Private Business Tax Specialist - Senior Manager

About the role

PwC Australia is hiring a Senior Manager for its Private Business Tax practice in Brisbane. You will deliver strategic tax planning, compliance and advisory services that optimise clients' tax positions, manage risk and guide them through growth, succession and transaction milestones. Clients span infrastructure, utilities and resources, property, financial services, technology, manufacturing, consumer services, retail, transport, mining and medical.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships and provide tailored tax advice
• Develop and implement tax strategies to optimise tax positions and ensure compliance
• Lead and mentor a team of tax professionals, including guidance, support and professional development
• Identify and mitigate tax-related risks and opportunities to expand services with existing clients and attract new ones
• Keep up to date with tax laws and regulations and share insights and training with the team and clients
• Oversee client projects and compliance obligations on time, within scope and budget
• Conduct detailed financial analysis to support tax planning and decision-making
• Work with audit and advisory to deliver comprehensive services
• Handle complex corporate tax compliance and consulting, including consolidation and restructuring advice and international tax matters

Required profile

• Proven experience advising large privately owned corporate businesses on strategic tax advice, compliance and tax effect accounting
• Technical knowledge of tax laws and industry trends, able to advise domestic and foreign-owned corporate groups with turnovers exceeding $1bn
• Track record of leading, mentoring and developing teams
• Commercial acumen and experience identifying growth opportunities and expanding services
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills across industries
• Experience streamlining processes and applying best practices to improve efficiency and reduce costs

Required skills

• Australian taxation and business taxation
• Corporate tax planning and direct tax
• Domestic restructuring (taxes)
• Financial statement analysis

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements
• Career progression with continuous learning and leadership development
• Leave entitlements including floating public holidays, birthday leave and additional leave on top of four weeks
• Parental leave of up to 26 weeks