Tax Audit Clerk, Senior

State-of-West-Virgini; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The West Virginia Tax Division CID is seeking a Tax Audit Clerk Senior to support data gathering, analysis, and reporting for civil and criminal tax investigations. The role involves entering tax information into GenTax and producing comprehensive reports for enforcement strategies.

Typical duties include examining complex returns, identifying patterns, and preparing briefings for stakeholders. A fingerprint background check and degree verification are required by the agency.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required.
• Experience in data gathering, analysis, and reporting preferred.
• Ability to interpret tax data and assist in enforcement activities.

Responsibilities

• Examine complex tax returns for completeness and compliance.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data from multiple sources to produce reports for CID operations.
• Assess problems, identify patterns, and produce risk-focused reports and recommendations.
• Prepare detailed reports and briefings for stakeholders with actionable insights.
• Determine taxability of income and services using state tax laws and exemptions.
• Collaborate with analysts and investigators to share information and coordinate investigations.
• Draft correspondence on complex tax issues with the investigative team.
• Assist in developing tax forms, instructions, and related publications.
• Provide support to CID Management and other analysts; may lead staff when assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Associate degree

Tools

GenTax

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.