Chief of Tax Enforcement Section

State of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

57d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of Contributions for the Division of Unemployment Insurance (DUI). The main purpose of this position is to manage and supervise a regional staff of auditors assigned to ensure fair and equal administration of Unemployment Insurance law to all Maryland employers. This position ensures efficient resource management and quality customer service within the Field Investigation and Audit Unit and Tax Compliance Unit of the Tax Enforcement Section.

Requirements

• Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or a combination of military and/or educational experience functionally equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree with 30 credits in Accounting and related courses including 3 credit hours in Auditing.
• Six years of experience in an administrative or professional work capacity.
• Two years of this experience must have involved one or more of the following: the supervision of other employees, overseeing and coordinating the general operations of a unit.
• Prior experience auditing tax and/or financial records.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Maryland and Federal Unemployment Insurance law, policies and/or procedures
• Experience preparing management reports.
• Experience preparing program and performance reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management for the day-to-day Operations of the Field Investigation and Audit Unit and Tax Compliance Unit of the Tax Enforcement Section of the Contributions Division applying UI Management Model standards to comply with USDOL performance measures and Maryland state law and attain Agency goals.
• Manage the Field Investigation and Audit Unit of the Tax Enforcement Section -responsible for enforcing employer compliance with UI law through a comprehensive audit program; audits 1% of active employer accounts in accordance with USDOL mandated audit program; conduct special investigations, such as disputed claims with covered employment and workplace fraud issues or fraud allegations, which requires intensive review or audit of employer records and business practices; collect reports and payments in more complex and extensive instances of delinquency; and provide guidance to Agency representatives regarding compliance issues concerning independent contractors and/or UI tax liability.
• Act as System Administrator for audit software COMPAS by interfacing with the vendor MTW Solutions and DoIT to review and resolve software issues and to develop and test upgrades in the system to ensure state of the art usability enhancements.
• Represent UI on the Governor's Workplace Fraud Joint Enforcement Taskforce Committee.
• Monitor Workplace Fraud Information Center for worker misclassification tips and provide follow-up with UI's efforts to participate in joint investigation.
• Manage and Continue to integrate the new Tax Compliance unit within the Tax Enforcement Section in accordance with new vision for UI program in light of implementation of the new modernized Reemployment BEACON system.
• Manage and oversee the SUTA dumping detection operation required by USDOL.
• Manage and oversee the Field Investigation & Audit unit and continue to meat the Effective Audit Measure standards as required by USDOL.
• Participate in ad-hoc user acceptance testing and write PIRs identifying defects or changes needed in functionality.
• Address issues Reemployment BEACON that are discovered during the use of the system.
• Continue to work with Director and other Chiefs on BEACON implementation and business transition plan for Contributions Division.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and hybrid teleworking
• Paid holidays 12-13 per year
• Generous paid leave package (annual, sick, personal and compensatory leave)
• State Pension ('defined benefit' plan)
• Tax-deferred supplemental retirement savings plans (401(k) and 457)
• Comprehensive, subsidized health, dental and prescription plans with little to no deductibles, free generic prescriptions, and free preventative health services
• Flexible Spending Account plans for Health Care and Daycare
• State Employees Credit Union

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees