Senior Tax Accountant Income Tax

The Senior Tax Accountant will report directly to the Tax Business Partner and will be managing the indirect tax compliance and reporting requirements for BOQ Group, including the preparation of the monthly GST return for Australia and ongoing compliance with our regulatory and tax risk management framework. You will contribute to ongoing enhancement activities and continuous improvement initiatives and execute a range of business lines initiatives, such as the application of tax law changes.

• Manage indirect tax compliance and reporting for BOQ Group, including preparation of the monthly GST return for Australia.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with the regulatory and tax risk management framework.
• Contribute to enhancement activities and continuous improvement initiatives; execute business line initiatives, including applying tax law changes.

You will bring proven experience in a tax or accounting role, ideally gained within a medium to large chartered accounting firm or a large commercial organisation. Experience within the Australian financial services sector is highly desirable. You possess a strong understanding of corporate tax reporting requirements, including GST, fringe benefits tax, and payroll tax. Your ability to produce accurate work and deliver reliable results under tight deadlines is complemented by your excellent planning and prioritisation skills. You are highly numerate, detail-oriented, data-driven, and adept at extracting and communicating key insights to support decision-making. Academically, you hold a tertiary qualification in Business or Commerce and are a member of a recognised professional Accounting and/or Tax association. You have superb stakeholder relationships and enjoy working within a team. You communicate tax issues clearly to diverse audiences.

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees. Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland, ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist) each have their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities. BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values difference and creates new possibilities, where people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace diversity and believe our workforce should reflect the customers and communities we serve. Since 2021, BOQ Group has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). In 2023, we implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

• Flexible working arrangement – Balance your work and personal life.
• Discounted financial products – Exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
• Salary sacrificing options – Maximise take-home pay with salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements – Time with your family without worries.
• Purchase additional annual leave – Buy extra leave days.
• Discounted private health insurance plan – Special rates for health cover.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family.
• Access to employee network groups – First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
• Pride in Diversity membership – We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

To apply for this role at #boqgroup #grouptech, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page. BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.

Please no agency applications.