Revenue Field Auditor I/Durham, NC - State of North Carolina

Description

Salary: $56, $99,586.00 Annually

Location : Durham County, NC

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time

Job Number:

Department: Dept of Revenue

Division: Examination

Opening Date: 06/05/2023

Closing Date: Continuous

Job Class Title: Revenue Field Auditor I

Position Number:

Section: Examination/Durham Service Center

Salary Grade: NC17

Recruitment Range: $56, $88,916.00

Description of Work

Salary Grade: NC17 Recruitment Range: $56, $88,916.00

The North Carolina Department of Revenue continuously recruits for Revenue Field Auditor I positions to work out of the Durham Service Center. The primary purpose of a Revenue Field Auditor I is to conduct independent examinations of financial records of taxpayers that have unique or special audit features or anticipated accounting, tax law, or investigative problems. It is the responsibility of this position to review and audit, in an accurate and thorough manner, all tax schedules administered by the Department to ensure they are in compliance with the statues and to make appropriate adjustments based on the accounting records available.

The individual selected for this position must possess excellent time management skills. They must be capable of maintaining an audit plan, which includes simultaneously selecting audit candidates, scheduling taxpayer interviews, reviewing provided records, and preparing and submitting audit reports for timely review. The Revenue Field Auditor I must have the resourcefulness and the ability to select taxpayers that appear not to be in compliance with state tax laws and select taxpayers for audit where adjustments generate additional tax revenues. This work is completed independently with minimum oversight from management. This position involves regular travel to taxpayer locations within an assigned territory, and limited overnight travel. Access to reliable transportation and a valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Effectively and efficiently research, identify, and select quality and diverse audit candidates, in a variety of industries, business types, organizational structures, and tax schedules
• Document and maintain audit status and communications within agency databases and systems, documentation logs, and audit templates
• Obtain all necessary factual documentation to support audit findings
• Plan work in an efficient manner ensuring deadlines are met
• Prepare concise work papers and reports that clearly explain the findings resulting from completed examinations
• Reconstruct and develop accounting methods that properly reflect income/sales and expenses in cases where either no records or inadequate records or accounting data is available
• Develop MS Excel spreadsheets, MS Word documents, and maintain MS Access documents.

***A transcript (either official or unofficial) must accompany the application to verify completion of the required eighteen accounting hours. Applications received without an attached transcript will be considered incomplete, unless you are a current DOR Field Auditor.***

About the Department:
At the North Carolina Department of Revenue our mission is to fund public services benefiting the people of North Carolina, we administer the tax laws and collect taxes due in an impartial, consistent, secure, and efficient manner. Together we are a SMART organization because we: Safeguard customer information; Maintain a knowledgeable workforce; Achieve a high level of understanding and compliance; Respond with accurate information through innovative services; and Treat our customers fairly. Through modernization efforts in technology, we believe we've set a high standard that other agencies will admire. As an employer, we offer excellent benefits, stable work environment, competitive salaries, defined career paths, and training programs that will enable you to be successful.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

• Basic knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and State Tax Laws across multiple schedules
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to work efficiently with Microsoft Access Databases
• Basic knowledge of auditing and accounting principles and practices
• Ability to communicate comprehensive information on matters of a complex nature in a concise manner
• Effective analytical skills that would be helpful with investigation of complex tax compliance issues
• Ability to discuss and resolve technical and controversial tax matters
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with taxpayers and employees

MANAGEMENT PREFERENCE:

• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See for details.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or related field with at least eighteen semester hours of accounting from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Related fields considered are as follows: Accounting, Administrative Science, Business Administration, Business Law, Business Management, Business Operations, Economics, Finance, Financial Management, Public Administration, Public Sector & Government Administration Management, Tax, Tax Law and Trust & Wealth Management.
Supplemental and Contact Information

The Department of Revenue (DOR) seeks to fill positions with the most qualified individuals in its effort to provide taxpayers with the most efficient and effective services possible. DOR selects applicants for employment based on job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or political influence.

This position is subject to federal and state criminal background checks that may include fingerprinting and verification of tax compliance. "Tax compliance" is defined as having filed and paid all North Carolina State taxes owed each year leading up to the current calendar year or currently in a non-delinquent payment status with the State of North Carolina on taxes that are currently owed to the state.

If selected for an interview, you may have the option to interview via telephone and/or other method as technology allows.

To be considered within the most qualified pool of applicants and receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must document all related education and experience on the State of North Carolina application in the appropriate sections of the application form. Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered for qualifying credit. NC DOR welcomes attached resumes, cover letters and reference information, but these items will not be used for screening for qualifying credit. Please make sure the application is completed in full. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference should attach a copy of form DD-214.
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NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments:
There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.

For permanent and time-limited appointments:
Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.

01

Are you in total tax compliance? Meaning, have you filed and paid all North Carolina state taxes owed each year leading up to the current calendar year or currently in a non-delinquent payment status with the State of North Carolina on taxes that are currently owed to the state? Note: If you have never lived in NC or earned income in NC, you should answer yes to this question.

• Yes
• No

02

Please confirm your highest level of education.

• Master's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• Associate degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• None of the above.

03

Have you completed a minimum of eighteen semester-based credit hours of accounting?

• Yes
• No

04

Did you attach your transcript to verify you've completed a minimum of eighteen semester-based credit hours of accounting? Official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but they MUST be legible and accounting coursework must be easy to identify.

• Yes
• No

05

Which of the following describes your skill level in Microsoft Excel?

• No skill
• Basic (create document, enter and edit text, SUM, format)
• Intermediate (utilize functions, sort and filter lists, modify tables)
• Advanced (pivot charts, queries)

06

Which of the following describes your skill level in Microsoft Access?

• No skill
• Basic (enter and correct data, modify workbooks, format worksheets, use print functions)
• Intermediate (filter data, manipulate databases, work with charts, import/export data, run reports)
• Advanced (create, manage Macro commands, Pivot Tables, some VBA, Advanced Functions, NAMES, - VLOOKUP etc.

07

Which of the following describes your skill level in Microsoft Word?

• No skill
• Basic (able to create a document and do basic formatting)
• Intermediate (able to insert page breaks, create headers/footers, create mail merges, and insert graphics)
• Advanced (can create automatically generated tables of contents and merge form letters from a database of addresses)

08

Describe your knowledge and/or work experience of the Internal Revenue Code and State Tax Laws across multiple schedules.

09

Describe your knowledge of auditing and accounting principles and practices.

10

If you are currently a senior pursuing a bachelor's degree, when do you anticipate graduating? If you have already completed a bachelor's degree, you may skip this question.

11

If offered, are you willing to accept a salary within the posted recruitment range of $56, $88,916.00?

• Yes
• No

12

Have you provided accurate start and end dates for all your previous work experience?

• Yes
• No

13

Where did you learn about this opportunity?

• OSHR Website
• Indeed
• NC DOR Website
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Friend/Colleague
• LinkedIn
• Other

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