Analyst I - Sales Tax

City of Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Colorado Springs is seeking an Analyst I to join the Sales Tax team. The role focuses on gathering and analyzing sales tax data, identifying trends, and supporting enforcement, collections, and auditing functions.

You will review taxpayer accounts, draft reports, and help drive revenue recovery efforts while working with external businesses and contributing to city projects. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of relevant data-analysis experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study.
• One year of full-time, professional experience creating reports, identifying trends, or analyzing financial data using Excel, SQL, R or equivalent analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Gather, organize, and analyze sales tax data from multiple sources to support enforcement, collections, and auditing functions.
• Review taxpayer accounts to identify patterns, discrepancies, and potential compliance issues, contributing to revenue recovery efforts.
• Produce recurring revenue and compliance reports, issue taxpayer notifications, and manage inbound responses for timely follow-up.
• Conduct routine FF&E and other simple audits to validate activity and ensure compliance with the sales tax code.
• Maintain data quality through regular record checks and contribute to process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Create ad-hoc analysis and summaries to support cross-functional operational needs across the Sales Tax division.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Excel

SQL

R

Job description

Analyst I - Sales Tax

Are you ready to jumpstart your career in data analysis while making a real impact in the world of sales tax compliance? Join our innovative team as a Sales Tax Analyst and play a key role in ensuring businesses meet their sales tax obligations. You’ll have the chance to dive deep into data, uncover trends, and help drive smarter business decisions, all while working with external businesses and contributing to meaningful city projects!

This position is subject to budget required furloughs to be implemented in the 2026 calendar year.

As an Analyst I, you will:

• Gather, organize, and analyze sales tax data from multiple sources to support enforcement, collections, and auditing functions
• Review taxpayer accounts to identify patterns, discrepancies, and potential compliance issues, contributing directly to revenue recovery efforts
• Produce recurring revenue and compliance reports, issue taxpayer notifications, and manage inbound responses to ensure timely and accurate follow-up
• Conduct routine FF&E and other simple audits to validate reported activity and ensure compliance with the sales tax code
• Maintain data quality through regular record checks and contribute to process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency
• Create ad-hoc analysis and summaries to support cross-functional operational needs across the Sales Tax division
• Other duties as assigned

Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study.
• One year of full-time, professional experience creating reports, identifying trends, or analyzing financial data using Excel, Structured Query Language (SQL), R analytical script, any other equivalent analytics tools, or a related field

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.

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• Experience working in compliance or accounting/finance
• Experience working in federal, state or local government
• Intermediate or above excel proficiency

Please contact Katie McLaughlin at [e-mail] for any questions about this position.