Tax Consultant - Integration (Fixed Term)

About the role

Bupa is hiring a Tax Consultant for a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Melbourne. The role supports Bupa's Health Services business, focusing on integrating a large health provisioning business into Bupa's business, and provides income tax and indirect tax compliance, advice, risk management and governance support.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with the integration of the health provisioning business into the Bupa Multiple Entry Consolidated (MEC) group, including setting up tax reporting software, preparing income tax calculations and tax effect accounting journals, and preparing budgetary tax calculations such as the Annual Operating Plan.
• Help prepare the monthly Pay-As-You-Go income tax instalments and income tax return for the Bupa MEC group.
• Integrate the health provisioning business' existing tax compliance processes with Bupa's and identify efficiency improvements.
• Provide income tax advice on the acquisition and integration, and advise other Business Units within the Bupa ANZ group if required.
• Monitor new tax legislation, Tax Rulings and ATO announcements and advise stakeholders on their application to Bupa's businesses.
• Work with Asset Management to set up and maintain the tax fixed asset registers in line with tax consolidation positions.
• Assist in reviewing the tax impacts of Solvency II adjustments, particularly for the health provisioning business.

Required profile

• Extensive taxation experience within multinational groups, in an industry environment or a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firm.
• Strong tax technical knowledge, with experience preparing income tax returns and tax provisions and a sound understanding of tax effect accounting.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage projects and competing priorities; proactive, self-motivated and organised.

Required skills

• Experience with tax and accounting systems and tax reporting software; Wolters Kluwer CCH Integrator and Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud highly regarded.
• Experience with Tax Fixed Asset Registers is beneficial.