Manager, National Tax

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Whether youre building your future or starting your career with us you wont do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people we shape what matters and thats where you come in.

Reporting to the Senior Tax Quality Manager who will support your career growth and pathways you will have opportunities to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders across both firm-wide Quality and Tax Teams assisting with responses to daily quality and risk queries contributing to both policy development and the execution of a broad range of strategic quality projects.

This role can be based in either Adelaide or Brisbane.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the identification and analysis of risks and regulatory obligations for the provision of tax services including regulatory and professional obligations of tax professionals

• Support the design and implementation of responses to regulatory change

• Co-ordinate annual reviews and evaluation of tax services as part of the firms system of quality management

• Drive change management activities and continuous improvement of risk intelligence within the tax business

• Support the review of tax policies procedures and processes

This role will focus predominately on responsibilities within the below areas a more detailed position description is available:

• Regulatory Change & Implementation

• Policy Procedure and Process Development

• Operational Quality Support & Change Management

• Monitoring & Reporting

• Continuous Improvement

About You

• Experience in tax regulatory compliance change management policy development and/or governance

• Strong analytical and critical thinking ability with experience in providing commercial and solutions-focused advice

• Strong verbal and written communication ability with excellent attention to detail

• Effective time management with a desire to strengthen skills in risk and project management

• Bachelor of Laws Accounting Commerce (Finance) Taxation or equivalent experience in tax accounting legal or risk management

About the Team

BDOs Tax Quality Team is responsible for the effective operation of our quality management system within the tax business at BDO. You will be part of the team responsible for protecting the BDO brand complying with legislative and professional obligations and helping tax teams deliver the highest quality client service.

The Tax Quality teams responsibilities include driving BDOs response to increasing regulation of the tax profession as well as playing an integral part in delivering efficiency through appropriate systems and technology supporting the firms growth. This role provides an exciting opportunity to be part of the professions response to significant regulatory change.

Why BDO

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.

Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements across diverse industry sectors and services.

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors to guide and accelerate your professional career across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing social financial and professional development benefits to help realise whats possible.

Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks retail discounts employee referral rewards study and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support cultural and religious leave and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One Bold Human Heart and Strive).

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