Audit Technician

City Of Charleston • Charleston, WV

17h

About The Position

Performs audits of City Business & Occupation Tax returns, Hotel Occupancy Tax returns, Utility Excise Tax returns, Amusement Tax returns and City Service Fee returns.
Work Hours: This position will be expected to work a schedule established by the Department Head. Typical hours may generally be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Other and/or additional hours may be necessary to accomplish City and departmental goals, including nights, weekends and /or holidays.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three months of auditing or accounting experience or closely related experience required.
• Must Possess and maintain a valid State of West Virginia Driver's License
• Accountability - takes responsibility for own actions
• Adaptability - responds positively to change
• Communications - listens, speaks and/or writes in a clear, concise and respectful manner
• Initiative - takes proactive action to complete work or resolve issues
• Judgment & Decision Making - evaluates issues and makes sound factual decisions
• Customer Service - provides courteous, accessible and quality assistance to internal and external customers
• Professional Development - seeks opportunities to enhance technical skills and job knowledge
• Teamwork and Cooperation - collaborates with other team members to fulfill the City's vision and achieve departmental goals and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Gathers audit information from tax and/or feepayers; organizes and examines data from including gross revenue and federal tax information.
• Reviews and analyzes tax and/or feepayer financial records including, bank statements, general ledgers, financial statements, deposit records and invoices.
• Determines whether revenues and/or fees were reported/paid in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Performs assigned Business & Occupation Tax, City Service Fee and other revenue field and desk audits on City tax and feepayers.
• Assists tax and fee payers with questions regarding the City's business tax, fee and licensing requirements.
• Conducts exit interviews with tax and fee payers to review and discuss audit findings.
• Assists in identifying under reporting and/or non-reporting tax and fee payers.
• Collects the revenue that is due to the City of Charleston from performed audits.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Benefits

• The City offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including a competitive salary and access to a full range of fringe benefits including health, vision, dental, disability and life insurance
• the PERS (State) Retirement program
• 457 deferred compensation plan and a generous paid leave (vacation and sick leave) plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees