Senior Manager - Corporate Tax - Private Client Services

Senior Manager - Corporate Tax - Private Client Services

The opportunity

Are you passionate about helping high-profile clients navigate complex tax challenges and achieve their goals with confidence? As our Private Client Senior Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering practical, commercially focused advice that helps clients manage their tax obligations while maximising opportunities for growth and success.

Working alongside a team of highly skilled professionals across Australia, you'll collaborate on innovative solutions for some of the most complex tax matters in the market. You'll stay at the forefront of legislative and regulatory developments, providing timely, tailored advice that makes a real difference. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to shape client outcomes, strengthen trusted relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of our market-leading practice.

Your key responsibilities 

• Work closely with the leadership team to coordinate and manage taxation services for a designated portfolio of private clients, overseeing daily operations, providing advice on Australian tax laws, and preparing and reviewing income tax returns and accounting calculations.
• Deliver a comprehensive range of taxation advisory and compliance services tailored to client needs, while supporting senior team members in complex tax engagements, including ATO risk reviews, audits, and ruling applications, backed by Australia’s leading tax experts.
• Lead and mentor the team, including managers, senior consultants, consultants, and graduates, acting as a 'Counsellor' for junior members, fostering their professional development, and contributing to a positive team culture that encourages high performance, collaboration, and celebrates achievements.

Skills and attributes for success

• Possess in-depth knowledge and experience with the Australian taxation system, gained through work in a professional services firm or a similar industry role, along with expertise in private client tax compliance calculations, processes, and ATO lodgement requirements.
• Exhibit strong communication skills and confidence in leading direct engagements with clients on significant tax matters, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in all interactions.
• Hold a CA qualification or equivalent, or have completed other postgraduate studies (e.g., Tax Masters). 

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.  

• With a passion for tax, you value career long learning and innovation.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients.
• Excellent client facing skills with the confidence to lead client meetings and build a network.
• You are committed to sharing your experience to develop junior team members.
• High level communication and engagement skills, the ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks and work effectively in a dynamic team.

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