Tax Audit Clerk, Senior

West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Criminal Investigation Division of the West Virginia Tax Division seeks a Tax Audit Clerk Senior to support CID operations by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data to produce reports. Under limited supervision, you will examine tax returns, prepare briefs for investigators, and assist in enforcement strategy while coordinating with analysts and stakeholders.

Associate degree required; four years of relevant experience or substitution via math/accounting coursework may be considered.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Probationary appointment may be offered at the appointing agency's discretion.
• Four (4) years of experience in the State Tax Division or in accounting/support/clerical office work.
• Substitution: 30 semester hours of math/accounting may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Examine complex tax returns for completeness, accuracy and compliance with state/federal tax laws.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data from databases and reports to support investigations.
• Create detailed reports and briefings for stakeholders with findings and recommendations.
• Assist in determining taxability of income, services, or products and ensure lawful operations.
• Work with investigators to share information and coordinate enforcement efforts.

Education

Associate degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

The Criminal Investigation Division of the West Virginia Tax Division is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Tax Audit Clerk Senior. Under limited supervision, this position will provide critical support to the section by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data from a variety of sources to produce reports and other documentation and by entering tax information related to CID operations into GenTax.

Examples of work include but are not limited to:

• Examine complex tax returns and other documents for completeness, accuracy and compliance with state tax laws and/or related federal tax laws
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data from various sources such as databases, reports, and surveillance to provide insights that support decision-making in the investigation of civil and criminal violations of tax law, law enforcement purposes, or enforcement strategy.
• Assess potential problems, identify patterns, and produce reports to inform actions and mitigate risks.
• Create detailed reports and briefings for stakeholders, summarizing findings and providing recommendations. Provide recommendations on case and enforcement strategy.
• Utilize state resources to determine if a business is licensed and is operating legally under applicable tax laws, and to determine taxability of income, services or products in accordance with the applicable rates and qualified tax exemptions.
• Work with other analysts and investigators to share information and coordinate efforts. Conduct desk exams and investigations to analyze criminal activity, crime patterns, threat assessment, and trends to assist in investigations.
• Draft correspondence on complex and sensitive tax issues to obtain additional information from or to relay information to and from investigative team.
• Assist in the development of tax forms, instructions, and other publications.
• Work as assigned by CID Management; assistance to Financial Analyst and Support Analyst as needed.
• May act as lead worker for other support staff.

Performs related work as required.

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

Associate degree from an accredited college or university. At the appointing agency's discretion, competitive candidates may receive probationary appointment pending official verification of the qualifying degree. The qualifying degree must be verified before the employee may be certified permanent.

OR

Substitution

Additional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.

AND

Experience

Four (4) years of experience at the State Tax Division, or four (4) years of experience in providing accounting support and/or clerical office support.

OR

Substitution

Successful completion of a course of study in an accredited college or university which included three (3) semester hours of math and/or accounting may substitute for the experience as described above at a rate of thirty (30) semester hours of training for every one (1) year of experience.