Global Tax Manager

ZURU is building a high-performing global tax team. This role is your chance to lead international tax strategy, simplify complexity, and partner across borders 🌏 all from our Auckland HQ 🏙️

If you're looking for scale, ownership, and pace 🚀 this is it.

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances.  This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.  

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations. 

One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, Gumi Yum Surprise, and more!

• ZURU is building a high-performing global tax function to proactively manage risk, reduce complexity, and create commercial advantage across more than 20 countries.
• You will play a critical role in delivering key outcomes that protect and enable the business, particularly in areas of tax compliance, reporting, efficiency, and cross-border tax strategy.
• In this role, you will be accountable for leading tax compliance, reporting, and governance deliverables, working closely with our finance team in Shenzhen and external advisors.
• You will drive automation, simplify processes, and act as a trusted partner on global structuring and tax planning projects. This role is performance-focused: success is defined by accuracy, speed, scalability, and your ability to influence the way tax is operationalised across the group.
• The role is truly international, ZURU has entities in over 20 countries, and you will be exposed to all aspects of the business.  This is a very rare opportunity in New Zealand and no day is the same!

• You will play a key role in managing a small high performing team, providing valuable coaching and leadership. 
• You will instil a high-performance culture, building out templates and frameworks that the team will use and follow. 
• You will support the team in ensuring that the group’s tax compliance and reporting activities are completed accurately and on time. 
• You will manage various projects to support the Global Tax Manager in a variety of areas; constantly challenge the way we do things and look for ways to improve our process through automation. 
• You will build strong relationships with other members of the finance team, as well as stakeholders of the business. 

• Deliver all global tax compliance requirements (including income tax, indirect tax, and international tax) on time and with full audit readiness.
• Prepare tax provisions, tax accounting journals, and financial statement disclosures in accordance with appropriate accounting standards and group reporting deadlines.
• Drive and implement automation tools and scalable processes within the tax function, in collaboration with the operational finance team.
• Provide reporting and forecasts to improve tax performance and mitigate surprises for the business by getting in front of the business needs.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of ZURU’s tax policies, processes and governance (including an initial audit of SharePoint structure and documentation management).
• Act as an internal tax adviser, offering commercially practical support on cross-border matters impacting finance, legal, or operations.
• Lead by example in setting performance expectations, delivering frameworks, and mentoring junior team members to standardise best practices.
• Provide assistance on other non-tax related matters as required.

• You will have a minimum of 5 years of tax experience within a professional services firm or a similar inhouse function
• Proven track record leading complex tax compliance and reporting for multinational groups across multiple tax types and jurisdictions.
• Experience building or re-engineering tax reporting processes, governance structures, and cross-functional tax operations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver structuring or entity reorganisation initiatives with tax sensitivity and stakeholder buy-in.
• Evidence of partnering effectively with remote or offshore teams to deliver coordinated tax outcomes.

• Strong work ethics and the ability to seamlessly move from the ‘macro’ to ‘micro’
• Ability to succinctly and clearly communicate complex tax concepts
• Strong project management skills.  Ability to push transactions forward in an effective way, working cooperatively with various parts of the business with a view to closing projects efficiently and quickly.
• Curiosity and desire to learn and engage with tax jurisdictions outside of NZ.  NZ tax compliance and advisory is only a very small part of this role: it is predominantly international facing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sound written and verbal communication skills and ability to liaise with a range of staff across all business units and leadership levels
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with teams based in different jurisdictions and time zones
• Your ability to speak and/or understand Mandarin is an advantage.  Whilst not critical, the Group finance team is primarily based in Shenzhen and regular interactions will be necessary for this role
• Capacity to travel to China periodically

LIFE@ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction).

Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global locations, making it perfectly placed to continue building its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world.

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.

Get to know us a little better by checking out @lifeatzuru on Instagram or www.zuru.com. 

WHAT WE OFFER 

🌱 Culture for Growth

🧘 Health & Well Being Benefits

🌎 Global Opportunities 

💡 Surrounded by an A Player Team

💰 Competitive Remuneration

🍓  Lots of fresh fruit, coffee, pals fridge and more

ZURU – Reimagining tomorrow 🚀

https://zuru.com/

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