Senior Associate, Investment Tax

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As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. Our 1.1m+ members. These are the people who inspire what we do and how we do it, every day.
And we walk our talk, inside as well as out. That care and inclusion, and a focus on better futures, also extends to the people who work at Aware Super. We are proud of our well-resourced and successful development and wellbeing programs, available to all our staff.

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About this opportunity

The Investment Tax team supports the Investment team in providing tax advice relating to the acquisition and management of the Fund's domestic and international investments across a number of unlisted investment asset classes (infrastructure, property, private equity and credit).

In the role of Senior Associate, Investment Tax, you will:

• Lead and support transactions (tax due diligence, structuring) to ensure investments are within Aware Super's tax risk appetite and manage various stakeholder relationships;
• Provide ongoing tax support and advice to the Fund's diverse investment portfolio ranging from build to rent platforms, agricultural assets, PPPs, to various private equity funds and co-investments;
• Contribute to a team culture that is high performing and supportive;
• Support various tax governance initiatives; and
• Keep up to date with legislative changes and assess any potential impact to the Fund's new and existing investments.

You will be supporting the overall tax strategy by protecting both the members' returns and Aware Super's tax profile and ensuring readiness for regulatory engagement. In addition, you will have the opportunity to:

• Gain exposure to a wide range of investments, both domestic and international, especially as Aware Super has recently opened its international office in London;
• Continue to develop professionally through the fortnightly internal tax training program, attending industry tax conference and other professional development opportunities offered by Aware Super;
• Develop a network within the wider industry and Investment Tax group.
  

Who are we looking for?

To succeed in this role, you will have a minimum of 6 years' experience specialising in tax, with a focus on Investment Tax (deals/transactions/international tax advisory) within an accounting/law firm, superannuation, funds management and/or banking environment.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to solve complex tax problems;
• Ability to adapt to complex and constantly changing transaction timeframe and competing demands;
• Extensive knowledge of Australian tax laws and excellent research and interpretation skills with the ability to produce high quality, easy to understand, tax advice;
• Knowledge of foreign tax laws, double taxation agreements and rules for common investment vehicles in foreign jurisdictions;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal, written and listening) skills and strong negotiation and influencing skills with all levels;
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail;
• Knowledge and experience across investment classes gained through either direct investment management is highly desirable (superannuation fund experience is not required).

You will hold formal tertiary qualifications in commerce and/or law based disciplines (e.g. Bachelor of Commerce/Business/Economics/LLB or equivalent) - a postgraduate qualification in taxation and/or accounting (e.g. Master of Taxation/Laws and/or CA) would be highly regarded.

Employee experience

We're passionate about providing an employee experience that is full of opportunity for our people to develop and grow in their careers. We provide employee benefits that truly make our workplace the best place to work including generous leave offerings, salary continuance insurance, flexible working, professional and personal development and health and well-being initiatives.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be subject to police and bankruptcy checks.