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Senior Tax Manager | Tax Strategy & Advisory
Salary: $150,000–$170,000 + superannuation + performance-based bonuses
Location: Blackburn, Melbourne
Work style: Permanent full-time | WFH flexibility and flexible start and finish times

Why This Role
Combine technical tax expertise with client leadership and develop accountants in an expanding advisory practice.

This Senior Tax Manager position offers responsibility for a client portfolio, complex tax matters and practical business advice. Work directly with Partners, guide the quality of team delivery and contribute to growing client relationships.

The scope extends across compliance, structuring and advice on business purchases, sales and financing. Supported professional development and future partnership potential provide opportunities to keep progressing within the practice.

The Role
Manage client engagements across taxation and business advisory, remaining involved in technical work while supporting the accountants delivering it.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing a client portfolio with support from other accountants
• Leading tax planning, consulting and compliance engagements
• Reviewing financial statements and tax returns across companies, trusts, SMSFs and individuals
• Providing advice on business formation, structures and taxation
• Advising on business purchases and sales, mergers and acquisitions, and capital financing
• Reviewing business performance, operating costs and financial reports
• Overseeing BAS, IAS and other compliance obligations
• Building trusted client relationships and identifying further advisory needs
• Providing technical guidance and constructive feedback to developing accountants
• Managing priorities, deadlines and engagement quality
• Contributing to portfolio growth and service improvement

About Our Client
Our client is an established accounting and consulting firm based in Blackburn, with additional suburban offices.

Its broader offering combines accounting, business advisory and taxation with financial planning, lending and estate planning. This integrated approach helps clients consider business decisions alongside their personal financial goals.

The accounting practice provides tax planning and compliance, SMSF services, business health checks, valuations and investment structuring advice. A collaborative team environment encourages professional development and staff contributions to the practice’s continued growth.

What You’ll Bring

• Completed CA or CPA qualification
• Relevant degree in Accounting, Finance or a related business discipline
• Strong Australian public practice experience across taxation and business services
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex engagements and client relationships
• Strong technical knowledge of Australian taxation and statutory reporting obligations
• Experience reviewing work and mentoring accountants
• Confidence providing clear, commercially relevant advice
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise work and manage competing deadlines
• Experience with Xero, BGL 360 and ATO online services
• Strong Excel capability

This position suits an experienced Tax Manager or Senior Manager seeking broader client responsibility and influence within a growing practice.

What’s On Offer

• $150,000–$170,000 + superannuation
• Performance-based bonuses
• WFH flexibility
• Flexible start and finish times
• Direct Partner engagement on client and technical matters
• Client portfolio responsibility and scope to contribute to growth
• Exposure to taxation, structuring and business advisory engagements
• Paid professional training, webinars and membership costs
• Future partnership potential
• Collaborative team culture with opportunities to contribute ideas
• Blackburn base within a practice operating across multiple suburban offices

Next Steps
If you are seeking a senior tax leadership role with client responsibility, advisory breadth and continued development, please submit your resume.

A cover letter is encouraged but optional.

For a confidential discussion, contact Shaun at Minchin Recruitment:
hello@minchinrecruitment.com.au
(07) 3733 3544

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