Firmus Technologies

Firmus Technologies is a global leader pioneering the solution to AI’s energy challenge, founded in Australia in 2019 by a visionary team of entrepreneurs. Our mission is to create the most energy-efficient AI infrastructure, combining cutting edge technology with a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

Through ground-breaking research and development, we invented a verticalized AI Factory - a new class of digital infrastructure that replaces traditional data centres. Built on new approaches to liquid cooling, energy management, water use and modular construction methodology, the Firmus AI Factory delivers low-cost AI tokens across Asia-Pacific.

Firmus AI Cloud

We provide customers access to energy savings via our large-scale GPU cloud, Firmus AI Cloud.

Rated Silver in The GPU Cloud ClusterMAX™ Rating System, our cloud empowers developers, enterprise, education and government users to train AI models with unmatched efficiency and cost savings. With an ever-growing list of services and applications, we are committed to building a cloud experience for our customers that is market-leading, proprietary and built to scale.

Why you’ll love working here

• A fast-paced and dynamic environment working with next-gen You’ll be operating at the intersection of sustainability and artificial intelligence – helping to transform an industry.
• Working with and access to colleagues who are true innovators and leaders in their field.
• As an emerging company, we work as a close-knit team. Work with the founders, grow a strong network, and witness the impact you make first-hand as we democratise AI tools for everyone – more sustainably, and more affordably.
• We believe that people from diverse backgrounds come together to do their best work, be their authentic selves, and build great things. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Tax and Payroll Accountant is responsible for assisting the Senior Manager (Tax and Payroll) to oversee all group tax and payroll compliance and reporting across Australia, Singapore, the United States, and New Zealand. This role ensures the business maintains accurate, timely, and compliant obligations as it transitions toward listing, providing technical leadership in direct and indirect tax, employment tax, and payroll operations. Working closely with the Senior Manager (Tax and Payroll), the role drives process integrity, strengthens internal controls, and supports automation and system readiness for the public-company environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Taxation (Direct, Indirect, and Cross-Border)

• Assist with managing all statutory tax compliance obligations across jurisdictions, including income tax, FBT, and payroll-related taxes.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns and reconciliations; coordinate filings with local advisors.
• Assist with tax provisioning, balance-sheet reconciliations, and disclosures for group and statutory reporting.
• Assist with tax advice to support business needs and ad hoc projects.
• Monitor legislative developments in each jurisdiction and communicate impacts to the Senior Manager (Tax and Payroll).
• Assist with maintaining tax risk management and governance framework.

1. Payroll Management

• Prepare and oversee end-to-end payroll processing across Australia, Singapore, the US, and New Zealand—ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with local employment laws.
• Assist with periodic payroll reconciliations, general ledger postings, and audit support.
• Manage superannuation, KiwiSaver, CPF, 401(k), and equivalent schemes, as well as related payroll taxes.
• Assist with process automation and standardisation across jurisdictions to support scalability and reporting transparency.

1. Reporting, Controls, and Governance

• Deliver timely and accurate tax and payroll information into monthly management and statutory
• Support the external audit and ensure all tax and payroll controls meet governance
• Identify and implement continuous-improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and\

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Commerce, or related discipline
• CA/CPA (Australia or equivalent) required
• Approx. 5 years’ experience in Australian Big 4/mid-tier or large listed multinational group specifically in corporate tax and payroll (desirable) (ideally tech or high-growth sector)
• Strong technical knowledge of Australian corporate and indirect tax, with working familiarity of Singaporean, US, and NZ compliance frameworks (desirable)
• Experience in implementing automation tax system (desirable)

ATTRIBUTES

• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple concurrent compliance deadlines across regions
• Excellent communicator and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial mindset with a focus on scalable processes and sustainable governance
• Integrity, discretion, and accountability consistent with a listed-company environment
• Continuous improvement orientation and comfort with rapid growth and change

LOCATION

Sydney

EMPLOYMENT BASIS

Permanent full-Time

Diversity

At Firmus, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who are passionate about creating a more sustainable future through innovative engineering solutions.

Join us in our mission to revolutionise the AI industry through sustainable practices and cutting-edge engineering. Apply now to be part of shaping the future of sustainable AI infrastructure.

About Firmus Technologies 

Firmus Technologies is a global leader pioneering the solution to AI’s energy challenge, founded in Australia in 2019 by a visionary team of entrepreneurs and engineers passionate about sustainable computing infrastructure.

Firmus builds and operates AI infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, utilising its proprietary AI Factory platform to deliver transformative cost-effective GPU clusters and AI cloud services for developers, enterprise, education and government users.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who are passionate about creating a more sustainable future through innovative engineering solutions.

Join us in our mission to revolutionise the AI industry through sustainable practices and cutting-edge engineering.