Make your mark with Thiess
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The Opportunity
As the Senior Tax Advisor, you will play a key role in ensuring Thiess' global tax obligations are met while supporting the business on a range of complex tax matters. Working closely with finance teams, external advisors, and regional stakeholders, you will provide both compliance and advisory support across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and coordinate corporate income tax returns for Thiess Group entities, including overseas jurisdictions.
- Manage quarterly tax provisions, deferred tax calculations, reconciliations and tax reporting requirements.
- Review and oversee GST/VAT, withholding tax and corporate tax submissions across global operations.
- Maintain and update annual transfer pricing documentation.
- Prepare Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR), Local Files and International Dealings Schedules (IDS).
- Provide advice on international tax matters including tax treaties, withholding taxes, foreign tax offsets, thin capitalisation, Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC), and profit repatriation strategies.
- Monitor changes to global tax legislation and assess impacts to the Thiess Group, including OECD BEPS and Pillar Two developments.
- Support tax authority reviews, audits, disputes and information requests.
- Partner with Global Mobility, Payroll and Finance teams on expatriate taxation and mobility matters.
- Assist with new country establishment activities, including entity structuring and tax analysis.
- Develop and improve tax governance, compliance procedures and audit-ready documentation.
- Provide ongoing tax support and guidance to Regional Finance Managers and key business stakeholders.
About You
You are a qualified tax professional with strong Australian and international tax experience and a passion for delivering practical, commercial outcomes. With a proactive mindset and strong technical expertise, you can confidently navigate complex tax matters, build trusted stakeholder relationships, and provide high-quality advice across a global business.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Law or a related discipline.
- CA or CPA qualification.
- 7+ years' taxation experience, ideally within a Big 4, mid-tier accounting firm or large multinational organisation.
- Strong exposure to international tax and cross-border transactions.
- Experience managing corporate income tax compliance and tax reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
- Strong technical tax knowledge with exceptional legislative interpretation skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and attention-to-detail capabilities.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage a broad range of stakeholders.
What we offer
At Thiess, our people are the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive - safely, confidently and with opportunities to grow.
- Competitive salary package.
- Ongoing training & development opportunities.
- A strong safety-first culture across all operations, built on care, respect and accountability.
- Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.
About us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia, and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy and has inspired our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change for more than 90 years.
Learn more about Our Vision, Purpose & Values.
At Thiess, we're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision: everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included, and empowered.
Learn more about working at Thiess.
How to Apply
This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.
Please click the "apply" button below to apply for this role.
Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check, and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.
Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected].
Applications close: Wednesday 29 July 2026
