Tax Advisor

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Reporting to the Group Tax Manager, Financial Services, this role assists in the provision of best practice tax advisory and planning support to our rapidly growing global business, with a view to optimising financial returns (in terms of cash, value and accounting) within acceptable risk parameters. Aditioanlly, it oversees the Group’s compliance with its tax obligations and ensures tax is accurately accounted for across the Group.

�The Key Activities for this role are outlined below -

�Tax Advisory Support

• Provide support as required to the Group Tax Manager in the provision of tax advice during the initial assessment stages and due diligence of new business opportunities in Australia and abroad.
• Provide support as required to the Group Tax Manager to research analyse and provide recommendations in relation to the preferred structures to facilitate acquisitions and/or the development of new projects and business opportunities, including the preferred funding arrangements of such projects.
• Provide tax advice (including the Tax Effect Accounting implications) to Business Unit line managers and/or Financial Services as required in relation to income taxes, withholding taxes, employment taxes and transaction taxes (including GST, VAT, sales taxes and stamp duty) both in Australia and internationally.
• Monitor and analyse the implications for the group of changes in tax law, both in Australia and internationally and develop solutions to minimise any adverse implications or to maximise the benefits of any favourable changes.
• Prepare tax research papers as required (e.g. reasonably arguable position papers, private rulings requests, submissions to comment on draft legislation).

Tax Accounting and Compliance Support

• Provide support as required to Financial Services staff and the global Tax Accounting staff to facilitate meeting tax compliance obligations, including liaising with external service providers where appropriate.
• Liaise with the Australian Taxation Office, State Revenue Offices and other international government tax authorities as required to manage tax related issues.
• Review tax returns and Year End tax calculations for the Group.
• Prepare the CFC calculations for the purposes of finalizing the Group’s tax effect accounting calculations and Consolidated Tax return.
• Provide training on tax related matters to finance staff as required and in conjunction with the Group’s internal training program.
• Provide support as required to the Group Tax Manager to assist in the management of the planning and strategy of transfer pricing for cross border transactions.
• Provide support as required to the Group Tax Manager on ad-hoc projects and assignments as directed.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Knowledge and Experience

• CA/CPA qualified and/or Masters of Tax
• Sound technical knowledge gained from either chartered or corporate environment
• Solid experience in tax compliance, tax planning, structuring for an international group
• Sound experience in transfer pricing and planning and structuring of cross border transactions
• Experience in South American tax an advantage
• Excellent understanding of tax effect accounting principles
• Advanced Excel and Intermediate Word & PowerPoint.

�Skills

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Strong research skills
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Good analytical & strategic thinking
• Attention to detail

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ABOUT PACIFIC�HYDRO�

Pacific Hydro is a global clean energy solutions provider.

Operating for over 20 years, we develop, build and operate renewable energy projects and sell electricity and carbon abatements products to customers in our chosen markets.

Working collaboratively and sharing the benefits with our communities throughout the entire lifecycle of our projects is consistent with the values and behaviours that guide us.

With hydro, wind, solar and geothermal power projects at varying stages of development, construction and operation in Australia, Brazil and Chile, our vision is to create economic, social and environmental value by being our customers’ preferred clean energy solutions provider.

Pacific Hydro is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Industry Funds Management (IFM) Australian Infrastructure Fund. IFM is an investment management company specialising in the management of investment products across private equity, infrastructure, debt and listed equities portfolios, and is wholly owned, through Industry Super Holdings Pty Ltd, by a large number of Australian superannuation funds.

Through its ownership structure, Pacific Hydro provides sustainable infrastructure investment opportunities for around 5 million Australian members of Industry Superannuation Funds.