The Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) currently has multiple permanent full-time vacancies for an AO6 Senior Investigations Officer - Level 2 to join the Payroll Tax, Mental Health Levy (MHL) & Betting Tax division in Brisbane. Our division is responsible for ensuring the correct amount of tax is paid to the State of Queensland by entities that have Payroll Tax, MHL & Betting Tax obligations.

Working in a collaborative team environment, you will lead a team to achieve results across compliance activities including tax audits and investigations. You will also be involved in identifying risks to revenue and making recommendations for the treatment of those risks.

Job details

The Queensland Revenue Office (QRO) currently has multiple permanent full-time vacancies for an AO6 Senior Investigations Officer - Level 2 to join the Payroll Tax, Mental Health Levy (MHL) & Betting Tax division in Brisbane. Our division is responsible for ensuring the correct amount of tax is paid to the State of Queensland by entities that have Payroll Tax, MHL & Betting Tax obligations.

Working in a collaborative team environment, you will lead a team to achieve results across compliance activities including tax audits and investigations.  You will also be involved in identifying risks to revenue and making recommendations for the treatment of those risks.

Your typical day as a Senior Investigations Officer - Level 2 may include:
• Leading a professional team to deliver compliance campaigns and exercise delegated powers under tax and revenue legislation in Queensland.
• Providing leadership, coaching, support and feedback to continually develop your team of compliance officers. 
• Handling escalations, including using your expertise to interpret legislation and identify compliance risks.
• Planning, reviewing and reporting on the effectiveness of compliance campaigns to senior management.
• Writing reports, analysing data, interpreting legislation and liaising with professional representatives.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate experience in:
• Leading others/managing teams to achieve results
• Audit and/or investigation roles in a financial, tax or similar environment.
• Analysing, interpreting and applying legislation 
• Taking ownership of your own development and growth
• Applying your knowledge and skills to solve problems collaboratively.

To apply for this role, please submit your resume and a cover letter responding to the questions in the attached role description on SmartJobs. 

Joining QRO you will have opportunities for continued learning, growth and career development. To find out more about working for QRO, please see attached candidate information pack.

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve and treating all applicants equitably. This starts with recruitment including making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process. The methods used in the recruitment for a role may vary, but the sorts of processes used may include on-line application form, on-line cognitive testing, work test, video interview, written response task, assessment centre, in-person interview.

We welcome applicants to share with the hiring manager any health condition, disability and/or cultural/linguistic background, so that we may make any necessary adjustments to enable you to equitably participate in the recruitment process.

Applications may remain current for 12 months after the closing date of the vacancy and may be used to fill identical or similar roles across other QRO divisions and revenue lines in Brisbane.  

Job Ad Reference: QLD/684098/26

Closing Date: Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Working at QRO - SIO2 (Word, 435KB)
  
  
  684098 26 Role Description v1 (Word, 1.15MB)