Principal, Indirect Tax Minerals Australia
BHP
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting into the Vice President Tax Minerals Australia, this position is a key member of the Minerals Australia Tax team and is accountable for all of the indirect tax affairs across BHP’s largest region. The successful candidate will also be involved on global indirect tax matters from time to time.
Minerals Australia is comprised of 5 major assets across commodity types, environments, state jurisdictions, and other layers of complexity. The successful candidate will leverage their significant experience in managing a large-scale Australian corporate indirect tax compliance program and in the provision of high-quality indirect tax advice. This role is responsible for monitoring and acting as a thought leader on the indirect tax policy agenda for the Region through BHP’s participation in various Regional government and industry bodies. A key focus of the role will be to continue and optimise the delivery of BHP’s indirect tax processes to ensure accurate and timely indirect tax outcomes for the Regional Assets (Minerals Australia) and for growth options in the region (including as part of M&A).
Accountabilities of this role include • Providing accurate and timely advice on indirect taxes. • Managing the relationship with the ATO on indirect taxes. • Managing processes to ensure attendance to all indirect tax compliance obligations. • Reviewing new contracts and supporting negotiations with third parties. • Review of all Minerals Australia indirect tax inputs into BHP’s Economic Contribution Report. • Accountability for indirect tax input into Minerals Australia business plans and economic models (including models run as part of the Portfolio Valuation Review process). • Managing and providing input into industry and government initiatives that effect fiscal and economic changes including preparing the Vice President Tax Minerals Australia for meetings with relevant senior government officials and Members of Parliament as and when required. • Supporting the Vice President Tax Minerals Australia on indirect tax advocacy initiatives and other matters as and when required.
About You
You are a deep subject matter expert across all aspects of Indirect Tax in Australia. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their ability to develop and work within team-centric delivery mechanisms holding to the highest values of integrity, courage and care for others. You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to focus and prioritize critical deliverables to provide clear direction to a team of tax professionals supporting your work and broader stakeholders. The successful candidate will have sound judgement, leveraging from relevant experience and working effectively within complex projects. We value diversity in thinking and your career to date will testify to your ability to get the best from a globally diverse and inclusive team culture. You are able to establish credibility through your demonstrated success and excellent communication skills; bringing extensive commodities and financial markets experience to the role. You relate well with people with an engaging style allowing you to communicate enthusiastically and build strong working relationships.
Minimum requirements that this candidate will bring are: • Tertiary qualification (Bachelor’s Degree) in Law or Accounting; Master’s Degree in Tax Law and/or professional association membership preferred • Knowledge of relevant tax effecting accounting rules / regulations and significant experience in statutory tax reporting processes • Highly proficient in reviewing tax research outcomes and applying technical judgment across multiple jurisdictions • Proven tax experience at a senior level in a large multinational company or in an accounting or law firm • Deep knowledge of tax legislation, case law and administrative positions across the region • Significant experience in managing complex tax audits and negotiating tax settlements with regulators. • High degree of agility to adapt risk appetite and underlying frameworks, systems and processes to enable Commercial strategies and respond to both long-term market evolution and short-term market impacts • Distinctive, demonstrated leadership and influencing skills to engage across a diverse range of stakeholders • Focus on achieving results, learning and adapting to solve problems • Experience building, managing, and sustaining strong relationships with cross-functional internal customers as well as building trusting partnerships with external partners and stakeholders • Proven experience shaping inclusive, diverse, dynamic, and highly-performing global teams
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.