Senior Tax Discovery Examiner & Process Lead

State of Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

In-office role

Job summary

The State of Nebraska's Revenue - Agency 16 is seeking a Discovery Examiner Senior in an in-office role, directing and training examiners while tackling complex tax discovery work. You will review work papers, guide staff, and help drive efficiency across the Tax Discovery team in Lincoln and Omaha.

You will lead with strong analytical, accounting, and communication skills, coordinating with supervisors and contributing to education for taxpayers and internal staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Associate’s degree in business plus two years of experience with tax return preparation, business ownership and operation, account research and analysis, or interpretation and application of policies, laws, rules, or regulations.
• Or Three years of increasingly responsible experience with tax return preparation, business ownership and operation, account research and analysis, or interpretation and application of policies, laws, rules, or regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a work leader who plans, directs, and assigns work to examiners with limited supervision.
• Assist in training discovery examiners.
• Monitor examiners’ work performance and provide input to supervisors for probation and performance evaluations.
• Resolve complex issues and accounts that cannot be resolved by examiners.
• Review and correct work papers prepared by discovery examiners before submission to issue them.
• Provide insight to help develop process improvement for Tax Discovery work efficiency.
• Act as subject matter expert/lead within Tax Discovery’s scope and support examiners to resolve difficult tax issues.
• Assist supervisor with revenue postings, monthly reports and other assignments as needed.

Skills

Tax return preparation

Accounting knowledge

Analytical abilities

Written communication

Education

Associate's degree in business

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

The State of Nebraska's Revenue - Agency 16 is seeking a Discovery Examiner Senior in an in-office role, directing and training examiners while tackling complex tax discovery work. You will review work papers, guide staff, and help drive efficiency across the Tax Discovery team in Lincoln and Omaha.

You will lead with strong analytical, accounting, and communication skills, coordinating with supervisors and contributing to education for taxpayers and internal staff.