Tax Auditor 1/2/3 (PCN 043279)

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Hybrid telework opportunities

Sit-stand desks

Job summary

State of Alaska, Department of Revenue in Anchorage, is seeking Tax Auditor 1/2/3 to promote compliance with Alaska tax laws through audits and educational activities. The role supports a broad portfolio including various tax programs and cross-team collaborations.

Ideal candidates will bring strong analytical thinking, communication skills, and knowledge of accounting principles. The position offers possible hybrid telework and a comprehensive state benefits package.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and problem solving required for audits and tax projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication for varied audiences.
• Knowledge of GAAP principles and full accounting cycle.
• Ability to read and interpret technical materials, rules, and reports.
• Auditing standards and procedures knowledge for compliance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Promotes compliance with Alaska's tax laws through audits and maintenance of tax programs.
• Conducts audits in multiple tax programs (e.g., Excise Tax, Fisheries-Related Taxes).
• Collaborates with team members on joint projects and audits.
• Educates taxpayers and assists with compliance activities.
• Demonstrates initiative, independent issue research, and sound problem-solving.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Oral & Written Communication

Principles of Accounting

Reading Comprehension

Auditing

Research

Technical Competence

Education

Accounting/Finance experience

Job description

Tax Auditor 1/2/3 (PCN 043279) in Anchorage, AK | GovernmentJobs.com page has loaded.

Would You Like To Play A Leading Role In Protecting Our State's Financial Future?

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for a Tax Auditor 1/2/3 in Anchorage!

Come join our team and help protect the revenue that keeps Alaska strong.

Mission and Values/Culture

The Department of Revenue's mission is to collect and invest funds for public purposes. Tax Division supports that mission by administering state tax programs, promoting compliance, and providing reliable revenue information. As a Tax Auditor, your work helps ensure consistent, fair application of Alaska's excise tax laws while supporting accurate revenue collection and effective tax program administration. Our team values professionalism, accuracy, collaboration, integrity, consistency, and clear communication, and we are committed to maintaining high standards that support effective service to taxpayers and the public.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

The Tax Division offers a friendly, supportive work environment with excellent work-life balance. As part of our group, you'll enjoy flexible work schedules, possibly hybrid telework opportunities, and a comfortable workspace with sit-stand desks. This position is a 37.5-hour workweek and is part of the General Government Unit (GGU), which provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement options, medical coverage, and generous leave. Joining our team means working in a collaborative, dependable group that values clear communication, consistency, and public service.

What You Will Be Doing

• Promotes compliance with Alaska's tax laws through audits, compliance projects, and maintenance of tax programs.
• Conducts audits in various tax programs, including but not limited to, Commercial Passenger Vessel Excise Tax, Mining License Tax, Vehicle Rental Tax, and Fisheries-Related Taxes.
• Supports and collaborates with the Charitable Gaming and Excise Tax Group by aligning processes, sharing data, and assisting with joint projects and audits.
• Provides taxpayer education and conducts other activities that help tax payers comply with Alaska's tax laws.
• We have a strong preference for candidates who bring high-level analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrate initiative, can independently research issues, prioritize effectively, and apply logic with confidence.

Who We Are Looking For

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organization goals; causes change.
• Professionalism: Consistently displays the collection of competencies and skill expected of a professional. Professionalism is defined by its key behaviors including being accountable for actions and assigned projects; practicing efficient work habits to effectively manage time and workload; clearly communicating and expressing thoughts and ideas in writing and in person; possessing the ability to understand how non-verbal communication impacts the workplace; working effectively as part of a team to achieve productive outcomes; and consistently demonstrating emotional intelligence, ethical behavior.

Minimum Qualifications

Tax Auditor 1

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Reading Comprehension: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Equivalent to those typically gained by:
  • Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in accounting, finance, tax, auditing, examining, preparing, reviewing, or reconciling financial accounts and data.

Tax Auditor 2

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.
• Equivalent to those typically gained by:
  • Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, tax, auditing, examining, preparing, reviewing, or reconciling financial accounts and data.

Tax Auditor 3

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and/or Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Principles of Accounting: Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Tax Law: Knowledge of accounting and tax law for individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and/or corporations.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Equivalent to those typically gained by:
  • Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, tax, auditing, examining, preparing, reviewing, or reconciling financial accounts and data.

Special Note

• “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
• “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
• “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, online, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Additional Required Information

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR STATE EMPLOYMENT

All employment with the State of Alaska, including but not limited to full-time, part-time, seasonal, temporary, on-call, etc. positions must be disclosed in your application. Failure to provide this information may result in the disqualification of your application.

REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:

• List of three (3) professional references to include daytime telephone and email address. One must be a current or former supervisor.
• Last two (2) performance evaluations. If unavailable, supervisory letters of recommendation can be substituted.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

BACKGROUND CHECK

The ability to pass all required state and federal background checks, including any criminal history or security clearance screenings mandated by law, regulation, or departmental policy.

BARGAINING UNIT

If you are a current state employee, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials and must be attached to your application upon submission. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, provided they include the URL and institution name.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full‑or part‑time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED

This position is flexibly staffed. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidate’s credibly possessed and proven competencies. If hired at the lower level, you will be promoted to the higher level after successfully completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

NOTICE

Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll‑free) or [phone]. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword .

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll‑free) or [phone] if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [e-mail]

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:

Barbara Dey, Revenue Audit Supervisor 2

Email: [e-mail]

Phone Number: 907-269-1018

Employer State of Alaska

Address PO Box 110201

Juneau, Alaska, 99811

Phone [phone] (Statewide toll‑free number)

[phone] (Juneau and out‑of‑state callers)