Senior Manager/Director - Corporate Tax - Private Clients

Location: Brisbane

Date: 30 Jul 2026

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

As a Senior Manager/Director in our Private Tax team, you will play a leading role in shaping and growing a portfolio of sophisticated private clients, including large privately owned businesses and corporate groups, high net wealth individuals and families, and entrepreneurial start-ups. This is a strategic leadership opportunity to deepen client relationships, drive complex advisory outcomes, and contribute to the continued growth of our practice across both domestic and international tax matters.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex and high-value private clients, including privately owned corporate groups operating in Australia and internationally, privately owned businesses, high net wealth families, trusts, and other privately held entities.
• Provide strategic oversight of tax compliance, reporting, planning, and advisory engagements across diverse entity structures, ensuring technical excellence, commercial relevance, and exceptional client service.
• Partner closely with Partners and senior Tax leaders to deliver tailored advice on complex tax matters, including restructures, domestic and cross-border transactions, capital gains tax, Division 7A, trust structuring, and broader private wealth issues.

Skills and attributes for success

• Extensive experience in Tax Consulting specialising in private/middle market, ideally gained in a top-tier or second-tier accounting firm or legal practice.
• A strong track record of leading high-performing teams, developing talent, and creating an inclusive, growth-oriented culture.
• Deep tax technical expertise across corporate groups, trusts, private wealth, and individuals, with the ability to apply this knowledge in complex and commercially sensitive environments.

What we offer you

• At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.
• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences.
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging.

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all.