Revenue Agent 2

West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

West Virginia Tax Division seeks a delinquent tax collector who works under general supervision to pursue collections, educate taxpayers, and promote compliance with state tax laws from Charleston, WV. The role requires reviewing returns, researching cases, and negotiating payment plans up to 12 months.

Responsibilities include investigating non-compliance, using court records and databases, and representing the division at hearings, with travel as needed and a valid driver's license required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with six semester hours in accounting.
• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, tax preparation, or related work.
• Willingness to relocate to Charleston, WV and possession of a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Pursues collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State by contacting taxpayers or their representatives in person, by phone, and by mail.
• Promotes voluntary compliance with state tax laws and educates taxpayers on WV State Code.
• Investigates non-compliance and reviews tax returns and supporting documentation.
• Researches databases, courthouse records, and applicable laws to investigate delinquency.
• Negotiates payment plans up to 12 months.
• Represent the Tax Division at hearings.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Research skills

Financial analysis

Travel readiness

Education

Accounting coursework

Tools

Databases

Court records

Job description

Under general supervision and at the full performance level, pursues the collection of delinquent taxes owed to the State of West Virginia by communicating with taxpayers and/or their representatives in person, by phone, and by mail. Promotes voluntary compliance with state tax laws and educates the taxpayers on the WV State Code. Investigates situations of potential non-compliance, and complaints made to the agency about delinquent taxpayers. Reviews tax returns and their supporting documentation, including financial information. Researches and audits various databases, courthouse records, and applicable laws, regulations, and policies to investigate cases of delinquency. Issues bad check warrants, third party levies and garnishments, liens, and notices of revocation. Determines delinquent taxpayer liabilities and determines the appropriate course of action to resolve cases of delinquency. Negotiates with taxpayers payment plans that do not exceed 12 months in length. If the appropriate course of action to resolve a delinquency involves any of the following, recommends such action to upper management: long-term payment plans exceeding 12 months; the pursuit of a criminal investigation; lien releases; business license revocation; offers in compromise; waivers of additions. Represents the Tax Division at hearings. Performs related work as required. Frequent travel is required, so applicants must possess a valid driver’s license. Applicants must live in or be willing to relocate to the Charleston, WV area.

Employment requires a fingerprint-based criminal-background check to be provided at the West Virginia Tax Division’s expense. Failing to initiate the process or cooperate with this process, providing false or incomplete information, or discovery of disqualifying information will result in denial of, or dismissal from, employment or denial of transfer irrespective of when discovered. The chosen applicant will also be subject to a tax compliance check.

Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university which must have included six semester hours in accounting.

Substitution: Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, credit collections, preparation of tax returns, or related work outside the Department may be substituted at the rate of two years of experience for one year of college; or tenure with the Department of Tax & Revenue in a related field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required training. If the experience being substituted is in the area of bookkeeping, accounting or credit collections, the six hour accounting requirement may be waived.

Special Requirement: Availability of a carand possession of a valid driver's licenseare required.

The expected salary range for this position is $39,761.99 to $53,125.92.