Office Specialist 2

State of Oregon

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Why Join Us Oregon counts on us! Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide us as we serve Oregon taxpayers whose tax dollars support the critical infrastructure of Oregonians' daily lives. Department of Revenue is recruiting for multiple Office Specialist 2 (OS2) positions. We are looking for talented, detail-oriented individuals to join our Business Division in the Registrations Compliance Administrative Support Unit. These positions are headquartered in our Salem office; however, the successful candidates may be eligible for in-state hybrid work. Hybrid work consists of performing duties onsite in a standard office environment and working remotely. To be considered for Department of Revenue recruitments, you must reside within the state of Oregon. Current Revenue employees who live outside of Oregon may apply and will be considered. What You Will Be Doing Below is a sample of job duties. It is not meant to encompass all duties.

Requirements

• Two years of general clerical experience that includes keyboarding, word processing, or other experience generating documents; OR An associate degree in any field; OR An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• High level of accuracy.
• Integrity in work ethic and procedural compliance.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Accountability in performance and strong desire to improve.

Responsibilities

• Receive, review and verify completeness of business registrations for multiple tax programs.
• Contact taxpayers, accountants, payroll services or attorneys to request additional information to complete business registrations.
• Review multiple computer systems to determine if a new Business Identification Number is needed.
• Independently respond to correspondence and telephone inquiries from employers, accountants, CPAs, attorneys, payroll tax services, other state agencies, regarding registering a business, subjectivity questions and how to complete forms.
• Provide assistance and explain laws, programs, policies and procedures to the businesses, partner agencies, and other employees to ensure businesses are set up correctly, explain requirements, and correspondence by phone and in person.

Benefits

• The State of Oregon offers a competitive and affordable health and benefits package, including excellent medical, vision and dental coverage, pension and retirement programs, paid holidays off, and personal business leave, as well as paid and accrued vacation leave, and sick leave.
• In addition to standard medical benefits and employee leave, the state also provides additional optional benefits, such as basic life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees