Job Descriptions

Job Description:

This is a junior management position which offers an excellent opportunity to build a career
in Revenue and to experience a wide variety of work, which may include the following: 

• Tax, excise and customs related audits and compliance work including the use of
electronic audit techniques (eAudit) 

• Working both individually and as part of a team to confront non-compliance 

• Contributing to the development of tax and customs policy 

• Advising on interpretation of taxation and customs law and practice 

• Using statistical analysis to assist in increasing taxpayer compliance and improve
Revenue’s services using electronic methodologies 

• Contributing to the business planning process 

• Managing staff performance as required.

Person Specification

The position involves working as part of a tax, audit and compliance team, including in
relation to excise duties. Necessary elements of the role may involve face-to-face
interaction with both taxpayers (business and personal) and tax advisers, as well as site
visits to business premises.
An interest in developments in business and the economy generally is essential.
Additionally, being comfortable discussing wide-ranging tax, excise, and business matters
across a broad spectrum of taxpayers and agents is crucial.
Candidates need to be enthusiastic, willing to learn and have a commitment to the job of
auditing. A challenging and varied career will be offered to successful candidates.

Applicants should have all the abilities required of an Executive Officer. In particular,
applicants must demonstrate, by reference to specific achievements in their work or
academic career to date, that they possess or have the capacity to quickly acquire and
assimilate the skills and knowledge required for the role of an Executive Officer

Essential Entry Requirements:

Candidates must have, on or before, Thursday, 23 March 2023, at least:
5.a. Obtained a minimum of a Level 6 Qualification on the National Framework of
Qualifications (NFQ) in at least ONE of the following fields of learning: Taxation, Accounting,
Law, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Finance
OR
5.b. Obtained a minimum of a Level 6 Qualification on the National Framework of
Qualifications (NFQ) in a discipline which included at least one of the fields of learning in 5.a.
as a major subject
OR
5.c. Obtained a minimum of a Level 6 Qualification on the National Framework of
Qualifications (NFQ) in Commerce or Business Studies with a financial discipline as a major
subject in at least one of the fields of learning in 5.a. above
OR
5.d. Hold an internationally recognised industry certified equivalent qualification in at least
one of these areas (e.g., A.I.T.I., Tax Technician, Accounting Technician), that Revenue
agrees to be at least an equivalent or higher standard to the above.

Skills

Experience

• 1 year