Tax Manager

 

We’ve made it our business to understand how people want to work today, tomorrow and beyond and as you’d expect, we practise what we preach in our own workplace as well.​

For more than two decades, Investa has led the way in making positive change in Australia’s workplaces. 

As a real estate investment manager, developer and industry innovator, Investa acquires, develops and manages real estate assets on behalf of our partners. We harness the full potential of our expertise and agility to create exceptional experiences across varied asset classes.

Investa designs buildings and communities for the way people work and live today – and the way we want to work and live in the future.

It’s an exciting time to join Investa. We have an ambitious business strategy that requires a motivated, collaborative and high energy team to work towards achieving our goals, and we welcome you to be part of that team and exciting journey.
This newly developed Tax Manager role is responsible for managing tax risks for the Group through accurate and timely tax compliance, reporting and advisory services.  As our Tax Manager you are also responsible for ensuring the group maintains and further develops strong tax governance and approaches this role with a view to continuous process improvement.  
You’ll partner and report to the Senior Tax Manager and sit with a small team, you’ll work closely with the different business divisions and take ownership and management of the Group’s tax compliance obligations, ensuring they are completed accurately and within strict timeframes.
Responsibilities includes, but not limited to:
Management of group’s tax compliance obligations 

• Review and sign off on quarterly and annual distribution calculations prepared by external service provider, including calculation of tax components, withholding tax calculations and associated distribution paperwork
• Prepare of annual distribution resolutions in accordance with fund distribution policies and trust deeds 
• Review and sign off on income tax returns prepared by external service provider and management of annual lodgement program  
• Review of Annual Investment Income Reports (AIIRs) and Taxable Annual Payment Reports (TPARs)
• Review of tax provision workings, franking accounts and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) returns prepared by corporate accounting team
• Periodic reporting against Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) tax conditions
• Maintain tax cost bases 
• Manage external service provider for timely preparation and lodgement of monthly, quarterly and annual activity statement reporting obligations 

Tax advisory services

• Annual testing of Managed Investment Trust (MIT) status
• Thin capitalisation 
• GST issues, including eligibility for GST registration and GST grouping, management of indirect tax sharing and indirect tax funding agreements, assessing GST recovery and required apportionment, availability of reduced input tax credits
• Capital gains tax assessments  
• Effective tax loss utilisation, including loss testing 
• Significant Global Entity (SGE) / Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) status, Reportable Tax Positions and hybrid mismatch disclosures
• Income tax and GST advice on project costs 
• Lease / incentive deed reviews for prospective tenant arrangements 
• Taxation of Financial Arrangement (TOFA) provisions 

Tax governance and reporting

• Prepare and maintain tax process documentation 
• Annual review of tax risk management and governance framework 
• Assist with internal/external audit of tax controls; implementation of strategies to address any gaps identified 
• Assist with periodic reporting on tax risk 

Administration of tax compliance function 

• Assist with reviewing scope of services and quotes provided by external tax advisers and negotiations in this regard 
• Manage tax compliance budget and payment of associated invoices 
• Manage ATO correspondence and ATO Business Portal, including access and authorised contacts

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree qualified in Economics/Commerce and / or Law, with majors in Accounting and Taxation Law 
• Strong trust tax experience essential (including AMIT, MIT, distribution resolutions, WHT) 
• Must have corporate tax experience (including income tax, tax provisions, GST, FBT) 
• Understanding of international tax issues, including thin capitalisation, transfer pricing, SGE and CbCR
• Must have experience in managing tax compliance deadlines for a large volume of entities
• Working knowledge of Thomson Reuters Onesource desirable.

Why join Investa?

We’re an organisation known for its culture – it’s unique, friendly and transparent. We work hard to maintain our culture and have received some pretty cool accolades along the way:

• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) for 2023-25
• Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) LGBTQ Inclusion 2024 Silver (Small Employer) 
• Certified Family Friendly Workplace since 2020
• AFR Boss Best Places to Work (Property, Construction, Transport sector) – First Place (2021)
• Australian HR Awards – Excellence Award: Best Workplace Flexibility Program

It’s not all about the awards though! We offer our people opportunity to grow and shape their career, with support including Leadership programs, education assistance, study assistance, professional membership fee support and generous parental leave and return to work benefits.
We know that the lines between work and home life have blurred over the past few years and we do our best to support our people with having the flexibility they need to be able to do the things that are important to them. Whether it’s a morning surf before work, leaving a little earlier to take the kids to sport our flexible working policy provides over 21 different formal flexible working options. The truth is though that the options are unlimited – talk to us about what works for you, and we’ll do our best to make it work for us too.
Back to the environment we create though, we are so proud that Investa is a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace where you can truly be yourself.  We particularly welcome applications from individuals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as those identifying as LGBTQ or neurodivergent. Even if you don't meet all criteria, we encourage you to apply and let us know more about you – if this isn’t the right opportunity for you, there may be another opportunity coming up.
We understand that traditional hiring processes can come with challenges for some people. If you have a disability, identify as gender diverse or are neurodivergent, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Manager, Ella Mannix at emannix@investa.com.au  and Ella will tailor our processes to accommodate your specific needs. If you require no additional assistance to accommodate your requirements and wish to be considered for this position, kindly submit your application online.
We are inundated with a high volume of application responses, therefore, we request that applications not be submitted directly to an email address.