Tax Auditor

Adult Correction; North Carolina; On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

State retirement plan

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, seeks a Finance and Business Compliance Analyst II to perform audits of employers and enforce tax laws. This full-time position (40 hours per week) includes health insurance and retirement benefits, with a recruitment range of $47,703–$70,107.

Responsibilities include interviewing employers and reviewing financial records, issuing subpoenas when needed, and applying Employment Security and IRS codes to determine

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Employment Security Law and Internal Revenue Code as applicable to entities.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of State and Federal laws to independently resolve unemployment tax issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Audit required financial records of employers to determine compliance with Employment Security Laws.
• Conduct interviews with employers, employees, attorneys, accountants and other parties.
• Issue Subpoena Duces Tecum as needed for obtaining records.
• Assist in collection and investigative actions related to tax compliance.

Skills

Auditing concepts

Tax law knowledge

Interviewing skills

MS Office proficiency

Job description

Agency

Dept of Commerce

Division

Employment Security

Job Classification Title: Finance and Business Compliance Anlst II (NS)

Position Number: 60078132

Grade: NC12

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Commerce is the state's lead agency for economic, community and workforce development. The department works with local, regional, national and international organizations to fulfill its mission to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for all North Carolinians.

The Department connects businesses with the site locations, workforce and infrastructure they need to succeed in one of the nation's top states for business. We also connect local communities with the grants and funding they need to attract new business and ensure future prosperity.

Description of Work

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

The posting will close and stop accepting applications at 11:59 pm on the night prior to the closing date posted above.

***Recruitment range is $47,703 - $70,107***

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits , including health insurance, as well as retirement.

Tax Auditors within this position perform audits on all contributory employers, all business types, all industry classifications, all employers measured in employee size and all employers from multi-state employers to multi-national employers. To include all experience rated employers that pay taxes and are legally structured as sole-proprietorships, partnerships, C-Corporations, Subchapter S-Corporations, ESOPs, Estates, Professional Associations, Non-profit entities, LLCs taxed as sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and all other legal entity types.

Tax Auditors' other duties include enforced collection of delinquent tax, investigation of underground economy and investigation of blocked claim wage protests, status liability investigations, Assistant Secretary Orders and collection of worthless checks.

Tax Auditors work independently in the field conducting interviews with employers, employees, attorneys, accountants, and other designated third parties to determine employer business operations and secure information within the audit process.

Tax Auditor will request the issuance of a Subpoena Duces Tecum from Regional Tax Manager and Tax Audit Chief for an employer to appear with relevant records not provided to NC DES during an interview, pre-audit interview and subsequent document request(s).

The Tax Auditor's opinion of the audited employer's compliance and solvency could be used by Regional Tax Manager and Tax Audit Chief during post investigation collection discussions.

Tax Auditor is required to audit, for the purpose of rendering an opinion on behalf of NC DES, the required financial records of employers selected for audit. Selected, Random, Management or Converted audits are assigned to Tax Auditors in addition to internal detection referrals from NC Government Data Analytic Center (GDAC) pursuant to North Carolina Senate Bill 15.

About the Division

The Division of Employment Security is responsible for the administration of the unemployment insurance program in the state of North Carolina. This program is a federal-state partnership, funded by federal and state unemployment taxes, which employers pay on the wages of their employees. Benefits are paid to eligible workers who lose their job through no fault of their own and are able, available, and actively seeking work.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application (additional statement below under Supplemental and Contact Information).

Working knowledge of the Employment Security law and Internal Revenue Code as applicable to entities is required.

Considerable knowledge of Employment Security Law is required to facilitate the Tax Auditor's audits.

Ability to maintain a working knowledge of applicable State and applicable Federal laws to independently and accurately resolve Unemployment Insurance tax issues.

Considerable knowledge of computers and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook and the adaptability to other accounting/auditing software, as required. Full utilization of DES provided hardware and software, including ShareFile secure file transfer, file import/export utilization, and utilization of scanner capability. Adaptability to customized software created for an employer or specific to an industry is required

Ability to interpret and apply complex laws and regulations; interpret and audit financial records of an employer's accounts and determine compliance with applicable Employment Security Laws

Incentives of NC State Employm