Senior Manager – Global Mobility Advisory at KPMG Australia · Brisbane

Job Description

KPMG’s Global Mobility Advisory team delivers tax advisory and compliance services to support organisations and individuals with the tax implications of a globally mobile workforce. Our focus is on managing Australian and cross‑border tax obligations arising from employee mobility, including expatriate tax, foreign payroll, and equity‑based remuneration.

Your Opportunity

As a Senior Manager, you will lead the delivery of tax focused global mobility solutions, advising multinational organisations and internationally mobile employees on tax matters, compliance risk, and remuneration structuring. You will combine hands-on tax advisory work with technical leadership, client relationship management, and team development, working closely with the Delivery & Data Excellence (DDX) team to deliver high-quality, efficient outcomes.

You will work extensively with multinational organisations (including large global employers), high‑net‑worth individuals, and senior executives relocating to Australia, supporting both the organisation and the individual through the full mobility lifecycle.

How You Are Extraordinary

You are a values led leader who:

• You are a people‑focused leader with a strong commitment to ongoing leadership development, enabling high performance across diverse and multidisciplinary teams.
• You are tuned in to business development opportunities, with confidence creating effective sales material including proposals, case studies, and other sector-specific material.
• You actively seek out opportunities for growth, are comfortable challenging the status quo, and enjoy getting out of your comfort zone.

Your Experience

To be successful, you will bring:

• Strong experience in Global Mobility and expatriate tax advisory.
• Proven ability to advise internationally mobile employees and senior executives on Australian tax obligations, residency, remuneration structures, and salary packaging.
• Solid understanding of foreign and expatriate payroll, shadow payroll, and employee share scheme (ESS) reporting across cross‑border arrangements.
• Experience supporting large multinational clients, managing complex compliance and advisory requirements.
• Demonstrated capability overseeing and reviewing high‑quality technical tax compliance deliverables.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, acting as a trusted adviser and escalation point.
• Proven business development capability, including building client networks, identifying growth opportunities, and contributing to proposals and market‑facing material.
• Proven leadership experience, including developing high performing teams and driving quality, collaborative outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ideally hold a tertiary qualification in Accounting, Tax, Commerce, Finance, Law, or a related discipline,
• OR Postgraduate qualification in Tax or International Tax (e.g. Masters of Taxation, LLM Tax) is highly regarded.

Additional Information

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth.

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

KPMG Australia: grow with us!