At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead tax governance and compliance for superannuation clients, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Company: Join Apex Group, a global leader in fund administration with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, training opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Be a key player in transforming tax processes and driving industry change.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in relevant field and significant experience in superannuation tax.
This role is responsible for leading tax governance, compliance and reporting activities for the superannuation business. The role provides senior technical oversight, supports fund accounting and financial reporting outcomes, works with client stakeholders to align tax implications, and drives improvements to controls, processes and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead tax governance, compliance and reporting activities for APEX Superannuation clients, ensuring obligations are met accurately and on time.
- Oversee preparation, review and lodgement of income tax returns, GST, FBT, PAYG, BAS and other relevant superannuation tax filings.
- Provide senior technical oversight for tax provisions, reconciliations, deferred tax calculations and disclosures for fund accounting, statutory and management reporting.
- Advise finance, investment, operations, client service and senior leadership stakeholders on tax implications, fund activity, transactions, regulatory change and business initiatives.
- Monitor Australian tax, superannuation and regulatory developments and assess their impact on APEX Superannuation’s tax position, processes and controls.
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors, auditors, regulators, administrators and other key stakeholders.
- Strengthen tax risk management, documentation, governance frameworks, review procedures and evidence supporting material tax positions.
- Lead process improvement, automation and control enhancement initiatives across tax and fund accounting reporting cycles.
- Lead, coach and develop team members and service providers, promoting accountability, technical quality and timely delivery.
Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
- CA, CPA, CTA, Masters of Tax or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
- Significant experience in superannuation tax, fund tax, financial services tax, public practice tax advisory or a comparable senior tax leadership role.
- Experience in funds management, superannuation, investment administration, custody, fund accounting or registry environments is highly desirable.
- Experience leading people, managing external providers and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with accounting, tax, fund administration or enterprise reporting systems.
What you will get in return:
- A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
- Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
- Training and development opportunities.
Senior Manager - Tax Superannuation in Sydney employer: Apex Group
Apex Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Melbourne or Sydney where your career can truly flourish. With a commitment to employee development, competitive remuneration, and a culture that encourages innovation and accountability, you will have the opportunity to lead impactful projects while being part of a globally expanding business that values its people and their contributions.
