Director - State Taxes

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Job Description
The KPMG State Taxes team is a market leading, dynamic, fun team that works on the most significant transactions in the Australian market. Our clients cover the breadth of the market, including private equity, infrastructure, property, financial services and everything in between.

Be prepared to work on projects that make the front page of the news!

We are looking for motivated and talented people to be part of this story in our Sydney, Brisbane and Perth offices.

Your Opportunity

You will be exposed to a wide variety of day-to-day tasks, whilst working directly and autonomously with our clients, including:

Tax due diligence – Assist in buy-side and sell-side due diligence processes, including identifying the duty and land tax exposures of a deal, with clear focus on risk assessment and clear communication.
Structuring – advising on the duty consequences of mergers, acquisitions, restructures and divestments.
Post-deal implementation – identifying duty obligations and assisting in preparing submissions for lodgements, applications, rulings and objections with revenue authorities.
Advisory – conduct tax research, provide advice on tax planning opportunities and assist clients in managing tax risks in their businesses.
Updates – Stay up-to-date with developments in state taxes and other regulatory and tax updates, and actively participating in training.
In addition, you will build ongoing relationships with a wide range of clients, particularly in the infrastructure, property, energy and natural resources, financial services and funds industries providing highly valued advice and assistance with duty and land tax compliance, planning and disputes resolution.

Your Experience

At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities. To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to work in a client-facing team environment and drive individual development.
Strong personal initiative and willingness to take responsibility for their own work.
Able to demonstrate a keen attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities
Qualifications
Completed Bachelor’s degree in Law together with Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or equivalent. Recent M&A/ transactional experience is advantageous.