Addressaleksandar. have been appointed to manage a recruitment process on behalf of a leading Australian Superannuation Fund to identify a Senior Associate, Tax in Sydney, Australia. This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader in a business critical 12-month contract role during an exciting period of growth and evolution for the tax function and wider finance team.
The Senior Associate will be responsible for a range of taxation responsibilities across the fund. Over the course of the next twelve months, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist the team with timely and effective tax advice covering a broad scope of work across investments, operations and finance. Your success in this role will hinge on the strength of your technical experience in corporate tax. You will have a strong knowledge and understanding of taxation risk and regulatory requirements (acquired in an in-house tax team, Big4 accounting firm and/or mid-tier accounting firm) and ability to identify and pursue opportunities that can generate value for members.
In return, this position will provide you with career advancing in-house tax technical experience for a large, established fund and the opportunity to get involved in a number of meaningful, value-add project initiatives across the team. We have a strong business case in place to keep this role beyond the inital twelve months, however this will be confirmed at a later stage depending on the capabilities of the successful candidate.
Our mandate is to attract and select a high-calibre tax individual who can manage the following key responsibilities;
- Effectively communicate changes of law to business units and other divisions internally that could impact current or future investments for the group.
- Provide direct support to investment collagues to ensure tax risks and opportunities are well understood.
- Maintain relationships and monitor performance to ensure advisors deliver exceptional service and value expectations.
- Provide technical review of transactions and arrangements entered into by the fund (locally and offshore).
- Prepare and review various tax compliance matters across the group including corporate income tax returns, FBT, BAS and monthly/year-end tax provisions with resourcing support from the wider tax team and external service providers.
- Manage internal tax compliance through monitoring of tax legislative changes, including communication of these changes to the appropriate stakeholders with support from the finance team.
- Collaborate with tax colleagues and other departments to ensure the on-going tax management of investments meet global standards. Identify areas for improvement and recommend logical solutions that comply with the board tax mandate.
- Collaborate with the wider tax team to ensure the on-going tax management of business operations meets group standards.
- Maintain high standards of effective oral and written communication to internal stakeholders to ensure ease of understanding and relevance to the business.
- Suggest changes to internal tax polices/guidelines to ensure they are kept current and relevant given the evolving nature of the business operations across Australia.
- Actively contribute to the Tax group’s knowledge database and share ideas and options.
- Assist in various special projects and initiatives.
- Develop, maintain and manage relationships with key individuals across Group Tax, Finance, Operations, Legal, Investment operations and Human Resources.
- A minimum of 5 years corporate tax experience.
- Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, law degree or comparable professional credentials.
- Demonstrated writing skills, strong analytical skills, creativity in written presentation materials and strong oral presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to think broadly about tax information, think through problems, assess a variety of factors and recommend solutions.
- Ability to adapt one’s communication style based on the audience and proven skills in synthesising complex technical concepts into plain language for non-specialist audiences.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to efficiently manage multiple assignments.
- Excellent attention to detail and consistent high levels of accuracy.
- Strong impact and influencing skills with the ability to influence people with personal style and finesse rather than authority.
- A consistent learner who stays on top of business trends and tax technical changes.
- Flexible and able to work with light supervision and adaptable to change.
Suitable candidates registered with aleksandar. have already been contacted directly about this position and are progressing to the next stage of the process. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please apply as soon as possible.
aleksandar. is Asia Pacific’s leading privately-held tax executive search and talent management consulting firm. The firm provides mid-to-senior-level tax search and selection, talent management, contract solutions and integration services to many of the world’s most respected organisations. Our clients range from large listed corporations to emerging growth companies, start-ups and privatised government organisations. For more information on our services, please visit: www.aleksandar.com.au
