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About Future Fund
At the Future Fund, we're for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.
About Future Fund
At the Future Fund, we're for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.
The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $310 billion across seven public asset funds with the same purpose: growing Australia's future. We are a global investor and work closely with world leading investment organisations to access the best investment ideas.
Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We've got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.
Are you Futureminded? Let's create what's next.
The Opportunity
Role
Reporting to the Director, Tax Compliance, the Manager, Tax Compliance will have responsibility for managing key tax compliance obligations for the Agency and the various funds managed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. The role will involve:
* Liaison with various internal stakeholders and the Agency's outsourced service providers including the global tax agent and custodian, as well as external investment managers.
* The identification of risks and opportunities inherent in current processes and the development and implementation of solutions to address these having regard to the Agency's tax risk framework and industry best practices.
* Assisting the Director, Tax Compliance with the development, training and support of the Tax Compliance team and broader tax training across the Agency.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Reporting
* Work with the Director, Tax Compliance, other members of the Tax Compliance team and the global tax agent to ensure all income tax filings and payments arising from public and private markets investments are identified and satisfied in a timely manner (a significant focus will be on United States Federal and State filing obligations and payments).
* Co-ordinate and review external advice where required to ensure all tax compliance obligations are appropriately satisfied.
* Undertake technical tax research to support tax positions being adopted.
* Work collaboratively with internal teams and external investment managers to obtain information required for tax compliance purposes.
* Assist with various indirect and employment tax related matters as required.
* Reviewing the entitlement to refunds of franking credits.
* Liaison with the Australian Tax Office and overseas revenue authorities in relation to various tax compliance matters, including supporting the preparation of responses for any revenue authority compliance activity.
* Reviewing tax disclosures in annual financial statements and liaising with internal teams and the external auditor as required.
Governance
* Proactively monitor global tax developments and their impact on tax compliance obligations, including undertaking regular reviews with the assistance of the global tax agent of tax regimes in all investment jurisdictions.
* Develop, review and update process documentation and other governance processes to ensure that tax risk is appropriately managed.
* Proactively manage, develop and implement processes to ensure there is real time transfer of knowledge on new investments from the Tax Advisory team to the Tax Compliance team.
* Assist with reviewing and monitoring settings in the ERP system and ensuring related governance processes are appropriate from a tax perspective.
* Assist the Director, Tax Compliance to develop, review and update Agency polices.
Public Market Tax Compliance
* Provide operational and technical tax support for the Public Market investment portfolio including working with the global tax agent to assess the tax obligations arising from securities disposals and working with the custodian to ensue that custodian reports continue to efficiently meet the Agency's tax reporting needs.
* Provide a second line of defence review of custodian withholding tax processes including support for the oversight of withholding tax reclaim processes and tax market documentation processes.
* In conjunction with the Director, Tax Compliance, consider opportunities to maximise withholding tax concessions/exemptions available.
* Support the Investment and Finance teams by reporting on tax aspects of the public market portfolio as required.
Process Enhancements
* Pro-actively identify opportunities to optimise tax, improve tax systems and processes, and/or reduce tax operational risk and drive the implementation of industry leading solutions for these opportunities, within the Agency's tax risk framework.
* Identify and advise on tax issues and changes impacting the Agency and develop robust compliance processes for these changes.
Projects
* Undertake specific projects and contribute to broader Agency projects where required.
Relationships with key stakeholders
* Investment teams
* Finance team
* Investment Operations team
* External global tax agent
* External custodian
* External investment mangers
* Tax authorities
Qualifications
About You
* An industry relevant tertiary qualification, such as commerce, law or business
* Chartered Accountant or similar qualification will be well regarded
Knowledge and Experience
* Strong experience in a taxation service line or corporate tax department, and currently in a manager or above level (or its equivalent)
* Significant, demonstrated experience in managing tax compliance obligations
* Experience with tax authorities, including reviews and audits, would be beneficial
* Exposure to tax rules in overseas jurisdictions specifically the United States
* Knowledge of tax requirements and processes for investment funds
* Experience with finance systems and custodian data and reports
* Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with others including experience with outsource service arrangements
* Experience with indirect and employment taxes would be beneficial
Attributes
* Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels
* Has the confidence and ability to work autonomously whilst also working collaboratively within a team
* High attention to detail, methodical and accurate
* Ability to pro-actively assess and manage "risk vs reward" decisions and to contribute innovative solutions to managing and mitigating taxation risks where required
* Strategic thinker with a consultative approach
* Excellent time and output management abilities
* Ability to readily adapt to a fast moving and evolving environment
* Has a mature and calm demeanour, which is maintained when under pressure
* Demonstrates proactivity and a willingness to take ownership, exercise judgement and make reasonable decisions to effectively impact the tax function
Applicants for this role should hold Australian Citizenship.
Please note that this role is open to Australian Public Services employees only.
We Are For Everyone
At Future Fund, we are better for our differences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Which is why we're looking for future minds like yours. Your past experiences help us expand our collective knowledge, add value and create something better. When doing your job means Australia has more money to invest in renewables, education, healthcare and medical breakthroughs – there's a tangible impact to what we do. And we want you to be part of it.
Are you Futureminded? Learn more about us at our LinkedIn Life page.
The Future Fund acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we work to create meaningful change for reconciliation.
Job Posting End Date
25/06/2025
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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