Senior Manager, Tax Effect Accounting and Financial Reporting

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you’ve likely heard of AMP. But at a time when society is changing, we are too. We’re now a nimbler business with new leadership and thinking.

For us, these are exciting times. There’s a real potential for big thinkers to help us redefine what financial services could be. And turn our legacy into something even more positive and powerful for the future.

Help people create their tomorrow, while you create yours

We help people with their banking, super, retirement and finances. Through upturns, downturns, recessions, and major life transitions. Every day, we help people see and make more of their financial potential, so that they can create their tomorrow. And we’ve been doing it for over 170 years.

If we do our job well, we genuinely add to the prosperity of our country and its people.

This role owns tax effect accounting and financial statement integration for the AMP Group. Additionally, it ensures accurate tax provisions, deferred tax recognition and recoverability assessments and disclosures in line with AASB 112 Income Taxes , supporting reliable external reporting to the ASX, regulators, Audit Committee and informing strategic decision-making across the Group.

Given the materiality of AMP's deferred tax position and the prominence of tax effect accounting in audit and ASIC focus areas, the role is a critical line of defence in the Group's financial reporting framework.

How are you going to make an impact

Lead tax effect accounting and reporting activities, including current and deferred tax calculations, DTA/DTL recognition, recoverability assessments, temporary difference analysis, tax provisions, effective tax rate reconciliations and tax disclosures in accordance with AASB 112, AASB 101 and AASB 134.

Support the Group's financial reporting and close processes, partnering with Statutory Reporting and Group Finance teams to deliver accurate quarterly and annual reporting, financial statement analysis, variance explanations, and Audit Committee reporting.

Provide tax advisory and modelling support on business transactions, investments, restructures and emerging regulatory developments, assessing potential financial and tax impacts across the Group.

Manage relationships with auditors and advisors, preparing audit-ready workpapers, responding to audit queries and supporting the Head of Tax on key stakeholder engagements.

Drive continuous improvement in tax processes and governance, leveraging technology, automation and AI-enabled analytics to enhance efficiency, insight and reporting quality .

What you will bring to the role

Technical Tax & Financial Reporting Expertise

Ideally at least 6-8+ years' post-qualification corporate tax experience, including within a Big 4 firm and/or an APRA-regulated or ASX-listed organisation.

Extensive experience in tax effect accounting, tax provisioning, deferred tax accounting and financial statement analysis.

Excellent technical expertise in AASB 112 Income Taxes, Australian income tax law and financial reporting requirements, with experience supporting ASX-listed reporting obligations and external audits.

Outstanding financial accounting, analytical and quantitative skills, including reconciliations, modelling, deferred tax asset recoverability assessments and complex tax reporting.

Demonstrated experience with, or strong interest in, leveraging AI, automation and data analytics to enhance tax provisioning, financial analysis and reporting processes

Exceptional English language communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to produce clear, professional documentation and present complex accounting and tax matters effectively to diverse audiences.

Qualifications & Professional Credentials

Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Commerce or a related discipline.

CA or CPA qualification essential.

Additional qualifications in STEM, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Studies, Business Analytics or Data Science highly regarded.

Your experience with financial and tax technology platforms such as CCH Tax Centre, Thomson Reuters OneSource or similar solutions, together with Power BI for data visualisation, analytics and reporting, would be well regarded. A Tax Institute Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification would also be well regarded, although not essential.

Who you are

You are a technically strong tax accounting professional with extensive experience in tax effect accounting, financial reporting and corporate tax within a complex, regulated environment. You bring sound financial reporting judgement, exceptional analytical capability and a commitment to delivering accurate, audit-ready work.

You build trusted relationships across Finance, Audit and external advisers, communicate complex tax and accounting matters clearly and thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and reporting deadlines.

Why we think you’ll love working at AMP

Doing what we’ve always done is not an option, so your clever ideas will get airtime here. You’ll be encouraged to speak up and try new things. If they don’t work, we move on – better for it.

We know there’s no one way of doing things. So, you won’t have to sacrifice who you are or how you work to fit in here. We’re inclusive and flexible in many of the ways you’d expect. And in some of the ways you wouldn’t. As long as your health and wellbeing come first - at home and at work.

In fact, most of what makes AMP such a welcoming, enjoyable place to work are our people. Wherever you go, you’ll find moments to connect, feel valued and do meaningful work.

Whether it’s through our first-class leaders who are invested in you and your success. Through year-round opportunities to volunteer, fundraise and give back to the community. Or in the everyday challenges you face as we work together to strengthen this great organisation. Challenges that will stretch you, amplify your potential and compound the impact you have.

We believe in the power of inclusion and diversity

We’re dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity, and a warm feeling of belonging at AMP. It sparks creativity, ignites innovation, and turns up the dial on the quality of our decisions and performance. This not only makes our workplace more engaged, but also leads to better connections with our customers.

We're your allies in the search for the perfect fit - when you apply, let us know how we can support you to put your best self forward during our selection process.

We're also committed to enhancing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so we enthusiastically encourage candidates from these backgrounds to apply and explore our Reconciliation Plan on our website.

Ready to create your tomorrow?

If you’re someone who sees opportunity where others see challenge, come and work with us in smart, progressive ways as we transform an iconic Australian brand for the future. And, through a series of career-defining moments, create your own tomorrow.

Don’t procrastinate! We review applications when we get them, and if we discover the ideal candidate, we may close the role earlier than the advertised close date.

Looking forward to meeting you.