Manager Indirect Taxation

Join our business services team as a Manager Indirect Taxation and contribute to the success of our business by ensuring seamless tax compliance, reporting, risk management and driving a more strategic lens to tax including education, monitoring and process improvement and automation. You will be responsible for:

• Providing a professional advisory service on the indirect taxation obligations of the Department.
• Providing advice to project teams on the strategy being used on individual projects to ensure GST compliance and accuracy.
• Manage taxation compliance including GST, FBT and other taxes.
• The lodgement of the Business Activity Statements and FBT Returns.

As a tax specialist , you will work closely with internal teams, external advisors including the Office of the Auditor General, and tax authorities to manage all aspects of tax compliance, accounting, and reporting. Your expertise will help drive accuracy, mitigate risks, and maintain compliance with Australian tax legislation.

There is currently one 12-month fixed term position available for immediate filling.

The successful applicant or applicants assessed as suitable through this process may receive further offers of contract employment and/or offers of permanent employment in this or similar roles.

Our salaries are competitive and leave provision and benefits are generous, we will support you in your work and your career development with professional supervision, a comprehensive learning pathway that will develop contemporary skills and knowledge and opportunities to advance your career. Some of these benefits may include:

• An attractive and competitive salary plus, 11.5% superannuation, full employer contribution, which will increase to 12% by 1 July 2025
• 4 weeks annual leave, 3 days additional public sector holidays, 15 days personal leave per annum
• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• 3 months long service leave for every seven years consecutive service

Join the Department of Communities

Apply online by clicking the ‘Apply for Job ’ button (above and below) and provide the following documents in Word or PDF format only:

• A current resume/CV.
• A two (2) page written application addressing 1 and 3 Essential Work Related Requirements (Selection Criteria) as stated on the JDF.
• A copy of all qualification/s (regardless of the relevance to the role) as specified in your application or resume/CV (if applicable).
• An application form (for hard copy applications only).

Applicants who are short listed will be assessed on all the Work Related Requirements (Selection Criteria) during the selection process.

We can also be contacted via the National Relay Service on the following numbers:

The public sector is built on a strong foundation of integrity where employees act ethically, and public sector bodies promote and maintain integrity.

In line with Communities policies, applicants may be asked for consent to undergo criminal record screening and integrity checks during the application process.

Equity and Diversity

The Department of Communities embraces diversity and firmly believes that the best services come from a workplace, where varied viewpoints are welcomed and encouraged every day. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce, where we encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women and youth.

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