Tax Accountant

PERSOL is one of the largest and fastest-growing HR service providers in the Asia Pacific region and affiliate of PERSOL HOLDINGS Co. Ltd (Japan).

📍 Perth CBD | Full-Time | Permanent | Tax Accountant | Energy industry

Our client is a leading energy company seeking an experienced Tax Accountant to join its Finance team in Perth. The role focuses on tax-effect accounting, while also supporting JV accounting, group consolidation and financial reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Tax Manager with tax-effect accounting entries and reconciliations, annual income tax return inputs, and PRRT working papers. *This will be the primary task.

• Supporting end-to-end JV accounting, including monthly cost allocations, cash calls, JV billing statements, partner billings, and fixed asset accounting.

• Assisting with the group consolidation journals and reconciliations, including entities with a US$ functional currency.

• Supporting quarterly and annual management reporting to the Head Office.

• Assisting with statutory financial statement preparation and audit schedules.

Candidate profile:

• Approximately 5-7+ years of practical accounting experience.
• Sound understanding of tax-effect accounting.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and data handling.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Highly organised and able to manage competing deadlines in a multi-entity reporting environment.
• Relevant accounting qualifications.
• Japanese language skills are preferred but not essential.

Experience in the following areas would be highly regarded:

• SAP, particularly S/4HANA.
• Oil & gas, resources, or other JV-based industries.
• JV accounting, consolidation and/or tax.
• Multi-currency accounting environments or consolidation systems.

Please note: Only candidates with full Australian working rights will be considered for this position.

HOW TO APPLY

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