Tax Manager

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd seeks an experienced Tax Manager in Melbourne to lead tax obligations and reporting for the Group, including overseas entities. The role ensures compliance with Australian and US tax laws, develops robust tax frameworks, and delivers timely reporting while streamlining tax processes.

Reporting to the CFO, you will forecast liabilities, manage transfer pricing, and liaise with ATO and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Dual bachelor's degree in commerce/ accounting and law.
• Big 4 experience working within Tax.
• CA / CPA qualified.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in tax management, including Australian and International tax.
• Experience in completing ATO International Dealing Schedules.
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of the TOFA regime.
• Strong understanding of Australian tax laws, including GST, FBT, and corporate income tax.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring full compliance with Australian tax laws and regulations, including preparation and filing of Income Tax Returns and BAS for investment entities.
• Preparing schedules for US tax and WHT filings and review of returns by offshore advisors.
• Forecasting tax liabilities and booking tax provisions.
• Developing and maintaining tax plans, timetables, compliance procedures and risk assessment frameworks.
• Understanding legislative taxation changes and reporting impacts to the Group.
• Applying TOFA regime and managing deferred tax and Division 7A compliance.
• Addressing tax issues in cross-border investments and liaising with ATO and external advisors.
• Identifying tax process improvements and automation, and documenting procedures.
• Ad-hoc work / projects as required.

Skills

Big 4 experience

CA/CPA qualified

MS Excel

Tax planning

Cross-border tax

Financial analysis

Education

Dual bachelor's degree in commerce/accounting and law

Job description

The Organisation

Talent Map is proud to be exclusively partnering with an established Melbourne based specialist investment 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. Based in Melbourne with operations across the US and UK, 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 Tax Manager.

The Role

The Tax Manager 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;

• Dual bachelor's degree in commerce/ accounting and law
• Big 4 experience working within Tax
• CA / CPA qualified
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in tax management, including Australian and International tax
• Experience in completing ATO International Dealing Schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of the Taxation of Financial Arrangements (TOFA) regime
• Strong understanding of Australian tax laws, including GST, FBT, and corporate income tax
• 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