Regional Tax Manager

Brewer Morris are currently working on an exceptional in-house regional tax manager opportunity with an exciting financial services institution. The role can be viewed a number of different ways depending on the individual; if you are an experienced tax manager looking to step into an autonomous role and reporting across APAC or if you are an experienced Senior Manager/Associate Director looking to transition into the in-house space, this opportunity is very unique.

In this role you will be working across both advisory and compliance which would work along the following areas;

Advisory / Tax planning

* Advising various Business Units within the Bank on various areas of income tax and GST, including international tax concepts, capital gains tax, employment related taxes (including Fringe Benefits Tax) and GST updates pursuant to Rulings issued by the ATO.
* Performing reasonableness check of the Bank's GST recovery rates for selected Business Units and ascertaining the appropriateness of the GST apportionment methodology used.
* Advising relevant Business Units on the income tax and GST treatment of various financial products issued by the Bank.
* Providing advice on the appropriate transfer pricing methodologies to be applied to inter-company transactions in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Compliance

* Reviewing the Bank's GST returns and GST recovery rate computations.
* Assisting in the review of income tax returns for the Bank, and assisting Finance Department with quarterly tax effect accounting and Group Reporting.
* Assisting in the preparation of materials for the ATO's client risk review on GST and transfer pricing.
* Preparing transfer pricing documentation for cross-border transactions in relation to the arm's length nature of their related party dealings.
* Computing taxable income for mutual funds / unit trusts and preparing annual tax statement for investors based on tax reporting requirements.

To be considered for this role you will have the following attributes:

* 6+ years' experience as a tax manager with experience working autonomously
* CA/CPA/M.Tax qualified
* Experienced within Big-4 or a leading mid-tier firm
* Experience in Financial Services tax is favourable but not essential
* Excellent communication skills

This role is an exceptional opportuntiy and one which will not last very long. If you are interested, get in touch with Ed Burgess