Senior Taxation Associate | Tax and Private Advisory | Brisbane

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Senior Taxation Senior Associate to join our Brisbane office team on a permanent full-time basis. The role is suited to someone with a strong background and interest in taxation and revenue matters, including superannuation.

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

• Undertaking research and drafting technical advices in taxation, revenue, superannuation and corporate and commercial matters;
• Providing tax advisory and consulting support across areas such as income tax, GST, state taxes and international tax;
• Acting in dispute resolution, objections, audits, risk reviews and other revenue authority engagement matters;
• Supporting transactions, including tax-effective structuring, due diligence, post-deal advisory and integration matters;
• Implementing commercial and transactional aspects associated with taxation, revenue and superannuation advice;
• Providing a broad range of general commercial transaction support and advice to clients;
• Client relationship management; and
• Assisting in divisional marketing and business development activities.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A collaborative and team-oriented mindset, together with a strong commitment to continuous learning, professional growth and contributing to thought leadership in this complex and evolving area of law.
• Post-admission experience in taxation, revenue and/or superannuation law matters, ideally ranging from 5+ years depending on level;
• Experience or a strong interest in tax advisory and consulting, revenue authority engagement, tax disputes and transaction-related tax matters;
• Undergraduate, and if possible postgraduate, study in taxation, revenue or superannuation law areas;
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills;
• High level problem-solving skills and the ability to learn new tasks quickly; and
• Strong time management and organisational skills, together with the capacity to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities simultaneously.

About Us

McInnes Wilson is a leading independent full-service firm with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Maroochydore. The firm has approximately 60 principals and over 400 staff nationally. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality outcomes for our valued clients whilst being recognised as a positive, collegiate place to work. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.

What we offer

As a national corporate law firm, we offer exposure to premium clients, large scale, multi-party, complex litigated matters and transparent career pathways, together with a variety of benefits including: generous paid parental leave, paid salary continuance insurance, flexible working, study assistance, pro-bono opportunities, complementary massages, realistic billables targets for legal practitioners, a formal mentoring program, professional memberships, birthday leave, social club, EOFY functions and end of year celebrations.

All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals who represent the communities in which we live and work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to join us; we are committed to providing an equitable recruitment experience for all candidates.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact the business in relation to this vacancy. Unsolicited CVs will not be considered or accepted.