Manager - GST

The Role:

Being a part of Finance & Advice at Suncorp Group means being switched on, endlessly curious and always adaptable. In return, you'll be supported to bring your own ideas to the table and challenge conventions - with the aim of making life a little brighter, simpler and better for our customers and each other.

As the Manager GST you will deliver high quality technical advice and help manage the Australian GST and insurance duty reporting obligations of the Suncorp Group in a cost-effective manner, by developing internal capability and enhancing the delivery and opportunities available through our unique partnering relationships.

This is a 12 month Full Time Opportunity.

What you'll do:

• Responsibility and oversight of best practice in-house Transaction Tax function through which the following objectives are achieved:
• Minimise the extent of Transaction Tax risks in line with Suncorp's Risk Management Framework including active engagement of Function management and structured Transaction Tax Compliance monitoring;
• Minimise the extent of active ATO/OSR attention through proactive relationship management strategies, internal forward-thinking risk management practices;
• Maximise shareholder returns by ensuring early identification and realization of transaction tax savings opportunities, to enable Group Tax to improve Function profitability and/or enable management to adopt a portfolio approach to offsetting transaction tax risks/savings where appropriate; and
• Demonstrable evidence of active technical and operational analysis of industry issues to provide insights of emerging tax risks/issues in relation to systems, operational and governance risks;
• Responsibility and oversight of responses to operational GST, Insurance Duty, and other compliance issues, including working with Function personnel and/or Tax consultants to investigate issue, formulate proposed response, implement solutions;
• Develop the awareness and understanding of GST, Insurance Duty, and other legislative provisions, ATO /SRO rulings and processes etc to provide high level written advice to the Group and also train Tax Consultants in all technical research and advice preparation skills;
• Develop productive relationships with internal stakeholders at various levels in order to identify specific transaction tax risks/savings and manage the investigation, quantification and disclosure of risks or realization of savings initiatives;
• Enhance Tax Governance processes, controls and documentation, and assist in all GST Justified Trust interactions with the ATO.
• Review and provide sign off on BAS returns for all Suncorp Group Entities.
• Prepare detailed position papers for review and signoff by EM - Tax or Head of Tax, Ledger Control & Enablement, preparation of Board reports and input into reports to CFO and other executives

What you'll bring

• Degree in Accounting Finance or Law Mandatory
• Post Graduate Qualification e.g. CA, CPA or Masters of Taxation Desired
• Membership of one or more key professional taxation bodies e.g. Taxation Institute. - Desirable
• 10+ years of experience in corporate tax consulting either within a large corporate or big 4 firm
• Experience in management of regulatory relationships
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing a team
• Expert analytical business skills, with the ability to analyse large quantities of complex information

What we can offer you

• Discounts and offers on a range of retail favourite stores as well as insurance products
• A range of flexible working and leave options
• Invest in your brighter future with ongoing study support and career development programs
• Give back to our communities with payroll giving, donation matching and paid volunteer leave
• Prioritise your work/life balance with our robust employee assistance program and dedicated employee council

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