based in Melbourne. Our client is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformation and change. To that end, we are seeking an experienced and highly skilled tax professional to join the organisation in the position of Senior Tax Lead.
The Role
The Senior Tax Lead will be responsible for managing tax obligations and producing various tax reporting for the Group, including overseas entities. This role will ensure full compliance with Australian and US tax laws and regulations, develop robust tax management frameworks, advise the Group in relation to tax matters, deliver accurate and timely reporting and work to streamline and automate tax processes.
Reporting directly to the CFO, your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring full compliance with Australian tax laws and regulations, including preparation and filing of individual and consolidated Income Tax Returns, preparation of BAS for investment entities and review of BAS for operational entities, review and lodgement of FBT returns, PAYG installment calculations and preparation of the annual Transfer Pricing Policy
• Preparing schedules for US tax and WHT filings and review of returns prepared by offshore advisors
• Forecasting tax liabilities, including preparation of Weekly Tax Summary and booking of tax provisions
• Developing and maintaining tax plans, timetables, compliance procedures and risk assessment frameworks, to ensure effective tax management
• Understanding legislative taxation changes, including providing a quarterly report to the Group outlining key changes and the potential impact on the Group
• Applying the Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) regime, and managing deferred tax and Division 7A compliance
• Addressing tax issues in cross-border investments and structures, and liaising with the ATO, external advisors and auditors
• Identifying and implementing tax process improvements and automation, and documenting procedures
• Ad-hoc work / projects, as required

The Person
We are seeking expressions of interest from applicants that have the following attributes/experience. Essential requirements are marked as such:

• Dual bachelor's degree in commerce/ accounting and law (preferred)
• Big 4 experience working within Tax (preferred)
• CA / CPA qualified
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in tax management, including Australian and International tax (essential)
• Experience in completing ATO International Dealing Schedules (essential)
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of the Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) regime (essential)
• Strong understanding of Australian tax laws, including GST, FBT, and corporate income tax, with particular expertise in the TOFA regime
• Ability to analyse financial data and understand its tax implications
• Ability to explain complex tax concepts in simple terms to colleagues and external advisors
• Advanced MS Excel skills and strong MS Office skills