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Senior Consultant – Tax Controversy and Governance – Financial Services

The opportunity

At EY Financial Services Tax, we are committed to nurturing your potential, fostering growth, and creating exciting opportunities for your professional journey. Our focus lies in providing an inclusive and diverse work environment that stimulates innovation, collaboration, and personal development. If you're eager to embrace thrilling challenges, expand your skill set, and advance your career, we wholeheartedly encourage you to join our dynamic team. Together, we can achieve extraordinary success and create a meaningful impact in the world of financial services.

As a Tax Controversy and Governance Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in assisting clients in Australia in navigating tax risk management and tax controversies. You'll have the chance to manage client relationships and collaborate with the talented members of our broader Financial Services team.

This is a hybrid position based in Narrm – Melbourne or Warrang – Sydney. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

• Assist with providing advice to a range of clients, from large corporates to Industry Superannuation Funds, helping them to develop and document their tax corporate governance processes and test the operational effectiveness of their tax corporate governance framework.

• Research matters of tax administration, get involved in dispute resolution processes and help clients respond to requests for information in the context of ATO reviews and audits.

• Be involved in the drafting of objections, private binding ruling requests, requests for amended assessments and submissions against penalties.

Skills and attributes for success

• Tax technical skills.

• Flexibility to work across tax corporate governance, advise on tax matters, manage information responses to the ATO.

• Ability to develop strong and broad relationships with clients and provide a high level of client service.

• Ability to work with a number of different clients and internal stakeholders on multiple deadlines.

• A Law degree is preferred but not required.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment

• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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