Tax Manager

Company description:

Drive Growth. Be the Difference.

At DKSH, our mission is to enhance lives by connecting people with exceptional products, services, and insights. As the trusted partner for companies looking to expand their reach in Asia and beyond, we are dedicated to driving growth across our Business Units: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology.

In Australia, we have over 2,000 employees and globally, over 26,000 employees across 36 markets and have been operating for over 160 years. We have over $19.7 billion net sales worldwide, 147 distribution centres and 58 innovation centres.

Job description:

We are looking for a Tax Manager who will be a key pillar in the Finance Leadership Team, responsible for the entire AU group's tax and treasury functions - spanning 4 divisions. This role focuses on tax accounting and compliance, M&A assistance and a good understanding general financial accounting. The scope of the role covers all taxes (direct and indirect) and associated regulatory / legislative requirements of the Group. This role will support treasury operations in relation to cash flow management, management of loans and payments to the extent possible.

The role is a contract role for a fixed period of 8 months and requires a leader who is able to lead a team, multi-task, able to take ownership, is a reliable expert capable of driving projects. This role will be supported by a tax analyst and a treasury analyst (provided the individual takes on the treasury profile).

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the preparation of income tax returns for Australian group;
• Managing the indirect taxes (FBT, payroll tax, GST) calculations and submissions;
• Monthly and annual tax calculations and associated accounting entries (incl deferred taxes), especially during hard close (books closing);
• Collaborate with external auditors and assist with tax disclosures in financial statements;
• Management of routine and ad-hoc request from Group Tax team and other key stakeholders;
• Proactively managing on-going projects to streamline/improve processes across the tax and tax related function such as finance and payroll functions;
• Involvement in Financial/Tax due diligence on any M&A targets as well as leading the integration of new businesses into the finance team;
• Provide advisory services related to tax queries and in this regard, being up-to-date on changes to regulations (eg. thin capitalisation, debt deduction creation rules, BEPS Pillar 2etc.), industry trends and best practices;
• Effectively communicate financial information to internal and external stakeholders, including executives, board members, and investors.
• Manage the cashflow forecasting and management process at group level and BU level
• Manage and optimise internal and external loans and facilities
• Manage forex exposure through optimised hedging strategies across the group, including review of placement of hedges by BPO and variance analysis
• Working with the global treasury team on clearing queries, collaborating on M&A transactions, providing updates

Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree in Financial, Business, Economics or Accounting
• 7+ years Tax specific experience within a large corporate or 1st/2nd tier accounting firm
• Professional qualification CA/CPA/CTA
• Tax technical awareness of recent legislative changes
• Strong analytical and modelling skills
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles particularly tax effect accounting and tax accruals
• Proficiency in Advance Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Power Pivot
• Commercial awareness - understand the connections between tax and business is very important for this role
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and results focused with a strong attention to detail
• Experience in SAP is desirable
• Excellent communication skills
• Treasury experience is desired

DKSH is proud to be an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

Please note: To be considered for this position, you must have the legal right to work in Australia.

If you are excited about this challenging opportunity and eager to contribute to the growth and success of DKSH, please submit your application and your CV.