Taxation Manager

We have an opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic tax manager to join our Group Finance team.

It is an exciting time for our Group with some significant projects in progress and in the pipeline. This is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your experience and join a high performing tax team which manages tax requirements across several jurisdictions (particularly New Zealand and Australia). The role will focus on overseeing the tax compliance requirements of the Group as well as providing tax advice on a range of areas, including international tax implications and property transactions - the scope of the role is very broad and so much more than just compliance

**What will I be doing?**
- Assisting the Group Tax Manager to manage and implement the tax strategy and tax governance initiatives across the Group
- Providing tax advice on a range of issues and projects. With a significant property portfolio and offshore operations, there are regularly complex and challenging consulting issues to research and advise on
- Managing income tax compliance across the Group. This includes co-ordinating and managing our external consultants in the jurisdictions that we operate
- Reviewing indirect tax returns (GST, FBT and withholding tax) and providing training/support to the Finance teams responsible for the preparation of these returns
- Preparation and completion of tax calculations and disclosures for financial reporting purposes
- Assisting with the management of transfer pricing requirements and reviewing transfer pricing documentation
- Managing tax risk across all of the jurisdictions in which SkyCity has tax obligations, including reviewing legislation and tax policy developments which may impact the Group

**What do I need to be successful in the role?**
- Have at least seven years experience working with complex tax issues in a Big 4 / mid-tier accountancy firm or large complex organisation
- Professionally qualified with a degree in accounting or similar
- Be experienced in managing tax risk, providing tax advice and managing tax compliance for large corporate entities with exposure to offshore jurisdictions preferred
- Have in-depth New Zealand tax technical knowledge and ideally an understanding of Australian taxation requirements
- Understand transfer pricing principles
- Understand tax software, relevant technology tools and the ability to improve processes
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide clear insights
- Have excellent organisational and time management skills
- Have the ability to grow relationships with a wide range of internal and external business partners

**What's great about working at SkyCity**:

- A supportive and diverse company culture
- Work with people who care, are driven and energetic
- Medical insurance
- $2.50 cooked meals in our staff cafeteria (there's some healthy salads as well)
- Heavily discounted staff car parking and dry cleaning
- Career progression
- Discounts at our outlets
- Free trips for you plus one as many times as you like up the Sky Tower (if you like heights and not too busy)

**The career opportunities we have at SkyCity are so diverse, and so are we. We don't just accept differences, we celebrate and support them. We recruit based on capability and performance - regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, national origin, age, educational background, disability or religious beliefs.**

**SkyCity takes its commitment to Host Responsibility seriously. Every member of our team, no matter their role, contributes towards SkyCity's culture of customer care.