Tax Audit Clerk Trainee

State of West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of West Virginia's Criminal Investigation Division, Tax Division, seeks a Tax Audit Clerk Trainee. Under supervision you will gather, analyze, and interpret data to produce reports and enter tax information in GenTax.

You will learn to assess problems, draft correspondence, and assist in tax form development while supporting CID investigations and management.

Qualifications

• Associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• High school diploma or equivalent with 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Examine tax returns for completeness, accuracy and compliance with state tax laws.
• Analyze data from databases, reports, and surveillance to support decision-making.
• Draft detailed reports and briefings summarizing findings.
• Assess licensing and taxability to determine compliance with tax exemptions.
• Coordinate with analysts and investigators; assist CID management.

Education

Associate degree

High school diploma + 2 yrs exp

Job description

Nature of Work

The Criminal Investigation Division of the West Virginia Tax Division is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Tax Audit Clerk Trainee. Under close supervision, in a training capacity, this position will provide 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 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. Data will be synthesized and used by management and investigation staff to provide insights that support decision-making in the investigation of civil and criminal violations of tax law, law enforcement purposes, or enforcement strategy.
• Learn to assess potential problems, identify patterns, and produce reports to inform actions and mitigate risks. Draft detailed reports and briefings for stakeholders, summarizing findings. May 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 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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. 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 as permanent.

OR

Substitution: High school diploma or equivalent AND two (2) years of experience at the State Tax Division, or two (2) years of experience in providing accounting support and/or clerical office support for the required training.

State employment offers a variety of benefits. 01