Tax Auditing and Compliance (TAC) Director

State of Colorado • Denver, CO

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About The Position

The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Taxation Division is seeking an executive to lead the Tax Auditing and Compliance (TAC) Division, the division’s primary enforcement arm. TAC audits individual and business tax returns, collects overdue taxes, and encourages voluntary compliance with Colorado tax laws. The Director leads statewide audit and collection programs to protect state revenue and ensure fair tax treatment.

As Director and Appointing Authority, this role holds overall operational, financial, and personnel authority for the division. The Director supervises program managers overseeing teams of 12 to 100 employees, manages the division’s full budget, and makes decisions about allocating state funds, staffing, workloads, and performance. The Director works with department leaders, staff, external partners, the Department Budget Office, Human Resources, the State Auditor’s Office, state lawmakers, CPAs, and taxpayers to set long-term goals, address complex matters, and explain Colorado tax policies.

The position is open only to Colorado residents at the time of application. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The role is subject to tax-record compliance review, a background investigation, and reference checks before appointment.

Requirements

• Ten years of full-time professional executive management experience in tax administration, tax auditing, accounting, or regulatory compliance; at least two years must include experience in State or Federal Tax Administration, Public Sector Executive Management, Corporate or Public Auditing, Financial Management, or Regulatory Compliance; or a qualifying combination of related education and full-time executive management experience.
• For the education-and-experience pathway, related education may be in Accounting, Finance, Tax Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, or Computer Information Systems.
• Colorado residency at the time of application.
• Legal eligibility to work in the United States.
• Compliance with Colorado Individual Income Tax return filing and tax-payment obligations, subject to pre-employment tax-record evaluation.
• Successful background investigation and reference check before appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of Colorado tax statutes, federal tax laws, state audit guidelines, and tax collection practices.
• Experience managing large public division budgets, allocating state funds, and setting financial priorities within legislative appropriations.
• Executive leadership experience supervising program managers and directing large, multi-level teams of 12 to 100 or more employees in a financial or tax agency.
• Experience as an Appointing Authority or senior executive in the Colorado State Personnel System, including responsibility for applying State Personnel Rules, FMLA, and ADA and handling employee grievances.
• Direct state government experience in tax administration or tax auditing, particularly within a state department of revenue or state tax authority.
• Track record of setting strategic goals, program plans, and employee performance tracking systems across a large organization.
• Expertise interpreting complex tax court rulings, legislative bills, and audit findings to guide CPAs, attorneys, and internal managers.
• Experience representing a government organization before the State Auditor’s Office, state legislators, and professional industry associations.
• Knowledge and experience managing GenTax functions and services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and direct statewide tax compliance and audit programs; analyze workloads and staffing resources, set priorities, and support uniform tax enforcement across Colorado.
• Serve as Appointing Authority, with final approval over hiring, employee performance evaluation plans, pay adjustments, leave requests, and employee grievance resolutions.
• Manage and allocate state funds for division programs within state budget limits.
• Provide executive guidance to program managers overseeing teams of 12 to 100 employees and help resolve complex tax, management, and operational problems.
• Establish division-wide goals and strategic objectives in support of the Department of Revenue’s mission and statutory compliance.
• Oversee research on state and federal tax statutes, court decisions, State Personnel Rules, FMLA, and ADA regulations; develop official division guidelines and advise leadership.
• Represent the Division and Department at professional conferences, legislative meetings, state audit reviews, and taxpayer groups.
• Work with department leaders, staff, external partners, the Department Budget Office, Human Resources, the State Auditor’s Office, state lawmakers, CPAs, and taxpayers on division goals, budgets, personnel matters, and tax policy.

Benefits

• PERA retirement benefits, including PERA Defined Benefit Plan and PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Automatic short-term and optional long-term disability coverage.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• FMLA job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML).
• 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave.
• Discounts on services and products through the State of Colorado’s Work-Life Employment Discount Program.

What This Job Offers

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