Smart Tax Search is proud to be partnering with a market-leading Real Estate company to recruit an experienced Tax Manager to join the Group Tax team.
Tax Manager – Real EstateThe Tax Manager will be responsible for managing tax risks for the Group through accurate and timely tax compliance, reporting and advisory services.
The Tax Manager is also responsible for ensuring the group maintains and further develops strong tax governance and approaches their role with a view to continuous process improvement.
Key Accountabilities:Ownership and management of the Group's tax compliance obligations, ensuring they are completed accurately and within strict timeframes.
There is a significant focus on trust structures.Provision of accurate and timely advice to minimise/manage tax risk.Management of relationships with external tax advisers and Revenue authorities.Adherence to and development of tax governance framework, including the development and maintenance of tax process documentation.Continuous process improvement.Management of group's tax compliance obligations includes, but is not limited to:Review and sign off on quarterly and annual distribution calculations prepared by external service provider, including calculation of tax components, withholding tax calculations and associated distribution paperwork.Prepare annual distribution resolutions in accordance with fund distribution policies and trust deeds.Review and sign off on income tax returns prepared by external service provider and management of annual lodgement program.Review of Annual Investment Income Reports (AIIRs) and Taxable Annual Payment Reports (TPARs).Review of tax provision workings, franking accounts and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns prepared by corporate accounting team.Periodic reporting against Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) tax conditions.Maintain tax cost bases.Manage external service provider for timely preparation and lodgement of monthly, quarterly and annual activity statement reporting obligations.Tax advisory services includes, but is not limited to:Annual testing of Managed Investment Trust (MIT) status.Thin capitalisation.GST issues, including eligibility for GST registration and GST grouping, management of indirect tax sharing and indirect tax funding agreements, assessing GST recovery and required apportionment, availability of reduced input tax credits.Capital gains tax assessments.Effective tax loss utilisation, including loss testing.Significant Global Entity (SGE) / Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) status, Reportable Tax Positions and hybrid mismatch disclosures.Income tax and GST advice on project costs.Lease/incentive deed reviews for prospective tenant arrangements.Taxation of Financial Arrangement (TOFA) provisions.Tax governance and reporting:Prepare and maintain tax process documentation.Annual review of tax risk management and governance framework.Assist with internal/external audit of tax controls; implementation of strategies to address any gaps identified.Assist with periodic reporting on tax risk.Administration of tax compliance function:Assist with reviewing scope of services and quotes provided by external tax advisers and negotiations in this regard.Manage tax compliance budget and payment of associated invoices.Manage ATO correspondence and ATO Business Portal, including access and authorised contacts.Key qualifications, experience and skills of the successful applicant:Relevant degree in Commerce/Accounting/Tax Law and post-graduate qualification (CA, CPA or Masters of Tax).Experience in funds/trust tax experience essential (including AMIT, MIT, distribution resolutions, WHT).Corporate tax experience.Understanding of international tax issues, including thin capitalisation, transfer pricing, SGE and CbCR, desirable.Experience in managing tax compliance deadlines for a large volume of entities.Working knowledge of Thomson Reuters OneSource desirable.Strong time management ability and the ability to work under pressure with multiple competing deadlines.Able to operate with minimal supervision.Detail-oriented, efficient and organised.Strong communication skills to engage stakeholders at different levels.This is a great opportunity to join a successful real-estate organisation with a stable, tight-knit tax team and opportunities to progress and evolve as a professional. For more information on this role, please contact Lauren Smart on: 0405 619 413 or apply via the link below.
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