Tax & Compliance Principal

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Location: Job Type: Permanent Discipline: Accounting
Reference: EG1688 Posted: 4 days ago

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An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Tax & Compliance Principal to join a leading multidisciplinary professional services firm.

This is a senior technical and leadership position offering the opportunity to work closely with Directors, lead complex tax matters, oversee tax governance and compliance, and play a key role in the ongoing growth and development of the Tax & Advisory practice.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Directors, you will be a senior technical leader across taxation, tax-agent governance and compliance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist advice across complex Australian tax matters including Division 7A, trusts, corporate tax, restructures, CGT, succession planning, GST and cross-border matters
• Leading and supporting ATO reviews, audits, objections, disputes and private ruling applications
• Acting as a senior technical point of reference for Directors, Principals, Managers and wider teams
• Overseeing tax-agent governance, risk management and quality-control frameworks
• Leading internal quality reviews and ensuring appropriate follow-up and remediation
• Keeping the business up to date with changes to tax legislation, ATO guidance and professional requirements
• Delivering technical and compliance training and mentoring team members
• Managing a portfolio of significant clients and providing strategic tax advice
• • Working closely with Accounting, Wealth, Lending, Audit and SMSF teams
• Supporting the Directors with the development, capability and commercial growth of the Tax & Advisory practice

About You

We are looking for a senior tax professional who combines strong technical expertise with commercial judgement and leadership capability.

You will ideally have:

• Significant senior-level Australian tax experience within professional accounting
• CA, CPA or equivalent qualification
• Current Tax Agent Registration
• Strong knowledge of Australian tax law and ATO practice
• Experience with complex tax advice and private-group clients
• Demonstrated experience managing ATO reviews, audits, objections or disputes
• Experience across governance, risk, compliance or quality assurance
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work confidently with clients, Directors, regulators and external advisers
• Proven leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
• Strong commercial acumen and professional judgement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Postgraduate qualifications in taxation or law will be highly regarded.

Why Join?

• Senior leadership position with direct exposure to Directors
• Opportunity to influence tax governance and technical standards across the business
• Diverse and complex tax advisory work
• High-level client exposure
• Opportunity to mentor and develop tax professionals
• Work across a multidisciplinary professional services environment

If you are an experienced tax professional looking for a senior position where you can combine technical expertise, leadership, client advisory and governance, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion at emilyg@charterhouse.com.au 

At Charterhouse, we embrace, and value, diversity of culture, working arrangements, sexual orientation, and gender identity. On behalf of our client, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include and welcome unique contributions of all people; to embrace and celebrate the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, their skills, and contributions to the workplace