PageUp - Tax and Compliance Manager

At PageUp, we believe that great companies start with great people. That’s why we’ve built a suite of highly configurable HR technology solutions that make recruiting, onboarding, and retaining top talent simple.

From our entrepreneurial beginnings in Melbourne, we’ve grown into a global organisation with established teams across the globe and following our acquisition by EQT, we’re in an exciting growth and transformation phase. This investment is bringing fresh opportunities, including new roles to scale and support our ambitious growth plans.

About the Role

PageUp is on the hunt for a permanent full time Tax and Compliance Manager to join our team in Melbourne. 

This role is pivotal in ensuring all statutory, tax and reporting obligations or lodgements across 6+ jurisdictions (including Australia, US, UK, Ireland, France and Singapore) are completed accurately and within the required timeframes. The responsibilities include:

• Manage the global compliance reporting timetable to ensure all compliance requirements and reporting obligations are completed accurately in a timely manner.

• Liaise with external service providers for the preparation, review and lodgement of all direct and indirect tax returns for all regions. This includes local Corporate Income Tax, GST / VAT, FBT, Sales & Use Tax, Transfer Pricing, Withholding Tax, R&D Claims, and tax effect accounting.

• Develop and implement tax strategies to ensure compliance with international tax laws whilst optimising the company’s global tax positions.

• Drive continuous improvement in tax systems, processes, and controls, including automation opportunities and improved audit trails.

• Maintain company registrations and statutory filings across all jurisdictions (ASIC and relevant US states).

• Manage the register of US states of operation, ensuring registration and compliance for Sales/Use Tax, State Annual Reports, and Income Tax.

• Coordinate the corporate insurance renewals and manage any insurance claim where necessary with the insurance brokers.

• Prepare and review financial statements for statutory and audit purposes, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and local regulations. This includes preparation of technical accounting papers where necessary.

• Act as the point of contact for external advisors such as the auditors, tax advisors, insurance brokers and company secretarial providers for all regions.

• Complete any surveys required by local bureaus such as the ABS in Australia and National Statistics in the UK.

• Support the preparation of regular reporting metrics for sustainability and/or ESG targets.

• Support with any recurring or ad hoc reporting requirements from shareholders and lenders.

• Assist with the month end and year end close process, including preparation / approval of journals, review of certain P&L line items and review of balance sheet reconciliations. 

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting associated with tax and compliance costs.

About You

• CA / CPA qualified (or equivalent tax qualifications) with experience in tax and compliance for multi-jurisdictional organisations.

• Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge with the ability to apply them in practice.

• Proven success in navigating the requirements of new legislations or standards.

• Proficient in professional tax software, ERP systems, and Excel.

• Prior experience with systems such as NetSuite and OneSource is favourable.

• Prior experience with US tax and compliance is advantageous, but not essential.

Why Join Us?

At PageUp, we believe work should support your life, not the other way around. That’s why we offer a range of thoughtful, people-first benefits designed to help you feel your best, grow your skills, and enjoy more of what matters, both inside and outside of work. Some of the benefits working with us:

• We support flexible working arrangements that fit with your lifestyle to create space for you to do your best work.

• Generous paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carer, as well as various wellness and other benefits.

• Grow your skills through mentoring, and tailored development programs designed to support your goals.

• We provide additional leave days such as an Awesome Day and volunteer leave.

Equal Opportunity at PageUp

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.

At PageUp, we encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. Building diverse teams is the foundation of our success, so if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single criteria on the job description, please still reach out. We'd love to have a chat and see how you could add value to the team.