Sara Moore (Darmenia)

Class of 2004

My favourite memories from my time at Tara are mostly centred around people - the friends I made in the Boarding House who I still see almost 20 years later, my day-girl friends who are still very much in my life today, and a couple of very wonderful teachers who invested so much time and care in my learning and growth. I hope they’d be proud of me today!

Further Study

I completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Major in Sociology, Minor in Criminology) and a Bachelor of Laws, both at Western Sydney University.

Career

I joined the Australian Taxation Office as part of the Graduate Program in 2013, and have worked in a number of roles across the agency, gaining experience in areas as diverse as Financial Crime and the Individuals market! Most notably, during the 20202022 COVID pandemic, I was selected as part of the leadership and core design team for the JobKeeper Compliance Program.

I was incredibly fortunate to be able to be part of a phenomenal team of dedicated public servants, drawn from across the whole of the ATO, who came together, bringing varying expertise to design a very complicated program against brand new legislation.

During my 18 months working on JobKeeper, I was in charge of issues management and solution design for the compliance program, and spent many a very long day (and night!) working with a fantastic group of leaders and staff to ensure that vulnerable Australians were supported as seamlessly as possible during this unprecedented period.

I feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to directly contribute to the country and be part of designing and managing a solution to help support the Australian community during a time that was difficult for so many people.

Post-pandemic, I returned to the Individual tax market, and now lead a branch responsible for managing strategic or complex issues and cases. My team and I work to provide guidance and support for audit staff, track strategic cases and issues through the ATO, and have the privilege of designing solutions for so-called ‘wicked problems’ and cases.

Be Inspired. Be Challenged. Be Excellent. BE YOU.

I’m passionate about my career in public service, and feel fortunate to have a career that is intellectually challenging, dynamic and always interesting, while allowing me to give back to the country and community in a tangible way.

Life Highlights

I married my wonderful husband Keith in 2013, and we welcomed our amazing son Jack in 2016. He is now 6, and in the first grade at school in North Parramattawe haven’t gone far!