Reporting to the Senior Director, Governance, Taxation, Accounts Receivable and Debt Management, Shared Service Finance, the Assistant Director, Taxation Support position will hold the primary function of providing taxation compliance support.

Under the Taxation Management Framework, the role will enable the provision of a wide range of assistance and advice across a number of areas of direct and indirect taxation, superannuation and PAYG as well as the management and oversight of an external taxation advisory service, known as the Tax Help-Desk. Other areas of responsibility include the co-ordination of taxation compliance reviews undertaken by external accounting firms.

• Provide or source from the Tax Help Desk, accurate, considered, and timely advice on fringe benefits tax (FBT), goods and services tax (GST), superannuation and PAYG across government directorates and agencies, demonstrating high levels of research capability.
• At times, represent the territory at industry meetings and forums, actively participating and positively contributing to the discussion.
• Co-ordinate territory-wide taxation compliance and administrative measures, including the Taxation Framework, the Tax Help Desk resource and the triennial Taxation Compliance Reviews required for most directorates and agencies.
• Conduct quarterly taxation meetings to Shared Service Finance Services, directorate and agency staff, covering recent relevant taxation developments.
• Presented by an external provider, compile, oversee and manage the delivery of taxation training to Shared Services staff and directorate and agency finance staff.
• This position does not supervise staff.