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About the Role

This is a strategically important, senior appointment positioned at the intersection of tax, technology, and transformation, with clear ownership of designing and embedding tax risk frameworks, controls, and supporting technology across a complex enterprise environment. It requires a commercially astute tax professional with a proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives end-to-end. The opportunity offers significant scope to influence how tax is governed and delivered, with accountability for leading key transformation initiatives across both controls and technology. This is best suited to someone who thrives outside of rigid structure. Resilient, solutions-focused, and comfortable operating in environments where not everything is fully defined. It offers the chance to step into a visible leadership role, take ownership of critical initiatives, and make a meaningful impact on the evolution of the organisation’s tax function.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of tax risk frameworks and controls across the organisation, ensuring alignment with regulatory and governance requirements
Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of tax technology implementations, from scoping and design through to execution and embedding into the business
Drive tax transformation initiatives, improving processes, systems, and data integrity within the tax function
Partner with stakeholders across finance, IT, and tax to translate technical requirements into practical, scalable solutions
Oversee and contribute to complex, accounting-heavy tax processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in data handling and reporting
Play a key role in GST-related project work, supporting implementation and optimisation of indirect tax processes and systems
Identify gaps, risks, and inefficiencies within existing tax operations and proactively implement improvements
Operate as a senior problem solver, navigating ambiguity and delivering outcomes in dynamic or unstructured environments
Provide hands-on support and execution where required, ensuring projects maintain momentum and deadlines are achieved
Build and maintain robust documentation, governance standards, and control frameworks to support ongoing compliance and scalability

Requirements

Proven experience designing and implementing tax risk frameworks and controls within a complex corporate environment
A strong track record of delivering tax technology implementations end-to-end, with the ability to drive outcomes independently
Deep understanding of tax and accounting processes, with confidence operating in highly detailed, technically complex environments
Demonstrated ability to lead projects and influence stakeholders across tax, finance, and technology functions
Experience working in-house or in similarly hands-on roles, with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
Strong problem-solving capability, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and bring structure to unstructured environments
A proactive, ownership-driven approach. Comfortable taking initiative and seeing work through to completion without close supervision
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Exposure to GST or indirect tax is advantageous, particularly within transformation or systems-driven projects
A resilient and adaptable mindset, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and operate at both strategic and operational levels
Two references
Full working rights
Complete police and credit checks through an online provider

Skills

Tax risk frameworks
Tax controls
Tax technology implementations
Tax transformation
GST
Indirect tax
Problem-solving
Stakeholder influence
Communication

Location

Australia
New Zealand

Work Type

Flexible work environment

Experience Level

Senior
End-to-end delivery experience

Benefits

Career pathways, including local and global mobility opportunities
Leading Learning Platforms and support in professional development
Health and Wellbeing Programs

About the Company

Resolution Life Australasia is part of the Acenda Group. Acenda Group brings together some of Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted life insurance brands. With 176 years of combined heritage and deep expertise across local markets, our Group includes Acenda Life, Resolution Life Australasia and Asteron Life New Zealand. More than two million customers rely on us for life insurance, wealth protection and retirement solutions that support their confidence at every stage of life. Everything we do is driven by a clear purpose: to help our customers and their families live, save and retire with confidence. We’re building an inclusive, dynamic and future focused business. Joining us means stepping into a period of integration and growth, where your work will help shape our future. If you’re energised by change and motivated by purpose, this is your moment to make an impact.
Resolution Life Australasia was founded with a clear mission: to support the long-term growth of the primary life insurance industry and deliver on our commitments to our policyholders, for the benefit of society. We serve that mission by acting as a global custodian to the life insurance and annuity industry by providing capital for growth through reinsurance and acquiring and managing portfolios of life insurance companies. Our innovative approach ensures promises can be kept, the primary market can grow, and everyone involved can have a secure financial future. In fact, we pride ourselves on innovating fit-for-purpose solutions to our customers’ challenges. We seek talented, ambitious people who dare to be different in their thinking, willingly collaborate, thrive in a dynamic, agile environment and share our desire to drive change for a better future. We will support you to drive your own career and achieve your full potential at Resolution Life Australasia. We’ve got big ambitions for the future and know we’ve got the best people to take us there. We hope to offer our people a career, not just a job. Check out our current employment openings and see if Resolution Life Australasia is right for you. Learn more about Resolution Life Australasia.

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at talent@resolutionlife.com.au.