About the Role
SS&C is seeking expressions of interest from talented Associate-level tax professionals to join our growing Tax Services team. In these roles, you will support the delivery of Australian tax compliance and reporting services across a diverse portfolio of investment funds and financial services clients. Responsibilities may include preparation, review, oversight, client management, and process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to tax compliance deliverables, operational processes, client onboarding and transitions, project initiatives, and continuous improvement activities supporting the broader Tax Services function.
- Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of tax reporting and compliance deliverables.
- Prepare, review, and oversee tax compliance calculations and reporting, including BAS, IAS, AIIR, investor statements, tax returns, tax distributions, withholding tax reporting, and other regulatory obligations.
- Support the preparation and review of trust, fund, corporate, and investor tax reporting requirements.
- Assist in responding to client, auditor, regulator, and stakeholder queries.
- Support client onboarding, transitions, restructures, and tax-related projects.
- Assist in the development, enhancement, and maintenance of tax policies, procedures, controls, and operating models.
- Participate in testing activities, template enhancements, and process improvement initiatives.
- Ensure adherence to operational risk, compliance, and governance requirements.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and client service excellence.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business, Taxation, or a related discipline.
- 1-2 years' experience within fund tax gained within a Big 4 accounting firm, ideally from infrastructure or real estate teams.
- Exposure to Australian taxation principles, including trusts, managed investment trusts (MITs/AMITs), financial instruments, investment funds, corporate tax, GST, and withholding tax obligations, is highly regarded.
- Understanding of fund accounting, financial reporting, and related operational risk and compliance requirements.
- CA, CPA, Master of Taxation Law, or equivalent professional qualification (completed, in progress, or intention to commence) is highly regarded.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes within deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and stakeholders.
- Proactive, collaborative, and customer-focused approach.
- A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to continuous professional development.
Skills
- Australian taxation principles
- Trusts
- Managed investment trusts (MITs/AMITs)
- Financial instruments
- Investment funds
- Corporate tax
- GST
- Withholding tax obligations
- Fund accounting
- Financial reporting
- Operational risk
- Compliance
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Hybrid Work Model
Experience Level
- Associate-level
- 1-2 years' experience
Education Level
- Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business, Taxation, or a related discipline.
- CA, CPA, Master of Taxation Law, or equivalent professional qualification
Benefits
- Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University
About the Company
- SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries.
- Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
- SS&C Technologies is the world’s largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency.
- SS&C’s unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with proprietary software and solutions to service even the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare industries.
- SS&C GlobeOp is a leading provider of cloud-based fund services, technology and mobility-enabled infrastructure for hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity, and managed accounts.
- With a base of fund strategies that include fixed income, volatility and active trading, we offer: Middle office, accounting and management products, Tax services for hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds, Derivatives processing, valuations agent, syndicated bank loans processing, Regulatory and analytics services, Managed services, IT/data centre, and business process outsourcing, All available on a stand-alone basis to institutional clients.
Equal Opportunity
- SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
- We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.
