Executive Officer

The Role 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. • 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 data and statistical analysis to assist in risk identification. • Managing staff performance as required. Applicants should note that Revenue is a responsive and agile organisation and, as such, they may be assigned to projects and other duties appropriate to the role of Executive Officer in Tax, Audit and Compliance.

Training and Development Revenue provides excellent opportunities for personal development and life-long learning. We have a wide range of roles across all aspects of the tax code with a commitment to mobility and development. We operate a specially developed modern performance measurement framework aimed at building skills and maximising potential. We sponsor and support many additional training courses including those leading to recognised qualifications. In addition to the bespoke technical training outlined below, Revenue offers a range of enhanced support for employees who wish to pursue professional qualifications in their relevant fields. These supports include a generous study leave allocation for attending lectures and preparing for exams, extra tutorials, and access to subject matter experts, as well as peer learning and support throughout the process. Technical Training Executive Officers will be required to complete Revenue’s audit training programme. This includes practical training carrying out Revenue interventions; and may include an academic qualification on a course accredited by a recognised academic institution and/ or professional body, on which you will be required to successfully complete all relevant exams and course work. Courses commence in January, April, and September each year. The training covers many areas of tax and customs law and procedures, takes approximately three years to complete and is specifically aimed at providing Executive Officers with the technical skills to undertake the full range of Revenue compliance work. This training is delivered via a blended delivery model and there will be an element of in-person classroom attendance required. The location for this in-person training will be determined by the members in each group. While Revenue will try to accommodate training locally, an element of travel may be required. In such cases, the normal rules relating to travel and subsistence will apply.

Examples of practical elements of the programme may include: • Business taxes audit of both chargeable persons and companies. • Compliance interventions on PAYE taxpayers. • Investigative work to detect tax and duty evasion across all tax types. • Applying analytics to Revenue’s business, intelligence, and risk systems to detect compliance risks. Why Work for Revenue? Making a Difference A career in Revenue is meaningful, varied, rewarding and interesting, and can encompass a wide range of activities in the areas of tax, customs and excise, administrative law, and ICT. Revenue staff enjoy rewarding careers with work ranging from direct engagement with individual taxpayers, businesses, and tax agents; to policy development and analysis; investigative work; legal services; and frontier management to name but a few. Our staff work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment. We offer exciting opportunities to solution-orientated people whose values align with ours to help us be a high performing and responsive tax and customs administration.

Learning and Development Revenue recognises the value of investing in its staff and developing their skillsets both to their benefit and to the benefit of our overall capability as an organisation. Revenue provides excellent opportunities for personal and career development, as well as lifelong learning in leadership, management, and technical skills.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Revenue is an equal opportunities employer. We promote, recognise, and respect the cultural diversity within our workforce, nurturing a culture of dignity and respect for all, with a team dedicated to supporting diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.

Environment We acknowledge our duty within our workplace and to the wider environment. We encourage approaches that reduce our carbon footprint by communicating and managing sustainable practices in our offices, as well as engaging with ‘Green’ Public Procurement policies in securing goods and services.

Work-Life Balance In addition to the personal and professional fulfilment of positively impacting on Irish society and the support that Revenue offers its staff in achieving this, other benefits to a career in Revenue include: • Stable employment following a one-year probationary period. • Flexible working hours. • Flexi-leave (for grades up to and including Higher Executive Officer). • Option to apply for a shorter working week/ year following probation and subject to approval. • Blended working opportunities: while requests for blended working may be facilitated, some on-site (i.e. office/ business premises) attendance will be required in all roles, in line with business needs. 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. An interesting and varied career will be offered to successful candidates. Applicants should possess or have the capacity to quickly acquire and assimilate all the abilities required of an Executive Officer in Tax, Audit and Compliance. In particular, applicants must demonstrate, by reference to specific achievements in their work or academic career to date, that they can effectively perform the duties of the role as outlined in Section 2 above. A description of the competencies is set out in the Appendix. Location This is a nationwide competition. Please select your location preferences when completing the application form. You must only select a location where you would be prepared to take up a position and you may only select a maximum of 2 locations. Please also note you may not change your location preferences after the closing date of this competition. Revenue may, subject to business needs, offer posts in other locations which were not cited as location preferences at application stage. If this occurs, offers would be made in strict order of merit from the panel established. Revenue has modern, flexible, and family-friendly working policies, which include opportunities for blended working. In blended working arrangements, some office attendance in your location preference (and occasional attendance in Dublin) will be required in all roles, in line with business needs. Successful candidates are required to remain in their assigned location for a minimum of two years. Revenue has an active mobility policy; appointees may apply to move to an Executive Officer level role in Revenue or another Government Department under the Civil Service Mobility Scheme after two years in the post.

Essential Entry Requirements Candidates must have, on or before, Friday, 02 May 2025: a) Obtained a minimum of a Level 6 Qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications which includes a financial or legal discipline. OR b) 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. OR c) Hold a minimum of a Level 8 Qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications. Selection Methods Potential Selection Methods These may include some or all of the following: • An Eligibility Sift.

