Indirect Tax - Director Stamp Duty jobs at Ey in Australia, Melbourne

Senior Consultant – Tax Technology and Transformation

As our Consultant, you’ll be joining our Tax Technology and Transformation (TTT) team which takes a holistic approach to technology and transformation. The team leverages enterprise and innovative technologies to deliver practical solutions to clients.

This is a hybrid position based inNaarm - Melbourne.

Your key responsibilities

• Providing a service to some of the world’s largest corporations in response to the impact of existing and emerging technology, including the growing data burden that many businesses face;
• Help businesses navigate the digital age, alongside new trends in tax compliance and tax audit methods;
• You will also have the opportunity to assist in implementing tax technology projects such as:

• Intelligent Automation solutions;
• Enterprise technology project for Tax (i.e ERP and Enterprise performance management "EPM" tools - e.g. Tagetik, SAP PaPM Anaplan, Oracle TRCS, OneStream)
• Tax governance solutions (usually based on Microsoft SharePoint)
• Tax analytics and reporting enhancement, including direct and indirect tax systems implementation and configuration;
• Tax operating model transformation
• Tax Generative AI use cases

Skills and attributes for success

• 3 years of similar professional experience in a consulting or corporate environment;
• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field;
• Experience working in a tax compliance role
• Business analysis skills
• Familiarity with Tax Technology tools and platforms, data analysis software (Power BI, Tableau), automation capabilities (Alteryx), Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint or programming languages (JavaScript, Python, SQL);
• A natural flair for problem solving and an entrepreneurial approach to work;
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player, working harmoniously with diverse teams to achieve shared objectives.

What we offer you

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• Career development:At EY, your career is yours to shape!We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements:Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package

• We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

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Your key responsibilities

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in Tax Consulting, ideally in a top-tier or second-tier accounting firm or legal firm.
• Experience in managing junior staff and their development
• Advanced tax technical knowledge relevant to any of the corporate groups, individuals or trusts

Senior Consultant – Private Tax

As our Senior Consultant, you will work with an established and exciting client base, across a variety of industries to help shape and enhance their business strategies. You will also enjoy being part of a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, where you’ll have the freedom to innovate and shape your career through our comprehensive development programs.

Your key responsibilities

• Work with experienced Tax specialists to provide tax advice to privately owned corporate groups, high net wealth families, trusts, and other privately owned entities
• Assist with financial reporting and tax compliance services for our clients
• Advise clients on their key business issues using a wide range of technology in real time
• Contribute to strategic planning for, and the implementation of, family governance frameworks and structures, with particular focus on privately owned business

Skills and attributes for success

• With a passion for tax, you value career long learning and innovation
• Tax experience, ideally gained in a professional services environment in Australia
• Demonstrated ability to manage engagements, with strong influencing skills to pull the right levers to drive the best outcomes

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• The willingness to invest time to learn and develop, and to work in a dynamic team environment
• An ability to articulate complex technical information into succinct, well informed recommendations to your clients
• Ideally, you’ll also have commenced or completed CA, CPA or equivalent

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

nowledgement of Country

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Indirect Tax - Director - Stamp Duty

As our Director you’ll be working directly with clients to shape and enhance business strategies to help them solve tomorrow’s problems today.

This is a hybrid position based in Naarm – Melbourne. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

• Responsible for building and managing client relationships, revenue generation and/or managing complex commercial relationships.

• Provide leadership and direction to teams up to and including senior managers across multiple activities Leads and develop teams to bring the firm's Employee Value Proposition to life and lead teams with broad visibility to achieve performance objectives.
• Develop and implement strategies, operating models, processes, and compliance frameworks to manage indirect taxes through the tax lifecyle and increase operational efficiency in meeting regulatory requirements. Identify opportunities for tax optimization, credits and refund recovery, and exposure reduction.

Skills and attributes for success

• Substantial Indirect Tax experience within a professional services accounting firm, law firm or from working with another large organisation.
• Strong technical skills in the field of indirect tax, principally in Stamp Duty.
• Ability to clearly demonstrate leadership skills in regard to market facing initiatives, client delivery and staff development

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally

• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at

Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Consultant - Private Tax

As Consultant you’ll an opportunity to provide a wide range of accounting, tax and advisory services to clients across many industries. Our clients span the full business life cycle from fast paced start-ups, to those in full growth and strategic mode, to ones who are highly established, high net worth and household names.

