Job Description
The Project Financial Accountant will be responsible for all tax compliance matters and assisting with various projects across the Australia and New Zealand region.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deep understanding of tax principles and regulatory requirements and guidelines.
* Management of the tax filing calendar independently and influences where possible.
* Ability to provide tax advice or review third party tax advice and provide thoughtful input.
* Preparation of Stryker Australia and Stryker New Zealand Income Tax returns.
* Preparation of Stryker Australia and Stryker New Zealand FBT return.
* Assist with review of GST/BAS submissions as well GST treatments on products.
* Assist with request for information and remediation actions required for the ATO Combined Assurance review (CAR) and Voluntary disclosure (both AU & NZ).
* Assist with acquisition, divestment.
* Assist with Governance policy and procedures for various taxes both AU & NZ.
* Assist the Tax Manager with R&D tax claim return.
* Assist the review tax provisions calculations and payments.
* Preparation of all internal tax reporting required to be completed for Stryker corporate.
* Assist with various reporting due to regulatory changes (including the new Pillar Two and public CBC reporting requirements), changes in compliance deadlines, and heightened interaction with Corporate.
* Assist with Transfer Pricing, Local File, Customs Voluntary Disclosure.
Business Integration and Process Improvement
* Provide tax support in business integration.
* Assist with any other initiatives as required.
Business Partnering
* Build and maintains a relationship with key stakeholders - understands their needs and expectations and also how and when to best engage with them.
* Assist with providing key data and inputs required to stakeholders to assist with key decisions.
Critical Requirements
* Strong Technical Tax Legislation experience and attention to detail.
* Strong communication skills essential.
* Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
* Exceptionally high level of honesty, integrity, commitment and responsibility.
* Completed professional certification in accounting, CA or CPA or relevant equivalent tax specific qualification is required.
* Minimum 7 years Large Corporate tax experience or Chartered Firm.
* Accustomed to working under pressure and to deadlines with a focus on results.
Desirable Requirements
* Knowledge of multi-national company environments would be beneficial.
* Experience with JDE would be helpful.