Employer Liability Specialist - Account Maintenance

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); Híbrido; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off including holidays, sick

IPERS retirement and optional deferred

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Programs

Descripción de la vacante

Iowa Workforce Development, a part of the State of Iowa, seeks an Employer Liability Specialist to manage unemployment insurance tax accounts and liabilities for Iowa employers. This role supports the UI program by ensuring accurate account maintenance and compliance with state law.

The position involves legal interpretation, liaison with employers, and potential testifying in hearings; telework may be possible after probation with a standard full-time schedule in Des Moines.

Formación

• Degree in any field + 1 year of full-time work in financial auditing, tax collection, or accounting.
• Five years of full-time work in financial auditing, tax collection, or accounting.
• Experience in interpreting state wage laws and unemployment tax concepts is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Set up and maintain Iowa Unemployment Insurance tax accounts per Iowa law and agency policies.
• Determine liability for all Iowa employers to pay unemployment tax; investigate ownership changes for liability transitions.
• Explain effects of successorship and liability positions to predecessors and successors; support appeals with factual evidence.

Conocimientos

Financial auditing

Tax compliance

Accounting

Educación

Bachelor's degree in any field

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Are you detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently? Do you have account management or unemployment experience and want to continue to expand on that knowledge? Are you motivated to use your skill to aid employers in their processes of the unemployment chain?

Job Description

Are you detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently? Do you have account management or unemployment experience and want to continue to expand on that knowledge? Are you motivated to use your skill to aid employers in their processes of the unemployment chain?

As an integral member of Iowa Workforce Development, the Employer Liability Specialist (ELS) plays an important role on the Account Maintenance team within the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division’s Tax Bureau. In this role, you will work directly with employers to establish, maintain, and terminate unemployment insurance accounts, ensuring accurate account management and supporting the administration of Iowa’s UI program.

Your work helps keep Iowa’s workforce system running smoothly by providing essential support to employers and ensuring they meet their unemployment insurance responsibilities.

It all starts here—with you!

Position Details

• Location: 1000 E Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
• Schedule: Full-time | Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Work Flexibility: current practice allows teleworking and alternate work schedules after successful completion of probation and training.

Description Of Work

• Set up and maintain Iowa Unemployment Insurance tax accounts in accordance with the Iowa Employment Security Law, rules and policies.
• Determine liability for all Iowa employers to pay unemployment tax in accordance with Iowa code. Investigate changes in business ownership to determine liability of the successor employer.
• Explain the effects of successorship to both the predecessor and successor so they know their legal position in regard to the reserve fund balances, changeability for future benefits, and in some cases the possibility of successor liability for predecessor indebtedness.

Maintain a working knowledge of State and Federal Employment Security Law in order to confer with employers, accountants, attorneys, legislators, and agency personnel regarding the Iowa Employment Security Law via ACD line and email. Appear as a representative for the Iowa Workforce Development to verify legal points of law and/or supply facts related to liability determinations that are being appealed by the employer. May testify at the administrative, district court and grand jury hearings to present facts and evidence concerning agency employer investigations.

About Iowa Workforce Development

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is a state agency dedicated to providing exceptional employment services and connecting employers with skilled workers. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and aligning services with workforce demands, IWD offers comprehensive support to job seekers and employers through a statewide network of Iowa WORKS Centers.

Benefits

Joining the IWD team and becoming a State of Iowa employee comes with a range of valuable benefits, including:

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including nine paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave with no cap on sick leave accrual.
• Prepare for the future with the IPERS retirement package, as well as an additional optional deferred compensation retirement plan.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
• Free Life and Long-term Disability Insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Discount Programs for support.

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 visit www.e-verify.gov .

No applicant seeking employment with the Iowa Department of Workforce Development can have a current, ongoing overpayment balance with Iowa Workforce Development without a payment plan in place. Selected positions will be subject to a criminal background check.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to one year of full-time work in financial auditing, tax collection, or accounting.
• Five years of full-time work experience in financial auditing, tax collection, or accounting.
• All of the following (a and b):
• One year of full-time work experience in financial auditing, tax collection, or accounting; and
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes nine months of full-time work as an accountant.