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‘I want … what I want’

Get what you want from our Graduate Development Programs – opportunity for career progression in just 12 months.

Join the largest premier development program for tax administration organisation in Australia

The Tax Office provides you with a dynamic and rewarding career in a high profile national organisation, and offers you excellent professional development opportunities.

For you, as a graduate, we have an extensive corporate and technical development program which will build on your existing discipline and position you for an exciting career as a Tax Office professional. Join our team and help us shape and manage revenue systems which support and fund services for all Australians.

Make your career with us and you will:

  • work in the largest single entity in the tax industry
  • work at the leading edge of tax administration
  • be a contributor to the ongoing development of our nation’s social and economic environment
  • help set standards for the tax profession
  • develop your technical skills to world standard
  • have support from industry experts
  • join a significant, respected, national employer
  • work in an innovative and design-orientated organisation
  • have a work and life balance, as we have flexible working hours
  • enjoy excellent working conditions, and
  • have great superannuation benefits.

Career Advancement

On successful completion of a Graduate Development Program your career will advance and:

  • you will be positioned in an ongoing role in the Tax Office which is relevant to your discipline
  • on commencement your pay will be over $49,000
  • you may be eligible for further advancement to the next classification level on successful completion of your program
  • you will continue to receive a wide range of employee benefits including four weeks’ annual leave, annual salary advancement, flexible working hours and excellent superannuation benefits, and
  • you will receive formal recognition for completing the program.

An Employer of Choice

When you choose a career with us, you are joining a world class tax administration of more than 22,000 people focussing on keeping our revenue system vital, fair and progressive for all Australians.

We deal with a diverse range of individual and business taxpayers, as well as tax and superannuation professionals.

We’re a dynamic, innovative and internationally recognised organisation, so you can be sure you’re enhancing your professional reputation by working for us.

We offer excellent employment conditions and promote and enjoy a culturally diverse and safe working environment. Add to that on going development and skilling, varied and challenging work and flexible career opportunities and you have an employer of choice.

Last Modified: Tuesday, 22 September 2009

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