The first thing you learn at Leidos Australia is to leave current thinking at the door. Our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

As a Senior Tax Accountant at Leidos, you will be responsible for providing high quality taxation advice to our business stakeholders and assisting in fulfilling our corporate income tax along with reporting and compliance obligations for Australia.

This position requires strong, current accounting and tax technical knowledge and demonstrated ability to interpret and apply local accounting and tax regulations.  You will have a strength in building rapport with stakeholders to understand customer needs, provide value added support and advice and counsel on complex accounting issues.

As part of a small collaborative and collegiate team with a global reach, you will be responsible for the following activities

-          Accounting and tax reporting

-          legal entity accounting

-          tax guidance

-          tax and audit support 

-          cross border transactions

About you

You approach will be consultative as you engage with both internal and external stakeholder daily. You won’t be afraid to challenge processes, striving to make things better for the business. Your strong attention to detail will be complimented by your ability to manage and prioritise you own workload.

You will also have:

·         A degree in Finance or Accounting and are CA/CPA qualified

·         Ideally a minimum 5 years tax experience in a large multinational organisation or in a large professional            advisory firm

·         Strong accounting, taxation and analytical skills including a solid foundation in internal controls and                    auditing functions

·         The ability to oversee financial processes and complete financial and taxation requirements in                             accordance with local International Financial Reporting Standards and taxation regulations.

·         Advanced excel skills

What you’ll love

At Leidos you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. Join a company who acknowledges “People First”. 

Push your boundaries within a supportive culture and redefine what’s possible for our customers and your career.

Applications close 23rd November 5pm EST – please note shortlisting will commence before close date