Revenue Tax Auditor: Complex Field Audits

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 61,119,000 - 72,237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks

Insurance Coverage

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

Tax accounting experience

Tax auditing experience

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business/management/economics/statistics

Advanced degree in accounting/finance/BA/management/economics or JD

CPA license

Louisiana law license (bar) / JD

Job description

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.