Airlines - Corporate Operations

Description:

Mascot Corporate Campus
Attractive remuneration package + benefits & more
15 month contract with potential to extend
Rare senior opportunity within our high performing team

For nearly a century now, Qantas has been bringing travellers together with the people they love – both from around Australia and all over the globe. It’s just part of being the Spirit of Australia. These days, we’re widely regarded as an airline people can count on – both on the ground and in the air. It’s a reputation that hasn’t just seen us become the world’s leading long distance airline – but an Australian icon, too. And we’d love for you to be a part of that.

Reporting to the Head of Taxation and working within a small but high performing team, this newly created role will see you responsible for the R&D (research & development) tax compliance and tax advisory function for the Qantas Group. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with the business with an end-to-end approach to ensure R&D claims are maximised and that we are able to identify their full value whilst ensuring that we comply effectively to AusIndustry requirements.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Ensuring that the Qantas Group claims all eligible R&D projects arising out of new ventures, acquisitions, commercial and product initiatives
Ensuring documentation on projects (including trials and tests) are adequately drafted (real time) to comply with R&D requirements
Partnering with the business segments in providing tax advice on various initiatives, strategies and other transactions with respect to eligible R&D
Managing and facilitating external regulators under audit, review and ACA relationship
Advising on R&D tax matters including liaising with regulators and making relevant submissions on R&D matters
Filing and lodging R&D annual returns, completing R&D tax return schedules for the Group, completing annual and periodic information requests from Government departments( such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics)
Liaising with the ATO and AusIndustry in relation to R&D matters as they arise and support the other Manager Taxation positions in managing the tax compliance and associated tax risks associated with R&D claims

Requirements:

What you’ll bring to the role:

Demonstrated technical capability in the area of R&D tax incentives
Previous tax manager experience at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or within another large corporate
Tertiary qualifications in accounting/finance and/or also engineering (possibly aeronautical or IT)
An acute commercial lens with demonstrated business understanding in the areas of Engineering, Maintenance, IT and Loyalty in order to be well suited to identify areas of eligible R&D at Qantas
The ability to understand the context of discussions and have conversations at the right level both the ‘high level’ summary of risks and benefits and also equally comfortable delving into the technical detail on a particular project
The ability to clearly present how the R&D tax incentive applies in the context of Qantas, and ensure that any changes in the R&D tax landscape that may affect Qantas are communicated clearly and on a timely basis and assist in making submissions where appropriate
Demonstrated positive working relationships with key stakeholders within AusIndustry/ATO
Experience in the air transport industry, in particular related to R&D tax compliance (highly regarded)
Superior written and oral communication skills
Negotiation skills and confidence in dealing with senior counterparties

We’ve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge and excite you – and give you the support you need to really go places. Here, everyone’s treated with the respect they deserve. And everyone has the potential to make the most of their skills.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Talk to us about how this job could be flexible for you.

Be a part of something special – get in touch today.

Qantas is an Equal Opportunity Employer – so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives, and is always striving to bring out the best in Australia’s youth, the arts and sport. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – and people from every other kind of background – to apply.

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