Tax Compliance Agent Intern

State of Colorado • Denver, CO

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

We're hiring a public service oriented individual with excellent de-escalation skills to be our Tax Compliance Agent Intern! In this role, you'll be organizing your workload in the morning and heading out the rest of the day to conduct tax compliance checks on businesses. Although you won't be auditing, you will use your interpersonal skills and knowledge to collect owed taxes and inform businesses of their delinquent account. If tax delinquencies are not voluntarily resolved, you will achieve compliance by serving distraint warrants, seizing inventories, and securing business property which may be sold at public auction to satisfy liabilities. Your ability to remain organized and manage your workload will ensure goals are met. This is a close knit, supportive and small team who make sure you have what you need! If you're ready to serve Colorado, then this job may be for you!

Requirements

• Five (5) years of relevant experience in Accounting, Business, Payment Collections, Law enforcement and/or Investigations; OR A combination of related education in Business Administration, Accounting, Criminal Justice and/or a related field as determined by the Department and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to Accounting, Business, Payment Collections, Law enforcement and/or Investigations equal to five (5) years.
• Must be a resident of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
• Must be able to work independently without daily person-to-person supervision.
• Must have the ability to learn the law.
• Must be honest and operate with integrity.
• Must be able to remain professional and respectful even during stressful or confrontational situations.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Must maintain a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Additional years of professional experience in Payment Collections or Law Enforcement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Proficiency with Google Suite.
• Organizational skills and task management.
• Experience working in public facing customer service, able to de-escalate confrontations.
• Ability to work independently without daily in person supervision.
• State experience using GenTax.
• Cash Handling Experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and locate non-compliant taxpayers and businesses.
• Provide taxpayers with necessary documentation for types of non-compliance and delinquency.
• Execute steps, processes, and methods required to bring a taxpayer back into compliance.
• Collect and process money and documents pertaining to taxpayers' accounts to achieve compliance.
• Properly file judgments/liens.
• Identify and secure assets for seizure to resolve accounts and achieve compliance.
• Conduct special event tax compliance.

Benefits

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, 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)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave
• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

What This Job Offers

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