National Technical Training Director, Tax

• Full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) options available

• Balance working from home with team connection days

• Based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney w/ some interstate travel

Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms.

Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to 'Reach for Remarkable' by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.

In Australia, we're proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people. With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.

About this role

A unique opportunity has become available for a National Technical Training Director to join our collaborative, diverse Taxteam.

In this newly created dual-role position, you will report to the National Tax Quality and Excellence Lead Partner to oversee, manage and participate in the creation, delivery, and continuous optimisation of technical training to our Tax team (direct and indirect) nationally, ensuring that learning content remains up-to-date, relevant, and tuned into our clients' evolving needs and circumstances.

You will also oversee, manage and produce appropriate tax technical materials (internal and client facing) to ensure GTAL remains a tax technical thought leader.

This role would ideally suit an individual from a Chartered Accounting ("Big Four" or Mid-Tier National Firm) background with comparable technical and training experience who is looking for a rewarding career development pathway away from client-facing work, in which they can leverage their interest and experience in the Learning and Development (L&D) space.

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with senior leaders across our tax service lines, L&D, and other subject matter experts to coordinate delivery of timely and relevant training programs, addressing Tax technical training needs by level and market
• Work closely with senior leaders across our tax service lines and other subject matter experts to coordinate identification, creation and delivery of timely and relevant Tax technical thought leadership materials to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage national technical training schedule and L&D Budget, ensuring training is appropriately delivered and received by relevant stakeholders and providing regular updates on expense tracking
• Curate and manage a knowledge library to ensure easy access to contemporary training tools by Tax team members
• Lead national training projects as required, preparing ad hoc project / business initiative reports and status updates
• This position can be based from our Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney offices.

Please note that this role may involve some interstate travel to our other GT offices across Australia, up to 2 times per office a year.

Skills and experience

• A qualified chartered accountant with significant client-facing tax experience (>5 years postgraduate experience), including working knowledge of the Australian taxation regime
• Experience (or demonstrated interest in) managing a holistic technical development program
• Ability to critically analyse technical materials and programs and conduct gap analyses to align with technical competencies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise with key stakeholders on training needs

If you are interested in this role but don't feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

Reach your remarkable

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We're a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We're driven by our shared purpose – we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

With us, you'll be exposed to challenging and rewarding opportunities – building your confidence and capabilities at every step. You'll be supported, motivated and inspired by a team of passionate and caring collaborators and leaders. You'll be empowered to build a career path that's tailored to you and encouraged to make a meaningful difference. And we'll make sure the excellence you deliver and the impact you make is always seen, felt and celebrated.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
• Balance work from home with collaborative team connection days
• Up to 26 weeks' paid parental leave | paid secondary carers' leave
• Fully funded gym membership | Health Insurance discounts
• And many more

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