Senior Consultant - International Tax & Transaction Services

About the role

EY is hiring a Senior Consultant for its International Tax & Transaction Services advisory practice within the Financial Services line. You will provide international transaction tax services, including tax structuring, tax due diligence and tax modelling, to high-profile clients such as superannuation funds and other institutional investors. The position is hybrid, based in Melbourne or Sydney, and may be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver practical international transaction tax advice to superannuation funds and other institutional investors across the investment lifecycle, covering domestic and cross-border transactions.
• Support tax structuring, due diligence, tax modelling and transaction document review for inbound and outbound investments, including direct investments, co-investments, fund investments and asset disposals.
• Research and advise on global investment structures and international tax matters, including controlled foreign company rules, foreign hybrid limited partnerships, foreign income tax offsets, Double Tax Agreements and hybrid mismatch rules.
• Manage project workstreams and coordinate with domestic and international teams to support integrated advice across infrastructure, real estate, private equity, private credit and other alternative asset classes.
• Work with clients, tax compliance teams and other advisers to address tax considerations throughout transaction execution and the broader investment lifecycle.

Required profile

• Relevant experience in transaction tax, international tax or financial services tax.
• Experience advising superannuation funds, institutional investors or other financial services clients on investment transactions or international tax matters.
• A sound understanding of offshore investment structures and vehicles, such as foreign hybrid limited partnerships, controlled foreign companies, foreign income tax offsets and treaty eligibility.
• Experience in transaction execution activities such as tax due diligence, structuring, financial or tax modelling and reviewing transaction documentation.
• Ideally, exposure to advising superannuation funds on offshore investments across private equity, infrastructure, property or credit, and familiarity with US or other international tax considerations for superannuation investors.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities, collaborate across teams and build client relationships.
• Project management skills and comfort working across multiple engagements.

What we offer

• Career development with future-focused skills.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• A benefits package including a yearly wellness incentive, an extra 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family-friendly policies such as up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave.
• A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.