Taxpayer Services - Revenue Service Specialist 1
State of Iowa
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Revenue Service Specialist 2
State of Iowa
625 Iowa Department of Revenue
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves processing alcohol business license applications, ensuring compliance with Iowa's alcohol laws, and providing expert guidance to licensees and local authorities on regulations and procedures.
You'll handle customer inquiries, review processes for improvements, and collaborate with various teams to support statewide alcohol licensing.
It's a great fit for someone detail-oriented with experience in customer service, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance who enjoys working in a supportive government environment with flexible options.
Key Requirements
- Strong understanding of Iowa Code and alcohol licensing laws
- Experience processing business licenses, permits, and applications
- Excellent customer service skills, including handling inquiries via phone, email, and in person
- Ability to analyze and report on financial, tax, and business information
- Proficiency in clerical procedures like word processing and record management
- Active listening and decision-making based on procedures
- Knowledge of economics, accounting principles, and providing technical assistance
Full Job Description
The Iowa Department of Revenue’s Alcohol & Tax Compliance Division is seeking a Revenue Service Specialist 2 to join the Alcohol Licensing team.
The Compliance Division oversees all facets of tax processing, issuances of business permits, and alcohol regulation throughout the state.
From the receipt of individual and business tax returns and payments, audits and collections, to routine compliance inspections and regulatory verification of alcohol-licensed establishments, this division is tasked with upholding, enforcing and educating taxpayers and licensees on Iowa’s laws and regulations.
In this position you will:
- Process business license applications for accounts and issues licenses, certificates, and permits following department procedures. Handle confidential information, and make decisions based on strong understanding of license requirements and agency systems
- Develop advanced knowledge and skills to interpret Iowa Code and Rules applicable to Iowa Alcohol laws
- Conduct process reviews for training opportunities and production corrections. Participate in team efforts to review, test and evaluate procedures, offer recommendations for improving procedures that ensure quality customer service
- Develop data and assemble background information for statewide alcohol licensing planning; coordinate, review, and provide assistance to local authorities and other organizations that have a need for alcohol licensing information
- Determine the level of technical or system assistance needed and take appropriate steps to resolve issues such as login assistance, password resets, and relaying more complex issues to the Revenue Services Specialist 3
Provide subject matter expertise to local authorities and licensees on the state law, policy, and specific issues related to the complex process of alcohol licensing within the state.
Coordinate in collaboration with the various departments within the Iowa Department of Revenue, local authorities and insurance carriers.
Present and attend meetings and conferences on behalf of the alcohol licensing department
Preference will be given to candidates with the following:
- Experience with the principles and processes for providing excellent customer service for all business needs
- Experience in the analysis and reporting of financial, tax and business information
- Ability to make decisions based on practices and procedures
- Experience in responding to inquiries and communication via phone, email, and in person
Job Specific Competencies:
- Customer Service - principles and processes for providing customer services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluating customer satisfaction
- Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
- Economics and Accounting – Economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
- Clerical Procedures – Word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology
Employer Highlights:
The Iowa Department of Revenue is a well-respected employer.
We are focused on providing excellent customer service, while offering a wonderful team atmosphere, work-life balance, free parking, and casual attire.
We offer a flexible working environment and opportunities to work from home with the ability to work from anywhere in the State of Iowa as long as it is your primary residence.
We have a great total compensation package for all of our full-time employees, including:
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
Flexible Working Environment- Work from Home Opportunities
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Vacation Leave
Sick Leave
Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
The mission of the Iowa Department of Revenue is to serve Iowans through the responsible collection and generation of revenue to support the public good. If you’re looking for a career with an organization that values its employees and customers, you’ve come to the right place.
Applicants must live within the State of Iowa to qualify for this position.
Successful candidate will be required to work on-site in the Hoover Building in Des Moines, with remote opportunities as it meets business needs.
Effective July 1st, 2025, all Department of Revenue staff and their household will not be able to play any Iowa Lottery games.
E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.
The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.
For more information, please visitwww.e-verify.gov
Qualifications
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field.
2) A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience in tax, accounting, bookkeeping, auditing, insurance, analysis of financial or business forms and data, or answering technical or tax-related questions.
3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work in tax, accounting, bookkeeping, auditing, insurance, analysis of financial or business forms and data, or answering technical or tax-related questions.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Revenue Service Specialist 1 or Revenue Examiner 1.
For additional information, please click on this https://das.iowa.gov/media/3409/download?inline=
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