Senior Tax Manager

Company Description

Are you ready to be a big part of something big?

CAR Group has been driving innovation and growth since the 1990s. Collectively, our world leading marketplaces bring together deep expertise powered by the best people, data, and technology across Oceania, Asia and The Americas.

We deliver world leading technology and advertising solutions designed to make buying and selling a great experience and are the parent company of wholly owned digital marketplaces in Australia (carsales), South Korea (Encar), the United States (Trader Interactive) and Chile (chileautos), in addition to being a majority shareholder of webmotors in Brazil.

With a vision to create #1 digital marketplaces for vehicles around the world, we transform how people buy and sell across the globe.

When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. But for this to be possible, we strive to feel small. Small enough to quickly change tact, small enough to learn from different departments and small enough to connect authentically with leadership.

The Tax team is a tight-knit, high-performing group with a global remit, the team is responsible for managing tax compliance, reporting, and advisory across multiple jurisdictions. They combine deep technical expertise in Australian and international tax with a strong focus on governance, risk management, and strategic support for transactions.

We embrace a hybrid way of working – mixing working from home with the energy and connection that comes from being together in the office. We champion flexibility and have many policies, procedures and leave options to support flexible work.

What's on offer

• A place where you can move your career forward, where you'll be continuously backed to make new ideas happen, and the chance to do work that makes real, significant impact in the world.
• We're proud to be recognised as one of Australia's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work, a Family Friendly Workplace, a WORK180 endorsed employer for women.
• The support of a highly engaged, high-performing team including a leadership team that's you'll actually have face time with.
• 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave, six weeks paid gender affirming care leave.

Job Description

What You'll Be Doing

The Senior Tax Manager plays a critical role in managing the group's global tax compliance, reporting, and advisory functions. Ensuring the group meets its obligations across domestic and international jurisdictions while maintaining strong governance and risk controls. The role will cover the delivery of tax compliance in Australia, maintaining oversight of global filings and ensuring consistency with our tax governance framework. The key success factor will be your broad experience across Australian tax compliance, strategic tax advisory, governance and transaction support.

• Oversee timely and accurate delivery of corporate income tax, GST/BAS, FBT, and other statutory Australian compliance obligations, and oversee international corporate tax filings.
• Ensure timely and accurate management and statutory tax calculations and reporting
• Monitor legislative changes globally and optimise the timely provision of tax insights to support decision making and risk mitigation
• Support external audits and liaise with tax authorities as required
• Support the preparation of transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (CbCR)
• Deliver ongoing efficiency gains from automation and/or system improvements
• Assist in evaluating tax implications of M&A, financing, and cross-border operations.
• Provide M&A/transaction support

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

The key success factor will be your broad experience across Australian tax compliance, strategic tax advisory, governance and transaction support.

• Degree-qualified and CA/CPA, Tax Institute membership beneficial
• Strong technical Australian tax experience and broad based exposure to transfer pricing and international tax issues.
• Background in a multinational corporate group or strong broad based experience in professional services (first movers to in-house role considered) with strong commercial acumen
• An ability to commercially visualise how tax affects the entire business, and strong communication skills to drive governance within the global business
• Experience with tax technology (One Source, TRCS) and ERP systems is advantageous.
• The right attitude – a continuous improvement mindset, passion for automation and utilising AI, the ability to alternate between diving into the detail and rising up to see the big picture, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and deliver outcomes

Additional Information

A few other things we want to let you know about...

• CAR Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages, genders and backgrounds to apply. If you're a candidate with a disability or you need some adjustments to be at your best, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.
• We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer, including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process - if you want to know more just ask.
• We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant.
• Successful candidates joining the CAR Group are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis.

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.