Summary
This job is for an auditor in the Michigan Department of Treasury's City Income Tax Bureau, where you'll review tax records, spot errors, and ensure everyone pays their fair share of city income taxes.
It's like being a detective for finances, working in a team to promote fairness and compliance.
A good fit would be someone detail-oriented, self-motivated, and eager to build a stable career in public service with great benefits and work-life balance.
Full Job Description

This position offers a $2,500 signing bonus for eligible candidates.
The City Income Tax Bureau within the Michigan Department of Treasury is seeking an individual to work in public service as an Auditor in its Compliance and Collections unit. This is an opportunity to build a lifelong career in public service; enjoy generous time off, robust retirement plans, and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters. You’ll be the detective of the tax world—analyzing data, uncovering discrepancies, and helping ensure fairness for all.
We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. Our culture is driven by excellent customer service, continuous improvement, metrics, and employee development.
The City Income Tax Bureau is looking for an Auditor who has excellent tax research skills, a detailed oriented approach, and a positive attitude. Being self-motivated and engaging are also bonuses. If you possess these characteristics and enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that still offers a great work/life balance, we encourage you to apply!
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Requirements
EducationPossession of a bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester (36 term) credits in accounting.
ExperiencePlease Note: A position is considered professional if the job requires a bachelor's degree. Qualifying 'professional experience' is only considered post bachelor's degree.Auditor 9No specific type or amount is required.
Auditor 10One year of professional experience auditing accounting, financial, and operations records equivalent to an Auditor 9.
Auditor P11Two years of professional experience auditing accounting, financial, and operations records equivalent to an Auditor, including one year equivalent to an Auditor 10.
Qualifications
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA) may be substituted for one year of experience at the P11 level.
OR
Possession of a Certified Management Accountant certification (CMA) may be substituted for six months of experience at the P11 level.
Additional Information
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and a copy of your OFFICIAL college transcript(s) to your application. (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)
Official Transcripts. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), the Registrar's signature and/or seal, and must be recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, as long as it contains the elements listed above. Review more information regarding official transcripts.
Foreign Transcripts. Applicants who possess a degree from a foreign college or university must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents unless the degree has been recognized by CHEA. Go to evaluators for a list of accepted organizations that evaluate foreign credentials. Failure to provide this evaluation at the time of application may result in you being screened out of the process.
Signing Bonus. New State of Michigan employees, new to the Auditor classification will receive a one-time signing bonus of $2,500. The bonus will be paid out as a $1,250 gross pay adjustment on the employee's first pay warrant and the remaining $1,250 will be paid upon completion of one year (2,080 hours) of satisfactory service. If the employee leaves within one year of the appointment, they will be required to pay back the entire bonus. Current or previous career employees are not eligible.Work must be performed in the state of Michigan. If you currently reside outside of Michigan, you must relocate to Michigan to perform the duties of this position prior to being appointed to the position. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.Remote Work. This position is eligible for remote work up to five days per week, however selected candidate must have a safe and appropriate designated workspace or workstation for performance of work and secure and sufficient internet access of commercial cable or wireless broadband with minimum speeds of 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. Please note that occasional onsite work, in-office meetings and in-office training will be required. Remote Work approval is at the discretion of the appointing authority and is subject to change and can be ended at any time for any reason.E-Verify. The Michigan Department of Treasury participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Interviews. Interviews may occur virtually using Microsoft Teams. No prior experience with Teams is necessary, as instructions and tips will be provided to all candidates scheduled for an interview.
Fingerprinting. This position has a FTINPRINT sub-class code. The sub-class code indicates the position has access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and requires passing of a fingerprint-based background check per IRS Publication 1075.
View the job specification at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Auditor_12102_7.pdf