Tax Auditor 4 (Lead Auditor PCN 043266M)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for a Lead Auditor in Anchorage. This position serves as the lead auditor for either the Charitable Gaming & Excise Taxes group or the Fisheries & Special Taxes group, conducting audits and audit reviews to ensure compliance with Alaska tax laws. The role promotes voluntary compliance through audits, compliance projects, taxpayer outreach, regulatory interpretation, and clear communication with taxpayers and stakeholders. Additionally, the Lead Auditor will mentor, train, and review the work of auditors and tax technicians, providing technical guidance on statutes, regulations, audit procedures, licensing, bonding, and tax program requirements. This position also supports the group supervisor in managing assigned tax programs, including system testing, form development, licensing, training development, technical support, and preparation of regulatory and policy guidance.

Requirements

Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques used to report audit findings (criteria, condition, cause, effect, and recommendation).
Ability to make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceive the impact and implications of decisions; commit to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; cause change.
Consistently displays the collection of competencies and skill expected of a professional.
Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
Tax Law: Knowledge of accounting and tax law for individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and/or corporations.
Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, tax, auditing, examining, preparing, reviewing, or reconciling financial accounts and data.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience analyzing complex tax or financial data.
Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing others.
Demonstrated experience communicating technical information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead auditor for either the Charitable Gaming & Excise Taxes group or the Fisheries & Special Taxes group, conducting audits and audit reviews to ensure compliance with Alaska tax laws.
Promote voluntary compliance through audits, compliance projects, taxpayer outreach, regulatory interpretation, and clear communication with taxpayers and stakeholders.
Mentor, train, and review the work of auditors and tax technicians while providing technical guidance on statutes, regulations, audit procedures, licensing, bonding, and tax program requirements.
Support the group supervisor in managing assigned tax programs, including system testing, form development, licensing, training development, technical support, and preparation of regulatory and policy guidance.