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Brisbane City, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Australia

Provide advice, design policy on and manages Super Retail Group’s tax processes and regulatory compliance in Australia and New Zealand.

Brisbane, Australia

Key Achievements•Successfully lobbied for beneficial legislation changes, enabling significant risks to be eliminated and additional deductions to be claimed. •Identification and implementation of numerous financing and company restructure strategies which delivers outcomes exceeding business expectations•Seconded as Commercial Manager at New Zealand Aluminium Smelters during 2009 and successfully instigated a plan review which delivered significant cost savings. •Successful management of tax audits to a successful conclusion which delivered certainty to the business in addition to increased cash flow.•Initiated and developed in-house systems to ensure management of NZ and Australian company tax, commercial compliance and governance obligations.•Instigated financial reviews that resulted in substantial tax savings and improved business efficiency.Practical skills demonstrated:•Management of an in-house tax function covering the Asia-Pacific region, including all direct and indirect tax compliance, reporting obligations, transfer pricing, advisory and tax authority audits.•Effective relationships with site personnel, management, executive boards, and external parties including Government officials, and Federal and State tax personnel.•Proficient use of ERP financial reporting systems to complete tax returns and tax accounting requirements.•Implementation of IFRS and Sarbanes Oxley tax requirements.•Provision of tax advice which optimised tax outcomes and assisted management in making commercial decisions.•Sophisticated understanding of commercial drivers. •Resolution of complex tax issues through innovative approaches including overcoming permanent establishment and transfer pricing issues.2012 to present: Rio Tinto - Pacific Aluminium Tax Manager2009 to 2011: Tax & Commercial Manager 2007 to 2009: NZ Tax Manager2003 to 2006: NZ Tax Specialist

Wellington

Provided Corporate Tax advice and managed compliance obligations for clients on all tax types including Income Tax, GST FBT and PAYE.Identified a number of significant opportunities for clients during tax reviews, due diligences, restructurings and capital raising which mitigated risk, increased efficiency and improved cash flow. Negotiated a ruling to depreciate an item not previously considered depreciable, delivering significant cash flow for the business.

Post Graduate Diploma In Advance Taxation, Atax, Tax Law/Taxation

Papers Completed Asia Pacific Tax Regimes International Tax Anti-Avoidance Taxation of Complex Structures Taxation Principles.

Bachelor Of Business Studies, Taxation