Tax Accountant

Tax Accountant | Finance | Sydney

 

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

 

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

 

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

 

About the role

The purpose of this role is to analyse data in relation to tax compliance, provide tax advice to business stakeholders and contribute to process improvements across AAL and related entities operating in Australia and New Zealand.

 

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance with all direct and indirect tax reporting and regulatory obligations, including online submission of returns to tax authorities and ensuring tax payments are approved.
• Maintaining accurate tax accounting data, reconciliations, and annual reporting requirements.
• Driving process improvements to mitigate risks, streamline operations, and enhance tax compliance.
• Proactively identifying and managing tax risks within the established risk framework and supporting on ad hoc testing

 

About you

 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

 

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and Chartered Accountant certification are essential.
• Experience in commercial or chartered environments.
• High attention to detail with the ability to identify errors and ensure accuracy in tasks and data.
• Proficiency in accounting systems, financial data management, and technical tools for reporting and communication. Experience using SAP preferred.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex information, derive insights, and support decision-making.
• Excellent communication, innovation, and prioritisation skills to simplify tax matters, drive automation, and manage competing demands.

 

Benefits and perks

 

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
• Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

 

About Allianz Group

 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

 

Adjustments and support

 

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers