Tax Auditor / Revenue Compliance Specialist
About The Position
The Tax Auditor / Revenue Compliance Specialist role involves providing technical and procedural assistance to taxpayers and other agencies. Key responsibilities include conducting extensive research to resolve complex tax issues, creating billings and liabilities in software, collecting evidence for investigations, completing disclosure requests for confidential taxpayer information, researching entities that have not filed returns, developing cases to determine the accuracy of financial statements and tax returns, performing audit tests on financial documents, and maintaining records of assessments and collections. The role also involves reviewing data to identify inconsistencies and trends. Depending on the assignment, duties may include performing investigations and audits to ensure compliance and enhance collections, or serving as a primary case agent for investigations and internal affairs cases.
Requirements
- Eight (8) years of experience in accounting, tax collection, finance, or customer service.
- Extensive knowledge of state and federal tax laws, rules and regulations applying to each of the several types of taxes.
- Specialized knowledge of the computer systems and tracking systems, especially software and database application.
- Proficiency in accounting principles and auditing practices used in various industries.
- Familiarity with taxpayer accounting and auditing systems.
- Experience using tracking and database systems to manage assessments and collections.
- Ability to systematically review financial documents and identify discrepancies or abnormal trends.
- Tactful and responsive communication with taxpayers and their representatives.
- Understanding and applying confidentiality laws and ethics when handling sensitive taxpayer information.
- Strong organizational and critical thinking skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and procedural assistance to taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, other divisions within the agency, and other agencies.
- Conduct extensive research to resolve complex issues related to payments and/or returns for taxpayers, including research in software and database applications or unpaid/unfiled tax liabilities.
- Create billings/liabilities in software and database applications according to court orders. Abate penalties and interest accordingly.
- Collect evidence in Investigations cases, including preparation of documents to establish continuity of custody for items of evidence to ensure that judicial requirements are met.
- Complete disclosure requests for confidential taxpayer information by performing a thorough review of the request and analyzing the Department’s records.
- Research taxpayer entities that have not filed returns but have a legal obligation to file.
- Develop cases to determine the accuracy and validity of submitted financial statements, tax returns, and other applicable documentation.
- Perform and complete audit tests on financial documents and analyze results.
- Maintain and track all assessments and collections efforts to provide up-to-date data on ongoing and completed projects.
- Perform routine systematic and documented reviews of available data to identify inconsistencies and abnormal trends to address potential discrepancies.
- Perform investigations and/or audits to determine and maintain compliance, enhance collections, and increase enforcement efforts.
- Investigate and/or audit cases involving non-filers or under-reporting of taxes, special refunds, etc.
- Design and perform necessary audit procedures, analyze, and interpret audit test results.
- Serve as the primary case agent for assigned cases, with responsibility for all elements of the investigation from initial report up to administrative action.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
