Job Description

If you’re good at understanding complicated things, talking to clients and asking good questions, you could be very good at this job - even if you’ve never worked in R&D; Tax before.

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We’re hiring a full-time Consultant / Senior Consultant in Melbourne.

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A lot of R&D; Tax consulting is really investigative work.

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You sit down with founders, engineers, developers and technical teams and work out what they were actually trying to build.

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What didn’t they know at the start? Why wasn’t the answer obvious? What did they try? What failed? What changed?

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Then you apply the R&D; Tax framework and work out what matters for the claim.

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We can teach you the framework.

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The harder thing to teach is whether you can understand something technical quickly, ask the next positive question and communicate naturally with a client.

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If you’re good at understanding complicated things, talking to clients and asking good questions, you could be very good at this job - even if you’ve never worked in R&D; Tax before.

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We’re hiring a full-time Consultant / Senior Consultant in Melbourne.

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A lot of R&D; Tax consulting is really investigative work.

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You sit down with founders, engineers, developers and technical teams and work out what they were actually trying to build.

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What didn’t they know at the start? Why wasn’t the answer obvious? What did they try? What failed? What changed?

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Then you apply the R&D; Tax framework and work out what matters for the claim.

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We can teach you the framework.

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The harder thing to teach is whether you can understand something technical quickly, ask the next good question and communicate naturally with a client.

What makes the role different n

We’ve deliberately built support around the consultant.

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You’ll have people helping with finance, technical writing, research, uploading and administration.

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You’ll still review things, write when it makes sense and get into the detail when your judgement is needed.

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But we don’t want smart consultants spending all day buried in templates and admin.

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More of your time should go into:

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- interviewing founders and technical teams;
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- understanding what they’re actually building;
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- asking better follow-up questions;
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- making judgement calls;
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- managing client relationships;
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- reviewing the work of the team around you; and
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- building relationships with accountants and referral partners.
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We also use AI and structured systems to reduce lower‑value work and improve the quality of delivery.

Who this could suit n

You might already work in R&D; Tax.

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Or you might come from:

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- consulting;
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- accounting;
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- engineering;
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- science;
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- software or technology; or
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- another technical or analytical role.
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For the Consultant role, previous R&D; Tax experience is not required.

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What matters more is whether you can get your head around complicated things, communicate clearly, ask good questions and use judgement.

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If you already have strong R&D; Tax experience and can independently lead client work, we may consider you at Senior Consultant level.

This should be a step forward n





This isn’t just a technical production role.

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As you develop, you’ll take on more client ownership, lead interviews, review support staff and build relationships with clients and accountants.

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You’ll also get exposure to the commercial side of a specialist consultancy — referrals, networking, sales, personal branding and marketing.

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For a Consultant, the natural progression is towards Senior Consultant.

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For an experienced Senior Consultant, there is a path towards Tax Manager‑level responsibility as the team grows.

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For Consultant-level candidates, we expect the package to be around:

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$100,000–$110,000 total package, depending on experience.

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Higher packages may be available for genuinely experienced R&D; Tax candidates coming in at Senior Consultant level.

Why on‑site? n

This is an on‑site Melbourne role.

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A lot of the learning happens in the side conversations - sitting in on calls, asking somebody across the room how they would handle something and seeing how other people approach clients.

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We want a team that actually works together.

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If you want to work remotely most of the week, this probably isn’t the right role.

About Bulletpoint n

Bulletpoint has specialised in the Australian R&D; Tax Incentive since 2011 and has worked with more than 500 Australian companies across software, engineering, manufacturing and other technical industries.

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We talk directly to the people doing the work, ask the questions and do the heavy lifting rather than sending clients giant templates and asking them to write their own claim.

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We’re growing, and there is room for strong people to take on more responsibility as the firm grows.

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📌 R&D Tax Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Bulletpoint
📍 Melbourne