Tax Advisor

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Tax Advisor | Auckland or Wellington, New Zealand | Manila, Philippines

Join WSP as a permanent, full-time Tax Advisor, based in Auckland or Wellington, New Zealand, or Manila, Philippines. Working with our local tax team and reporting to the Head of Tax, Australia, New Zealand & Asia, you will support tax compliance, reporting and advisory activities across the business.

What you'll do

• Prepare workpapers and supporting documentation for all local tax returns, maintaining the compliance and reporting schedules and looking for opportunities to improve and automate tax reporting processes.

• Review expense accounts, working with stakeholders on coding and tax adjustments, and completing GST and/or tax-status updates in the relevant systems.

• Draft the month-end tax provisioning workpapers, including accounting entries, general ledger reconciliation, financial controls, variance analysis and forecasting.

• Contribute to management reporting and decision-support analysis.

• Help assess the impact of proposed tax legislation and interpretation changes, and support responses to revenue authority enquiries, risk reviews and tax audits.

• Get involved in broader tax and finance projects, including indirect tax reviews, transfer pricing documentation and M&A integrations.

About you:

• A relevant tertiary qualification, with preferably three to four years professional experience in a related discipline.

• CA, CA-equivalent qualification, or progress towards this qualification.

• Experience in accounting and compliance activities within a professional services (CA firm) or corporate environment, along with a basic understanding of the New Zealand tax regime or an overseas equivalent.

• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports, business correspondence and procedure documentation.

• Confident working with people at different levels, balancing competing priorities and following responsibilities through to completion in a busy environment.

• A collaborative, client-focused approach, with sound judgement around confidentiality and a consistent commitment to integrity and professionalism.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

We are proud to have the blueprint of Aotearoa New Zealand in our DNA and our 2,000+ expert professionals in 24 offices are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve.              

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 75,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. 

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