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James Jobson - CEO & Founding Partner
email - james.jobson@nuwaru.com
mobile - +61 413 563 305 What James brings to clients
Nuwaru’s clients benefit from James’ knowledge and experience of both in-house and private tax practice bringing together the commercial sensibility of an in-house tax director with the tax technical capability of top tier tax adviser. Clients appreciate his hands-on approach and ability to distil complex areas of tax law in a manner specific to the individual client and their role in their organisation. Most importantly, clients value James’ understanding of the role of tax in the broader commercial scheme of businesses. History In addition to working with Nuwaru, James is also the Managing Director and founder of Portoria a boutique tax management firm. Prior to founding Portoria, James spent 9 years at KPMG and later moved in-house at UBS, where most recently he was Head of Tax Advisory (Asia Pacific). There he provided advice to UBS’s investment bank, wealth management and global asset management operations across Asia Pacific. He was a member of UBS’s Global Tax Management Committee and Global Tax Sensitive Transactions Committee. |
Expertise
Typical clients
James works with medium and large clients in a range of industries, including financial services, education, engineering, labour hire, technology, health care and several other general corporate areas.
James also works with a few high growth start ups on structuring, government concessions (eg ESIC) and compliance.
Qualifications
James is a Chartered Accountant ANZ, a Solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court, a Chartered Tax Adviser of the Tax Institute and a registered tax agent.
What I do when not in suit
James would love to say it’s glamorous but with young kids it usually involves going to the park.
- Corporate tax advisory
- Tax compliance review (income tax, GST, FBT)
- Corporate and transaction structuring
- Tax function management / virtual tax director
- Tax sharing and tax funding agreements
- Tax risk management & governance frameworks
Typical clients
James works with medium and large clients in a range of industries, including financial services, education, engineering, labour hire, technology, health care and several other general corporate areas.
James also works with a few high growth start ups on structuring, government concessions (eg ESIC) and compliance.
Qualifications
James is a Chartered Accountant ANZ, a Solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court, a Chartered Tax Adviser of the Tax Institute and a registered tax agent.
What I do when not in suit
James would love to say it’s glamorous but with young kids it usually involves going to the park.