Manager, Tax Advisory

Future Fund Management Agency • Full-time • Melbourne, Australia • 3d ago

About Future Fund

At the Future Fund, we’re for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.

The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $340 billion across seven public asset funds with the same purpose: growing Australia’s future. We are a global investor and work closely with world leading investment organisations to access the best investment ideas.

Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We’ve got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.

Are you Futureminded? Let’s create what’s next.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Manager, Tax Advisory to join our Tax team and play a key role in supporting investment activity across global markets. This role sits at the heart of the organisation, providing specialist tax advice on complex domestic and international investment structures while safeguarding the Fund’s sovereign status, reputation and long term outcomes.

Reporting to the Director, Tax Advisory, you will provide expert transactional and advisory tax support across a broad range of asset classes. You’ll work closely with Investment, Legal and broader corporate teams, as well as external advisers, to ensure tax efficiency, compliance transparency and sound risk management are embedded into the Fund’s investment activities.

This role also contributes to income tax compliance obligations and supports tax governance across the Future Fund and other funds managed by the Board of Guardians.

Note that the position is available on a 12 month fixed term basis.

Key Responsibilities

As a Manager, Tax Advisory, your responsibilities will include;
Provide specialist tax advice and due diligence on proposed investment structures across all asset classes

Review and benchmark investment structures to ensure tax efficiency, transparency and compliance with applicable Australian and international tax laws
Minimise foreign tax leakage and assess tax-related reputational risks, including the inclusion of appropriate tax risk mitigation protections in legal documentation
Coordinate and review external tax advice where required, working closely with internal stakeholders and advisers
Act as an internal subject matter expert on sovereign immunity principles and their application to complex global investments
Monitor and advise on global tax developments and emerging issues relevant to the Fund’s investment activities
Support income tax compliance and filing obligations across the Fund’s entities, including engagement and management of external tax agents
Contribute to tax governance, controls and process improvements in line with the Board’s Tax Risk Management Policy
Partner with Investment, Legal and broader corporate teams to provide clear, practical tax advice
Deliver specific projects as directed by the Director, Tax Advisory

About You

We’re looking for candidates with strong experience in corporate or transactional tax, coupled with sound judgement and the ability to operate confidently in a high stakes, fast moving environment.

You will have:

A tertiary qualification in commerce, law or business (CA or postgraduate tax/investment qualifications well regarded)
Significant experience in a taxation service line or corporate tax function, operating at manager level or equivalent
Demonstrated experience advising on global private markets transactions (fund investments, co investments, joint ventures or M&A)
Exposure to international tax jurisdictions (including the US, UK or EU), with experience in sovereign wealth fund or BEPS related matters highly regarded
Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to provide clear, practical advice

Applicants for this role should hold Australian citizenship.

We Are For Everyone

At Future Fund, we are better for our differences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Which is why we’re looking for future minds like yours. Your past experiences help us expand our collective knowledge, add value and create something better. When doing your job means Australia has more money to invest in renewables, education, healthcare and medical breakthroughs – there’s a tangible impact to what we do. And we want you to be part of it.

Are you Futureminded? Learn more about us at our LinkedIn Life page.

The Future Fund acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we work to create meaningful change for reconciliation.

Job Posting End Date

09/05/2026