Revenue Tax Auditor 1-3 (New Orleans)

State of Louisiana • New Orleans, LA

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About The Position

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is hiring a Revenue Tax Auditor for its Field Audit Sales Tax Division. The position performs in-state and out-of-state field audits of complex businesses and corporations to assess compliance with Louisiana tax laws, regulations, and policies and to ensure collection of taxes due. The role coordinates audits in Louisiana and other locations across the United States, covering a variety of tax types administered by the Department.

The auditor independently examines financial statements, accounting records, tax reports, and operational processes of large, complex, and diverse national and international corporations, whether domiciled inside or outside Louisiana, to determine their correct Louisiana tax liability. The position also travels to out-of-state metropolitan areas to conduct examinations.

The position may be filled at the Revenue Tax Auditor 1, 2, or 3 level. Salary is determined by qualifications and experience. Starting rates are $21.33 per hour for level 1, $22.82 per hour for level 2, and $25.21 per hour for level 3. Selected applicants undergo tax and natural disaster clearance and a criminal history records check if they will access federal tax information.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated minimum qualification pathways: three years of experience in tax accounting or tax auditing; or six years of full-time experience in any field plus 24 semester hours in accounting; or a bachelor’s degree plus 24 semester hours in accounting; or a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; or an advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics, or a Juris Doctorate; or a CPA license or current Louisiana license to practice law.
• For the six-years-of-full-time-experience pathway, each 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university counts as one year of experience, up to 120 semester hours and four years of substituted experience.
• Adhere to Louisiana tax laws as an employee of the Department.
• Applicants selected for a position accessing federal tax information must complete a criminal history records check before their first day of work.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-state and out-of-state field audits of complex businesses and corporations to ensure compliance with Louisiana tax laws, regulations, and policies and collection of taxes due.
• Coordinate tax audits within Louisiana and at locations throughout the United States.
• Coordinate audits covering tax types including Corporation Income, Franchise, Personal Income, Sales/Use, Severance, International Fuel Tax Agreement, Tobacco, Motor Fuel, Natural Gas Franchise, and other taxes administered by the Department of Revenue.
• Independently examine financial statements, accounting records, tax reports, and operational processes of large, complex, and diverse national and international corporations to determine their correct Louisiana tax liability.
• Travel to out-of-state metropolitan areas to examine taxpayer financial statements, accounting records, tax reports, and operational processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed