About the Opportunity
The Senior Taxation Accountant oversees and ensures Griffith University's compliance with taxation obligations. The role involves providing expert tax advice, managing and remediating tax risks, and developing and improving tax policies, systems, and processes. The position also resolves complex tax matters and works collaboratively with stakeholders, including auditors, on strategic and operational finance, accounting, tax, and treasury issues.
Key Responsibilities
* Identify, manage and remediate taxation risks, including underpayments, overpayments and historical issues.
* Provide practical tax advice based on current legislation (FBT, GST, superannuation, income tax), ATO guidance and case law.
* Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assess impacts, and implement process or policy updates to ensure compliance.
* Prepare and maintain robust documentation supporting tax positions, calculations and compliance decisions.
* Support governance, assurance and audit activities, including risk assessments and compliance reporting.
* Ensure end‐to‐end compliance across all University taxation obligations, including review of monthly transactions.
* Deliver tax guidance and training to Finance, Service Centre and University stakeholders.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of finance governance, processes and controls.
* Support the tax team during peak periods, including year‐end activities.
About you
* The occupant of this position will hold relevant tertiary qualifications or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
* Membership of a professional accredited accounting or tax organisation is compulsory.
* Masters of Tax preferred.
* Familiarity with employment taxes would be advantageous.
What we can offer
This is a full‐time, fixed‐term opportunity for 6 months based at Brisbane South (Nathan) Campus. As Griffith is a multi‐site University, you may be required to work across other locations.
Salary Range
HEW 8 – Base FTE salary range: $113,713.03 – $127,923.91 + 17% super. Full package range: $133,044.25 – $149,670.98.
Benefits
* Wide range of Learning and Development opportunities
* Mix of on‐campus and work‐from‐home options available and a supportive work environment
* Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts
* Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave and leave loading
* Support with future learning opportunities through our educational staff assistance scheme
* Opportunities for internal mobility
* Health, Safety and Wellbeing initiatives – on‐campus gym facilities
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffith University is committed to fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive community for all. In alignment with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender‐based Violence (2025), Griffith University includes a declaration as part of the recruitment journey to uphold the values and standards of our community. Griffith University also maintains a strict zero‐tolerance policy against all forms of modern slavery.
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