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Tax Advisory Manager / Senior Manager
Private Clients, Family Groups & Business Advisory
Ready to step beyond compliance and become a trusted advisor to business owners? We're partnering with a highly regarded professional services firm seeking an experienced Tax Advisory Manager or Senior Manager to join their growing Melbourne practice.
This is an opportunity to work closely with privately owned businesses, family groups and high-net-worth individuals, providing strategic tax advice on some of the most complex and commercially significant matters they face. You'll play a key role in helping clients navigate tax legislation, protect wealth, plan for future growth and make informed business decisions.
If you're looking for more client engagement, genuine advisory work and a clear pathway for career progression, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.
The Opportunity
As part of a specialist Tax Advisory team, you'll advise clients on a broad range of taxation and business matters, helping them manage risk while maximising opportunities. The role will see you working directly with business owners, executives, family groups and key stakeholders on engagements involving:
- Business and group restructures
- Succession and estate planning
- Trust taxation and governance
- Division 7A advice
- Capital gains tax planning
- Small business CGT concessions
- Asset protection strategies
- Intergenerational wealth transfer
- Tax-effective business structuring
- ATO reviews and complex technical matters
You'll also work closely with Partners and senior leaders,
helping drive advisory projects while mentoring and developing junior team members.
About You
To be successful, you'll ideally bring:
- CA, CTA, Master of Tax or similar qualification
- 5+ years' experience within tax advisory, private clients or business advisory
- Strong technical knowledge across trusts, private groups and business structuring
- Experience advising business owners, family groups and high-net-worth individuals
- Strong client relationship management skills
- The ability to communicate complex tax issues in a clear and practical way
- A commercial mindset and solution-focused approach
- Experience managing multiple advisory engagements simultaneously
What You'll Be Doing
- Providing strategic tax advice to privately owned businesses and family groups
- Advising on restructures, succession planning and wealth preservation strategies
- Managing complex advisory projects from scoping through to implementation
- Liaising directly with clients and acting as a trusted advisor
- Reviewing technical work and delivering high-quality client outcomes
- Assisting with ATO interactions and tax risk management matters
- Coaching and mentoring junior team members
- Building and strengthening long-term client relationships
What's On Offer
- Exposure to high-value and technically challenging advisory work
- Significant client contact and ownership of engagements
- Direct access to experienced Partners and senior leaders
- Clear career progression opportunities
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development and technical training
- Collaborative and supportive team setting
- The opportunity to influence outcomes and make a genuine impact
Why Consider This Role?
For a confidential discussion, please apply now or contact Steve Hineman at Harrison McMillan Recruitment Partners.