• Shortlisting of candidates based on the information contained in their application form. • Online assessment tests. • A competitive interview (final stage) via MS Teams based on the essential competencies required for the post and the information contained in the applicant’s application form. This may include a presentation relevant to the role (topic will be identified when candidates are scheduled for interview). Candidates are not permitted to use any type of recording equipment at any stage of the selection process. This applies to any form of sound recording and any type of still picture or video recording, whether including sound recording or not, and covers any type of device used for these purposes.

Assessment Boards An assessment board, or boards, will be set up by Revenue to conduct any interim selection processes and interviews.

Selection Stages It is important to note that candidates must reach the required standard in any interim selection stage, to be considered suitable for progression to the next stage of the selection process. Candidates progressed to final interview stage must meet a minimum standard of 55% in each scoring area, to be considered for inclusion on the panel. Panel A panel1 will be established from this competition to fill positions that may arise over the lifetime of the panel. This panel will expire one year from the date of its establishment. Placement on a panel is not a guarantee of appointment to a position.

It is important to note that: • Once an offer is accepted, the candidate will not be considered for any other appointment from the panel. • If an offer of a post in a location is declined, the candidate may not be considered for the declined location again; but may remain on the panel in consideration for offers of posts arising in other locations.

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Candidates who are successful in this competition may be offered posts in other government departments, or elsewhere in Revenue as appropriate, in accordance with business needs. Candidates who decline posts in other government departments will remain eligible for consideration of posts in Revenue in accordance with section 7.4.

Reasonable Accommodations Reasonable accommodation in our selection process refers to adjustments and practical changes which would enable a candidate with a disability to have an equal opportunity for this competition. Examples of adjustments we provide include the use of assistive technology, extra time, scribes and/ or readers or a range of other accommodations. Please be assured that having a disability or requiring adjustments will not impact on your progress in the selection process; you will not be at a disadvantage if you disclose your disability or requirements to us. Your disability and/ or adjustments will be kept entirely confidential. If a candidate requires any reasonable accommodations to be made at any stage of the selection process, the candidate should set out the requirement on the application form and Revenue will endeavour to make the necessary arrangements. Alternatively, candidates can email CSDOpenRecruitment@revenue.ie. Requests for reasonable accommodations must be outlined in advance; any matters brought to attention afterwards may not be taken into consideration. Terms and Conditions of Service General The appointment is to a permanent post in the Civil Service and is subject to the Civil Service Regulations Acts 1956 to 2005, the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and any other Act for the time being in force relating to the Civil Service.

Salary: Personal Pension Contribution (PPC Rate) The salary scale for the position of Executive Officer in Revenue, as of 1 March 2025, is as follows:

Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) €37,544 €39,465 €40,550 €42,667 €44,564 €46,400 €48,229 €50,019 €51,848 €53,670 €55,604 €56,900 €58,748 (LSI 1) €60,610 (LSI 2) The PPC pay rate applies when the individual is required to pay a Personal Pension Contribution (otherwise known as a main scheme contribution) in accordance with the rules of their main/personal superannuation scheme. This is different to a contribution in respect of membership of a Spouses’ and Children’s scheme, or the Additional Superannuation Contributions (ASC). A different rate will apply where the appointee is not required to make a Personal Pension Contribution. Long service increments may be payable after 3(LSI1) and 6(LSI2) years’ satisfactory service at the maximum of the scale. Important Note Entry will be at the minimum of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if you are a currently serving civil or public servant. Subject to satisfactory performance increments may be payable in line will current Government Policy. You will agree that any overpayment of salary, allowances, or expenses will be repaid by you in accordance with Circular 07/2018: Recovery of Salary, Allowances, and Expenses Overpayments made to Staff Members/Former Staff Members/Pensioners.

Tenure and Probation The appointment is to a permanent position on a probationary contract in the Civil Service. The probationary contract will be for a period of one year from the date specified on the contract. At the discretion of the Head of Office a person may be assigned to other work depending on the business needs and capability development of the office and that person’s career development needs. During the probationary contract period, a person’s performance will be subject to review by their supervisor(s) to determine whether the person: (i) Has performed in a satisfactory manner. (ii) Has been satisfactory in general conduct. (iii) Is suitable from the point of view of health with particular regard to sick leave. Prior to completion of the probationary contract, a decision will be made as to whether or not a person will be retained pursuant to Section 5A(2) Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956- 2005. This decision will be based on performance assessed against the criteria set out in (i) to (ii) above. The detail of the probationary process will be explained to the person by Revenue and the person will be given a copy of the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform guidelines on probation. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs in this section, the probationary contract may be terminated at any time prior to the expiry of the term of the contract by either side inaccordance with the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 2005.

In the following circumstances your contract may be extended, and your probation period suspended: • The probationary period stands suspended when an employee is absent due to Maternity or Adoptive Leave. • In relation to an employee absent on Parental Leave or Carers Leave, the employer may require probation to be suspended if the absence is not considered to be consistent with the continuation of the probation. • Any other statutory provision providing that probation shall - (i) stand suspended during an employee’s absence from work, and (ii) be completed by the employee on the employee’s return from work after such absence. Where probation is suspended, Revenue will notify you of the circumstances relating to the suspension. If an appointee who fails to satisfy the conditions of probation has been a serving civil servant immediately prior to their appointment from this competition, the issue of reversion will normally arise. In the event of reversion, an officer will return to a vacancy in their former grade in their former Department.