Revenue Tax Auditor 1-3 (Baton Rouge)
State of Louisiana
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Job summary
The Louisiana Department of Revenue is seeking experienced Revenue Tax Auditors to conduct in-depth audits of complex corporations, both in-state and across the United States. You will analyze financials, tax reports, and processes to determine accurate Louisiana tax liability and cooperate with multi-jurisdictional audits.
The role requires strong analytical skills, tax accounting/auditing experience, and the ability to travel for examinations.
Qualifications
- Three years of experience in tax accounting or tax auditing.
- Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting.
- A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting or a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/BSBA/etc.
- Possession of a CPA license or a current Louisiana license to practice law.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-state and out-of-state field audits of the most complex businesses and corporations to ensure compliance with Louisiana tax laws, regulations and policies and the collection of taxes.
- Coordinate tax audits within the state of Louisiana as well as other locations throughout the United States.
- Coordinate audits for various tax types including Corporation Income, Franchise, Personal Income, Sales/Use, and others.
- Independently examine financial statements, records, tax reports, and processes of large, complex corporations to determine correct Louisiana tax liability.
- Travel to out-of-state metropolitan areas to conduct examinations of taxpayers' financial statements and records.
Skills
Education
Job description
At the Louisiana Department of Revenue, we are dedicated to fairly and efficiently administering the state’s tax laws to ensure compliance while providing exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering public trust, enhancing economic growth, and maximizing revenue collection to support essential services that benefit all citizens of Louisiana.
At the Louisiana Department of Revenue, we are dedicated to fairly and efficiently administering the state’s tax laws to ensure compliance while providing exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering public trust, enhancing economic growth, and maximizing revenue collection to support essential services that benefit all citizens of Louisiana.
- Three years of experience in tax accounting or tax auditing; OR
- Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
- A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR
- An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics, or a Juris Doctorate; OR
- Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or a current Louisiana license to practice law.
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
In This Role, You Will:
- Perform in-state and out-of-state field audits of the most complex businesses and corporations to ensure compliance with Louisiana tax laws, regulations and policies and the collection of taxes.
- This position is directly responsible for coordinating tax audits within the state of Louisiana as well as other locations throughout the United States.
- This position is directly responsible for coordinating tax audits for various and sundry tax types including but not limited to; Corporation Income, Franchise, Personal Income, Sales/Use, Severance, International Fuel Tax Agreement, Tobacco, Motor Fuel, Natural Gas Franchise and other taxes administered by the Department of Revenue.
- Independently conducts examinations of financial statements, accounting records, tax reports, and operational processes of a variety of large complex and diverse national and international corporations domiciled within and without Louisiana to determine its correct Louisiana Tax liability.
- Travels to out-of-state metropolitan areas to conduct examinations of the most complex taxpayer's financial statements, accounting records, tax reports, and operational processes to determine the taxpayer's correct tax liability.
Appointment Type: Probational Appointment, Job Appointment, Promotion, or Detail to Special Duty
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Revenue Tax Auditor 1, 2 or 3.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
Special Entrance Rates (SER) have been established for each level. See below:
The Revenue Tax Auditor 1 (AS-614) has a starting rate of: $21.33/hourly; $1706.40 biweekly.
The Revenue Tax Auditor 2 (AS-615) has a starting rate of: $22.82/hourly; $1825.60 biweekly.
The Revenue Tax Auditor 3 (AS-617) has a starting rate of: $25.21/hourly; $2016.80 biweekly.
This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions available within the Louisiana Department of Revenue within 90 days of the closing date.
A Tax and Natural Disaster Clearance will be conducted on all selected applicants to validate the timely submission of tax returns and payments. It is a requirement that all Revenue employees must adhere to all tax laws of the State of Louisiana.
LA R.S.15:587.5, 587.6 and the IRS require the Louisiana Department of Revenue to conduct a criminal history records check of a prospective employee who will access federal tax information to perform job duties. Any applicant who receives and accepts a conditional offer of employment will require a completed criminal history records check prior to his or her first day of work.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jennifer Duncan
Louisiana Department of Revenue
Human Resources Division
P.O. Box 66378
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Jennifer.Duncan@la.gov
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
Insurance Coverage: More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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