State Taxes Director — M&A & Advisory

High Growth Ventures; Australia; Remote; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail discounts

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Learning and growth opportunities

Salary packaging options

Job summary

KPMG in Australia is seeking motivated tax professionals to join the State Taxes team across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth offices. You will work on high-profile transactions, with exposure to due diligence, structuring, and advisory work for clients in infrastructure, property, financial services and more.

The role emphasizes autonomy, client-facing collaboration, and staying current with state tax developments. We value strong communication, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a client-facing team environment and drive individual development.
• Strong personal initiative and willingness to take responsibility for their own work.
• Attentive to detail with strong problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Tax due diligence – assist in buy-side and sell-side processes with risk communications.
• Structuring – advise on duty consequences of mergers and restructures.
• Post-deal implementation – prepare submissions, rulings and objections with authorities.
• Advisory – conduct tax research and help clients manage tax risks.
• Updates – stay current with state tax developments and participate in training.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Strong analytical skills

Client-facing teamwork

Personal initiative

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Legal or Commerce

Job description

KPMG in Australia is seeking motivated tax professionals to join the State Taxes team across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth offices. You will work on high-profile transactions, with exposure to due diligence, structuring, and advisory work for clients in infrastructure, property, financial services and more.

The role emphasizes autonomy, client-facing collaboration, and staying current with state tax developments. We value strong communication, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach.