Employment Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Closing Date

1 Jan 2025 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior Direct Tax Advisor - 12 month contract

Job Summary

Job Description

Make a difference

As part of Strategy & Finance, your mission will be to help drive our shared strategic vision. Enable the business by providing commercial advice and managing key strategic, operational and financial risks.

Our highly regarded Global Tax Team works closely with a wide range of teams to guide and empower our business - engaging with all business lines, M&A, legal, treasury, investor relations, corporate accounting, internal audit, risk and more. We help ensure Telstra sets the right strategy and delivers for our customers, our people and our shareholders.

The role with us

Reporting to the Principal, Domestic Taxation, you will play a pivotal role in the implementation of the tax strategy and management of tax risks in Telstra’s Australian business.

As a driven, experienced and hands-on Senior Tax Advisor, this 12 month contract role will provide an opportunity for you to:

Research and provide specialist tax advice to the business in relation to major initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, structuring, restructuring, rationalisations and capital management, supporting commercial decision making
Liaise with external tax advisors and auditors as required
Assist with managing Australian Taxation Office Top 100 reviews and engagement
Collaborate with colleagues in our experienced global Tax Team to identify and manage all tax risks and opportunities appropriately
Assist with the preparation of tax updates to the Audit & Risk Committee and other key stakeholders
Support the Tax Compliance Team to ensure tax compliance and reporting deliverables accurately reflect taxation advice
Ensure adherence to Telstra’s tax risk governance framework in all tax matters

About you

What you need to succeed

A degree in commerce or law and may be CA/CPA qualified
Solid experience in a Big 4, law firm or industry environment
Deep Australian tax advisory experience
Strong background in corporate taxation law, tax practices, and compliance
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Strong stakeholder management skills

If this opportunity sounds like a perfect fit for you, we encourage you to apply!

We fully embrace flexibility and choice at Telstra, and it is as unique as you. We believe every role can flex in some way and encourage you to work where, when, and how you are most engaged, safe, and productive. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you!

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce in all its forms. We encourage applicants from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and applicants who may be living with a disability.

To learn more about how we support our people, including accessibility adjustments we can provide you through the recruitment process, visit tel.st/thrive.