Executive Officer 2019 in Revenue - Tax, Audit and Compliance

I put in for this, just happened to come across it on the revenue website and the role sounded interesting. Wasn't actively looking as currently employed in the private sector but job security and the employer were the 2 key things for me. Interested to see how the selection process plays out too as didn't know too much about the public sector until I started reading here.

Mike Foxtrot wrote: »

Executive Officer 2019 in Revenue - Tax, Audit and Compliance - Nationwide

The competition opened on the 25 Sept and closed on the 18 Oct 2019. The purpose of this thread is to discuss the process and progress of the campaign.

This is an open competition for appointment to the position of executive officer (EO) working as part of a tax, audit and compliance team.

Stage 1 - Unsupervised online tests to include (late October 2019):
• Verbal reasoning
• Numerical reasoning
• Chat Assess

Stage 2 - Supervised online tests to include (early November 2019):
• Verbal reasoning
• Numerical reasoning

Stage 3 - Final competitive, competency based interview (November/December 2019).

Executive Officers may be required to complete Revenue’s trainee auditor programme. This consists of carrying out Revenue interventions as part of practical training together with an academic qualification, accredited by a recognised academic institution and/or professional body for which you will be required to successfully complete all relevant exams. This training will commence in January and September 2020 and will take approximately three years to complete.

See Information Booklet attached.

Thanks for starting this thread.
This competition is also being ran internally in Revenue. Its the same process as open.
Good luck to everyone.

You could end up in a few different locations so commute time could vary dramatically.

NewCorkLad wrote: »

Logged my interest in this last week but received no confirmation email, did anybody receive confirmation yet?

Not yet either, but in the booklet it says "an e-mail confirming receipt of your application by 25 October 2019" so probably more the end of this week.

Hi All,

Have anyone received the confirmation email?
I hope that they will give us enough time to practice the tests...

It's the 25th. Still no email. I only did the register your interest with the survey monkey bit. Did I miss out on something!?

milhous wrote: »

It's the 25th. Still no email. I only did the register your interest with the survey monkey bit. Did I miss out on something!?

Haha, Jaysus were you expecting it at midnight on the 25th? Calm down there a bit!

It's not an automated response

milhous wrote: »

To be fair, it's increasing their workload as it says if you don't receive an email by the 25th call them.
Given that's its a Friday of the bank holiday weekend, and that in the booklet the online tests are arranged for the end of October when would you suggest getting in touch?

Also it should be an automated response? Wasn't it just a register your interest kinda thing?

I assume we'll hear by the end of the day, it'll probably be the link to the online tests. So if keeping with the timeline posted above, we'll have until end of next week to complete them

Just received an email, online assessment to be completed by 1pm 31st Oct

Hi all,
What's the work like as an 'EO in tax, audit & compliance' with Revenue?

Bit on myself... I previously got through "qualification" for AO, but didn't make the final cut.
I then tried for general Civil Service CO, and got that, was offered Revenue, but as I was a TCO in Welfare /DEASP at the time, and stayed there. Reason for that was that I was told (rightly or wrongly, I dunno) that a CO position in Revenue is basically like working in a Call Centre.
And I'm now trying for an EO position.

So, if anyone can clarify the following regarding 'EO in tax, audit & compliance':
1 - is it like working in a call centre?
2 - what is the job like if not like a call centre?
3 - Assessments:
3.1 - Any tips on the "Chat Assess" part? ...I think I did something like this for the AO position, where it was all about prioritising your responses to emails and chat bots. Is the "ChatAssess" like that? Again, any tips, or links to practice websites out there?
3.2 - Any tips on the numerical and verbal reasoning? I did subscribe to get access to careersservices.ie's practice tests, but they are all for Clerical and Administrative levels, with no EO level practice tests. Again any tips on finding EO level practice tests... all very much appreciated!

Good luck to everyone applying!

Thanks for your response to 1, 2, 3.1

Of course practice, yes. My question on 3.2 was for any tips or links on where to practice, cheers!

dilw2 wrote: »

There are links to practice posted further up the thread. Theres also a link in the email sent out today

Thanks.
I've done those practice Verbal & Numerical tests at - http://getstarted.cut-e.com/home/ - before and was hoping for maybe any other links out there, if there are any. I've had no luck looking myself.

And i've read the ChatAssess blurb available, was wondering if there are any other practices available for that.... I guess not at this stage.

Thanks for your help anyway.

Mike Foxtrot wrote: »

Cut-e use negative marking/scores for incorrect answers, this would not have been advisable.

Didn't see that mentioned on the intro. In fact if I remember rightly the sample tutorial had mentioned about either skipping a question and coming back to it or simply guessing and moving on. Strange that they'd advise that as an option and not mention negative marking. Either way I'm not overly bothered, I'd love the job but it would involve a 20% pay cut that I dont think I can afford.

Hi guys, I currently work in insurance, I have an accounting degree and I have worked in accounts before.
Can anyone give an insight into what a typical day would be like? I know every day can be different in work but just in general.
Thanks

Mc Love wrote: »

Wish I had read this about answering the chatassess in terms of seniority! Balls! I was just answering them as they came in, like I would do in the private sector.

I did that for the AO comp and still passed so don't be too worried

Well they were kinda horrible. Should've done them early in the day and also maybe in a better environment; a fire on and lying down with a laptop may not have helped.

I didn't get too far on either verbal or numerical reasoning, I'd say just over half way. Neither were outrageously tough but tedious enough.

Will see how results are. Good luck to all.

Rikand wrote: »

I think I got about the same amount answered this time around as i did for the AO - tests were very similar

Hopefully similar results

Agreed. Thought the chatassess was tougher this time

I wonder when they will issue the results?

NewCorkLad wrote: »

The first two assessments sucked, thought I was flying through until I looked up and saw 4 minutes left and nowhere near half way through...

Thought I did well with the chatassess but think I went through it too fast, got through it all but it didnt end, waited two minutes for another message to come through but then noticed one message unanswered but with no orange tab, I must have flicked back after the message came in and didnt notice so no orange tab was on it, now I dont know how long that message went unanswered

Hard to know on the timing, 30 mins to do and it normally takes 20 mins, I was finished in about 15 mins. Were they looking for speed, who knows. Had a message missing too, just kept opening each one and found it then.

Hi Guys,

Any feedback for the tests?

Thanks