Revenue Tax Auditor

Full Job Description

Are you a detail-oriented professional ready to take the next step in your career? If so, look no further than the Department of Revenue, Bureau of Audits. Our Allentown Regional Office is looking for a Tax Auditor who thrives at problem solving. This position gives you the opportunity to connect with a wide range of business and tax professionals as you travel to different work sites to conduct audits of taxpayers in order to determine compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Put your experience, knowledge, and skills to use while working in a supportive team environment with the Department of Revenue. Do not just land a job, map out your career path with the Bureau of Audits!

Requirements

As a Revenue Tax Auditor, you will be conducting air and equitable audits to determine taxpayer compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Specific duties include contacting taxpayers or their authorized representatives to schedule audits or resolve questions; visually inspecting taxpayers' facilities to ascertain business activities and limit of operations; as well as conducting pre and post audit conferences with taxpayer’s representatives to explain audit procedures, findings, and supporting laws, regulations, and policies.

You will have the opportunity to attend training sessions to keep informed of changes to tax laws, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures to ensure accurate work results.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Analyzing data to determine correct tax liabilities or verify the accurate remittance of tax
• Writing narratives to document audit findings and explain/support audit procedures
• Informing taxpayers or authorized representatives of appeal rights, timeframes, and procedures

We are looking for someone who possesses excellent communication skills, as you will be in frequent contact with taxpayers and representatives, in addition to providing on-the-job training to auditors of equal or lesser grades in the process, methods, and techniques entailed in specific tax audits.

Make your career goals a reality with us!

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, ad hoc, upon successful completion of the 30 days in-office training period.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Allentown. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Successful completion of the Revenue Tax Auditor Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of professional accounting or auditing experience and a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 15 college credits in accounting, tax, or auditing; or
• Eligibility to sit for the Certified Public Accountant examination.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 6 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.
  

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

This position will have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to the provisions of IRS Publication 1075 (Pub 1075) which requires you to pass an enhanced background check prior to beginning employment.

Under Pub 1075, acceptance of a conditional offer of employment will require submission to and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to: a fingerprint-based federal records check; a PA State Police clearance; a check of local law enforcement agencies where you have lived, worked, and/or attended school within the last five (5) years; and a citizenship/residency verification.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.