Southbank, Melbourne | Large Privately Owned Group

Take a leading role in ATO matters, tax governance and broader tax support across a large and diverse privately owned group.

We are a large privately owned group based in Southbank, Melbourne, with a diverse range of businesses and operations. We are seeking an experienced Tax & ATO Audit Specialist to take a lead role in managing the Group’s interactions with the Australian Taxation Office, strengthening our tax governance framework and providing practical tax support across the wider Group.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role suited to someone with strong Australian tax experience who is comfortable dealing with complex ATO reviews and audits. You will work closely with senior management, finance teams and external advisers, while also providing oversight and guidance to the tax team.

Beyond ATO matters, you will act as a key internal tax resource across a broad range of direct and indirect taxes, including income tax, GST, duties, payroll tax, land tax and FBT.

Tax & ATO Audit Specialist

Southbank, Melbourne | Large Privately Owned Group

Take a leading role in ATO matters, tax governance and broader tax support across a large and diverse privately owned group.

We are a large privately owned group based in Southbank, Melbourne, with a diverse range of businesses and operations. We are seeking an experienced Tax & ATO Audit Specialist to take a lead role in managing the Group’s interactions with the Australian Taxation Office, strengthening our tax governance framework and providing practical tax support across the wider Group.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role suited to someone with strong Australian tax experience who is comfortable dealing with complex ATO reviews and audits. You will work closely with senior management,



finance teams and external advisers, while also providing oversight and guidance to the tax team.

Beyond ATO matters, you will act as a key internal tax resource across a broad range of direct and indirect taxes, including income tax, GST, duties, payroll tax, land tax and FBT.

The role

Your responsibilities will include:

- Taking a lead role in ATO audits, reviews, information requests and other engagements, including coordinating responses, documentation and external advisers

- Strengthening and maintaining the Group’s tax governance framework, policies, procedures and controls, with a focus on proactively identifying and managing tax risk

- Overseeing and reviewing work performed by the tax team, providing technical guidance and ensuring the quality and accuracy of key tax deliverables

- Providing practical tax advice and support to senior management, finance teams and businesses across the Group

- Supporting the Group across income tax, GST, FBT and other direct and indirect tax matters

- Providing guidance on duties, payroll tax, land tax and other state taxes, including dealings with State Revenue Offices where required

- Advising on the tax implications of transactions, restructures and other commercial activities

- Working with external tax and legal advisers on complex or specialist matters and driving continuous improvement in the Group’s tax processes and controls

About you





We are looking for someone with substantial Australian taxation experience and, importantly, direct experience dealing with the ATO on audits, reviews or complex tax matters.

You will ideally have:

- Strong knowledge of Australian corporate taxation and demonstrated experience with ATO audits and reviews

- A strong understanding of tax governance, risk management and internal controls

- Experience reviewing tax work and providing technical guidance and oversight to other team members

- Broad Australian tax experience, with exposure to GST, duties, payroll tax and land tax highly regarded

- The ability to interpret complex tax issues and provide practical, commercially focused advice

- Solid communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills

- Relevant accounting, tax or legal qualifications

Experience gained in a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firm, specialist tax practice, large corporate or private group tax function, or the ATO would be highly regarded.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to join a large privately owned group and play an important role in the management and governance of its tax affairs.

Based in Southbank, Melbourne, you will work closely with senior stakeholders and have exposure to complex and commercially significant matters across a diverse group of businesses.

The role offers considerable variety and scope, combining ATO engagement, tax governance, team oversight and broad direct and indirect tax exposure in a commercially focused in-house environment.

If you have strong Australian tax expertise, significant experience dealing with the ATO and enjoy working through complex issues in a practical commercial environment, we would like to hear from you.

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📌 Tax & ATO Audit Specialist (Melbourne)
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