Group Tax Compliance Manager

 

We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.​

Investa is one of Australia's largest and most well-known commercial real estate companies, committed to helping workplaces to thrive.  We manage and develop office buildings in Australia's major business districts. Buildings designed for the way people work today - and the way we want to work in the future.

At Investa we’re looking for a Group Tax Compliance Manager who will be responsible for managing tax risks for the Group through accurate and timely tax compliance and reporting, together with ensuring the Group maintains and further develops strong governance in relation to tax.
Responsibilities include:  

• Ownership and management of the Group’s tax compliance obligations, ensuring they are completed accurately and within strict timeframes. 
• Ownership of the Group’s tax accounting and reporting obligations, with a significant focus on trust structures. This will include review of tax forecasting, quarterly/ half year / year-end tax and distribution calculations, tax provisions  and disclosure notes in the financial reports;
• Responding to Revenue authority queries; 
• Development and maintenance of tax process documentation; 
• Management of relationships with external tax advisers and management of outsourced service providers; 
• Maintain and develop tax governance through improved operational processes (best practice), development of tax systems and automation, and minimisation of tax risks.
• Review capital gains tax calculations, annual MIT testing and ensuring effective tax loss utilisation, including loss testing  
• Management of AIIR, TPAR, FBT and FIRB tax reporting obligations 

Qualifications:

• Degree in Commerce/Accounting/Tax Law;
• Relevant post-graduate qualification (CA, CPA or Masters of Tax).

Experience & Skills:

• Strong trust tax experience (including AMIT, MIT, distribution resolutions, WHT) gained at Big 4 or entities with complex trust structures,
• Corporate tax experience (including income tax, tax provisions, GST, FBT)
• Experience in managing tax compliance deadlines for a large volume of entities,
• Experience with 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,
• Understanding of transfer pricing principles,
• Analytical and investigation skills.

Why join Investa?

We’re an organisation known for its culture – it’s unique, friendly and transparent. We work hard to maintain our culture and have received some pretty cool accolades along the way:

• Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) LGBTQ Inclusion 2023-2026 Bronze (Small Employer)
• Certified Family Friendly Workplace since 2020
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (since 2019)
• AFR Boss Best Places to Work (Property, Construction, Transport sector) – First Place (2021)
• Australian HR Awards – Excellence Award: Best Workplace Flexibility Program

It’s not all about the awards though! We offer our people opportunity to grow and shape their career, with support including Leadership programs, education assistance, study assistance, professional membership fee support and generous parental leave and return to work benefits.
We know that the lines between work and home life have blurred over the past few years and we do our best to support our people with having the flexibility they need to be able to do the things that are important to them. Whether it’s a morning surf before work, leaving a little earlier to take the kids to sport our flexible working policy provides over 21 different formal flexible working options. The truth is though that the options are unlimited – talk to us about what works for you, and we’ll do our best to make it work for us too.
Back to the environment we create though, we are so proud that Investa is a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace where you can truly be yourself.  We particularly welcome applications from individuals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as those identifying as LGBTQ or neurodivergent. Even if you don't meet all criteria, we encourage you to apply and let us know more about you – if this isn’t the right opportunity for you, there may be another opportunity coming up.
We understand that traditional hiring processes can come with challenges for some people. If you have a disability, identify as gender diverse or are neurodivergent, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Ella Mannix at emannix@investa.com.au  and Ella will tailor our processes to accommodate your specific needs. If you require no additional assistance to accommodate your requirements and wish to be considered for this position, kindly submit your application online.
We are inundated with a high volume of application responses, therefore, we request that applications not be submitted directly to an email address.