Australia · Hybrid

Tax Consultant

MYOB · Melbourne, VIC (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20

Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org

Apply with Maya

Upload a PDF. Maya reads it, writes a note that quotes your file, and forwards it to MYOB.

Direct answer

MYOB is hiring for Tax Consultant (Consultant, hybrid, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)). The work sits in Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). You apply on Credit Index with a resume. Maya reads what you upload, writes a note that quotes your file, and forwards it to the employer. She will do her best to make sure the right person is alerted. Confirm the live posting before you rely on location or seniority.

The role

What this job actually is

Tax Consultant at MYOB is a Consultant seat, hybrid, based in Melbourne, VIC (hybrid). The public description centers on Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI).

What the posting asks you to do: Manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations Provide R&D tax, GST, and income tax compliance expertise to internal stakeholders Collaborate with non-tax teams to gather data for R&D registrations and offsets Maintain tax governance framework including policies and control testing

What they ask you to bring: Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment Hands-on R&D tax claim management and transfer pricing exposure Ability to explain R&D concepts to engineering and product teams Strong Excel and compliance process skills Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.

The employer

Working at MYOB

MYOB is an Australian business platform company managing corporate tax including R&D tax incentive claims across ANZ.

MYOB is indexed on The Credit Index so you can open the firm profile before you apply. Claim status and Index Verified are separate from this job. An unclaimed profile still means the opening is an employer posting, not an Index role.

Industry

Program and market context

In-house R&D roles at SaaS platforms like MYOB mirror advisory firm claim mechanics but focus on continuous compliance. AU R&D Tax Incentive rates and eligibility rules differ from NZ RDTI.

Interviewers for Tax Consultant will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI), and to say which part of the file you personally owned.

  • Australia R&D Tax Incentive
  • New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI)

From the posting

Skills this role is hiring for

  • Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment

    Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Hands-on R&D tax claim management and transfer pricing exposure

    Hands-on R&D tax claim management and transfer pricing exposure This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Ability to explain R&D concepts to engineering and product teams

    Ability to explain R&D concepts to engineering and product teams This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Strong Excel and compliance process skills

    Strong Excel and compliance process skills This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations

    Manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Provide R&D tax, GST, and income tax compliance expertise to internal stakeholde

    Provide R&D tax, GST, and income tax compliance expertise to internal stakeholders This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Collaborate with non-tax teams to gather data for R&D registrations and offsets

    Collaborate with non-tax teams to gather data for R&D registrations and offsets This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Maintain tax governance framework including policies and control testing

    Maintain tax governance framework including policies and control testing This is listed for Tax Consultant at MYOB (Consultant, Melbourne, VIC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

Maya

Interview at MYOB

  1. Open with one file that matches Tax Consultant. Name the program (Australia R&D Tax Incentive), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. MYOB is hiring a Consultant, so scope your example to that level, not a generic tax season.
  2. They will test the duties on the posting. Be ready to walk through: Manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
  3. Requirements they wrote down include: Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
  4. Location is Melbourne, VIC (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
  5. MYOB will compare you to other Consultant candidates in Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). Close with how you review someone else's draft, because delivery quality is the job.

Preparation from the public posting. Not the employer's interview script, and not tax advice.

Maya

Resume for this role

  • Put Tax Consultant language in the first two bullets: Australia R&D Tax Incentive and Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment
  • Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Provide R&D tax, GST, and income tax compliance expertise to internal stakeholders
  • Add Melbourne, VIC (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. MYOB listed that pattern for a reason.
  • Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Hands-on R&D tax claim management and transfer pricing exposure
  • One bullet on what you cut from a claim. MYOB hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.

Example

Sample experience block: Tax Consultant

Illustrative for MYOB. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI).

  • Supported Australia R&D Tax Incentive work at Consultant level, including manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations
  • Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like MYOB could use.
  • Checked the file against this requirement: Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment
  • Tracked more than one engagement in Melbourne, VIC (hybrid) without dropping the eligibility line between drafts.
  • Wrote down what was routine and stayed out of the claim, and why.

Before you apply

Maya's notes

  • Apply on this page with your resume. Maya forwards it to MYOB and writes back quoting what you uploaded.
  • The employer link is still there if you also want to apply on their site. Do not submit two conflicting stories.
  • Read the firm profile for MYOB on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
  • This preparation is from the public posting. It is not MYOB's interview script and not tax advice.

Answers

Questions candidates ask

How do I apply for Tax Consultant at MYOB?
Use the apply form on this Credit Index page. Attach a PDF resume and a short note. Maya reads the file, thanks you in a note that quotes what you sent, and forwards the package to MYOB. She will do her best to make sure the right person there is alerted. You can also use the employer site link.
Where is the Tax Consultant role based?
MYOB lists Melbourne, VIC (hybrid). Workplace pattern on this index row is hybrid. Confirm both on the live posting before you relocate or promise remote.
What programs does this MYOB role cover?
Signals from the posting: Australia R&D Tax Incentive; New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). Ask the employer if a second regime is in scope. Do not assume every incentives product sits in this seat.
What should my resume show for Tax Consultant?
Lead with Corporate tax experience in chartered accounting or corporate environment and a duty you actually did: Manage R&D claim processes across Australia and New Zealand operations The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
No. MYOB is the hiring firm. Credit Index indexes the role and Maya forwards your resume. Index team roles are only under Join the Index.
What happens after I submit?
You get an email from Maya that quotes your resume and your note. MYOB gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.

Informational listing only. Not tax advice. All careers.