Your key responsibilities

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Your key responsibilities

You will be central to helping our clients understand complex tax legislation by providing advice on corporate tax matters including M&A, consolidations, restructures, financing and assisting them to meet their corporate tax compliance obligations. As a Senior Consultant in the Corporate Tax team, you will:

• Work within the team to deliver the provision of taxation services for an allocated book of corporate clients, including corporate income tax compliance, and the preparation and review of income tax returns and tax accounting calculations
• Assist in the delivery of the full spectrum of corporate taxation advisory services tailored to client needs, including ATO risk reviews, audits, and ruling application processes, with the backing of Australia’s top tax technicians
• Be a point of contact for our clients, requiring you to collaborate with our specialist teams in bringing expertise to our corporate clients including in the areas of international tax and transfer pricing, tax controversy and transactions
• Supervise junior team members including consultants and graduates, fostering their learning and contributing to a positive team culture that promotes high performance, collaboration, and celebrates successes

Skills and attributes for success

• Australian corporate income tax experience, ideally gained in a top tier accounting firm, mid-tier accounting firm, corporate business experience
• Developing client facing skills with the confidence to contribute to client meetings and build a network
• An ability to articulate complex technical information into succinct, well-informed recommendations to your clients

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and complex engagements,
• Works well in a team and has a high attention to detail
• Proven record training and delegating to junior staff
• Completed or completing CA qualifications or equivalent

Here’s how we use AI to shape your future in Tax with confidence:

• Accelerate complex reviews : AI compares tax reports, due diligence files and checklists in minutes, saving hours of manual work.
• Enhance quality and compliance : Automated checks ensure deliverables meet EY’s rigorous standards for risk and quality.
• Streamline tax calculations : Copilot extracts and reconciles financial data to support accurate, audit-ready tax filings.
• Simplify client communications : Drafts emails, summaries and templates based on real-time document and inbox analysis.
• Unlock strategic insights : Supports market analysis and opportunity spotting to help you stay ahead of client needs.
• Boost personal productivity : From learning new tax topics to preparing for meetings, AI helps you work smarter every day.

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.

Your key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the leadership team to coordinate and manage the provision of taxation services for an allocated book of corporate clients, overseeing day-to-day operations, corporate income tax compliance, and the preparation and review of income tax returns and accounting calculations.
• Deliver a full spectrum of corporate taxation advisory and compliance services tailored to client needs, while supporting senior team members in complex tax engagements, including ATO risk reviews, audits, and ruling application processes, with the backing of Australia’s top tax technicians.
• Lead and mentor the team, including managers, senior consultants, consultants, and graduates, by acting as a 'Counsellor' for junior members, fostering their career development, and contributing to a positive team culture that promotes high performance, collaboration, and celebrates successes.

Skills and attributes for success

• Possess detailed knowledge and experience with the Australian taxation system, acquired through work in a professional services firm or a comparable industry role, along with expertise in corporate income tax compliance calculations, processes, and ATO lodgement obligations.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and confidence in leading direct engagements with clients on substantive tax matters and coordinating various engagements, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in all interactions.
• Hold a CA qualification or equivalent, or have completed other postgraduate studies (e.g., Tax Masters), with technical knowledge of IFRS and Tax Accounting considered an advantage, though not essential.

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• Attention to detail and task oriented.

Here’s how we use AI to shape your future in Tax with confidence:

• Accelerate complex reviews : AI compares tax reports, due diligence files and checklists in minutes, saving hours of manual work.
• Enhance quality and compliance : Automated checks ensure deliverables meet EY’s rigorous standards for risk and quality.
• Streamline tax calculations : Copilot extracts and reconciles financial data to support accurate, audit-ready tax filings.
• Simplify client communications : Drafts emails, summaries and templates based on real-time document and inbox analysis.
• Unlock strategic insights : Supports market analysis and opportunity spotting to help you stay ahead of client needs.
• Boost personal productivity : From learning new tax topics to preparing for meetings, AI helps you work smarter every day.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package : From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country