Indirect Tax Advisor

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Who are we looking for?
Reporting to the Tax Leader, we seek an **Indirect Tax Advisor**to work with the business to meet the GHD Group's indirect tax obligations and provide commercial tax advice.

As a strong collaborator you will work closely with Finance teams including APAC controllership, Treasury, and other Tax members, on indirect tax compliance. You will also contribute to projects, working with finance partners and project teams to assess tax risks and communicate tax outcomes.

This role oversees business activity statement and fringe benefit tax processes, ensuring timely lodgment and identifying improvement opportunities.

**This position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in**:

- Preparation and lodgment of Australian business activity statements
- Preparation of the annual GAT reconciliation for the GHD Group's business activity statements
- Preparation and lodgment of the monthly PNG GST return
- Management of tax controversies, tax-related audits, and reviews, while coordinating with external advisors.
- Preparation of monthly FBT reconciliations for input into the annual FBT return
- Preparation and posting of accounting journals required relating to GST and FBT
- Identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement, and working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to implement changes and streamline processes.
- Assisting with providing tax advice on international projects including interpretation of tax treaties, assessing GST/VAT, WHT PE risk, and individual tax as required

**To be successful in this role you will require the following**:

- CA/CPA equivalent professional tax qualifications
- Minimum 7 years' relevant experience gained in either Big 4, mid-tier firms and/or large multinational corporate tax environment
- Strong tax technical skills and understanding of tax effect accounting.
- Ability to provide specialist tax consulting and advisory services to various stakeholder groups while anticipating and supporting business needs.
- The ability to communicate complex tax concepts in clear and commercially relevant terms.
- Experience with an accounting ERP system (e.g., BST10, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills.

If you possess strong communication skills and can influence and build relationships with multiple stakeholders, we would like to hear from you.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

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