Specialist Accountant

Company Description Felcorp Support is the optimal solution for businesses looking to outsource their operations. We offer professionally managed services with trained staff experienced in financial services, insurance, and accounting industries. Our team leaders peer-review the work to ensure high-quality service. We implement the necessary systems and processes to maximize the efficiency of your Felcorp Support team.Role Overview We’re hiring a Specialist Accountant (Complex Groups & International Tax) with 8+ years’ Australian experience across multi-entity consolidations, technical AASB/IFRS reporting and advanced tax concepts covering tax controversy, cross-border/treaty matters and the application of complex Australian tax law.You’ll work with the head tax specialist of this firm and provide processing support and advice on group restructures, reviews/audits and board-level reporting while adhering to corporate governance and tax law frameworks.Role Highlights Complex, multi-entity management & statutory processing. Work with CFOs/Partners; mentor juniors and uplift practice processes. Standard shift: 8:00am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday, full-time on-site at our Mohali officeCandidate Skill and Industry ExperienceCore skills: Group Reporting & Consolidation:Multi-entity consolidations, eliminations, NCI, FX translation, components audits, technical papers (revenue, leases, impairments, provisions). Complex Entity Landscape:Companies, unit/custodian trusts, partnerships, JVs/SPVs, intercompany funding, upstream/downstream capital flows. Tax Controversy:Manage ATO risk reviews/audits, prepare position papers, evidence packs, objections, private ruling requests, and settlement deeds; coordinate legal counsel where needed. International Tax & TP:Treaty interpretation (residency, PE tests, tie-breakers), withholding tax (interest/dividends/royalties/services), transfer pricing (method selection, comparables, Master/Local File, CbC notifications), MAP/APA exposure. Complex AU Tax Law Application:Div 7A, thin capitalisation, hybrid mismatch rules, CFC/Attribution, TOFA, R&D interface with accounting, GST cross-border and grouping, payroll tax/FBT oversight. Management Insight:Board packs, KPI dashboards, cashflow/3-way forecasts, scenario/sensitivity modelling. Controls & Governance:Close calendars, B/S rec cadences, policy design, APES-aligned tax quality control, privacy & data security practices. Stakeholder & Leadership:CFO/Partner-level communication; review notes and coaching for intermediates/juniors. ‍ Relevant experience: 8+ years in Australian public practice (Top/Mid-Tier tax or audit) and/or complex commercial groups. Front-line involvement in complex trust, international entity and parent/subsidiary entity relationships. Exposure to restructures, cross-border supply chains and business sale calculations.Role ResponsibilitiesOwn group consolidations:Support director with internal management reports, dashboards, templates and advisory notes. Monthly close & integrity:journals, reconciliations, inter-company matrices, funding/interest, provisions, leases; drive issue logs to resolution. Board-level reporting:Deliver P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow andvariance/KPIcommentary and translate technical outcomes into clear decisions. Complex tax law application:Assessment and calculation ofDiv 7Astrategies,GST cross-bordertreatments, transfer pricing agreement and calculations, mergers and acquisitions and much more. Forecasting & scenarios:build 3-way models, covenant headroom, and capital structure options; evaluate restructuring alternatives and tax outcomes. Process improvement:standardise templates, automate reconciliations/reporting, embed APES 320/220-aligned QC and review notes. ‍ Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate will have minimum 5 years direct, verifiable Australian public practice experience with exposure and workflow preparation of varied tasks in multi-entity structures. You will have experience in completing larger business sales transactions, capital gains tax calculations and assessment of complex GST requirements.You will also have experience in researching and applying tax law and ATO rules to resolve complex queries.