Senior Tax Accountant

About Us

At Komatsu Australia you’ll be part of an inclusive culture where all our people thrive, reflected in our purpose: creating value together. We encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

The Opportunity

At Komatsu, we’re looking for a commercially minded Senior Tax Accountant to join our Finance team and play a key role supporting tax compliance, reporting, governance, and process improvement.

This is an opportunity to step into a broad corporate tax role where you’ll work closely with the Tax Manager and senior finance leaders, contributing to strategic projects, and help drive continuous improvement within a global organisation.

If you enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively, and making an impact beyond the numbers — we’d love to hear from you.

What you will be doing:

• Prepare and lodge Activity Statements with Australian Taxation Office.
• Prepare income tax and Fringe Benefits Tax returns, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely payment of all tax obligations.
• Prepare monthly income tax provisions and tax reconciliations.
• Assist with statutory reporting, including preparing tax disclosures.
• Support any audits and reviews by the Australian Taxation Office and relevant State Revenue Authorities.
• Assist with reporting to the overseas parent company.
• Assist with transfer pricing obligations of the business.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors in relation to tax matters.
• Support continuous improvement of tax processes, controls, and governance.
• Assist with tax advice and implementation of any legislative developments.

What we are looking for

• CA or CPA qualification is essential.

• Demonstrated experience in Australian tax accounting and tax compliance.

• At least 5 years of overall experience in finance, with exposure to Australian tax responsibilities.

• Strong understanding of Australian tax compliance requirements, including areas such as activity statements, income tax and fringe benefits tax.

• Experience working in an in-house or commercial environment will be highly regarded.

• Candidates from public practice or audit backgrounds may also be considered where relevant tax experience is present.

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills and confidence working with detailed financial data.

• Experience with SAP and MS Dynamics is advantageous.

• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to work independently in a small team environment.

• Clear communication skills and a willingness to learn, collaborate and take ownership of a specialist portfolio.

Why work for us!

• Families Policy: 16 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave, 4 weeks of secondary carer leave, plus many more family friendly benefits.
• Financial: Income Protection Insurance provided through our company superannuation fund.
• Career: Recognition, awards, flexibility, further education studies and internal career development.
• Health: Corporate discount with Bupa, Total Wellbeing Solution with Telus Health.
• Travel: Discounts with Avis, Qantas, Crown, IHG and travel agents.
• Yearly Bonus: Potential to receive a yearly bonus.
• Referral Program: $3000 referral payment for referring a successful new employee to Komatsu.

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Komatsu offers a zero-harm culture in the workplace and competitive remuneration package. We employ people with different skills, abilities, cultural backgrounds, experiences, preferences, ethnicities and from different generations. Komatsu is committed to a workplace where women can thrive.