Tax Auditor 4 (Lead Auditor )

Alaskajobs; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework opportunities

Sit-stand desks

Retirement options

Medical coverage

Generous leave

Job summary

State of Alaska – Department of Revenue is seeking a Lead Auditor in Anchorage to conduct audits and provide expert guidance on tax programs. The role emphasizes mentoring, policy interpretation, and clear communication with taxpayers and stakeholders.

Applicants should bring strong experience in auditing and tax law, with a focus on mentoring others and delivering high-quality results in a collaborative government environment.

Qualifications

• Competency-based minimum qualifications govern this role.
• Auditing knowledge of GAAS and financial/compliance audits.
• Understanding of GAAP and full accounting cycle.
• Knowledge of tax law for individuals, partnerships, and corporations.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits and audit reviews for Alaska tax laws in designated groups.
• Promote voluntary compliance through audits and taxpayer outreach.
• Mentor, train, and review auditors and technicians, providing guidance on regulations.
• Support supervisor with testing, licensing, and training development.

Skills

Auditing

Accountability

Principles of Accounting

Tax Law

Technical Credibility

Job description

Job Description

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for a Lead Auditor in Anchorage!

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

Serve as the lead auditor for either the Charitable Gaming & Excise Taxes group or the Fisheries & Special Taxes group, conducting audits and audit reviews to ensure compliance with Alaska tax laws.

Promote voluntary compliance through audits, compliance projects, taxpayer outreach, regulatory interpretation, and clear communication with taxpayers and stakeholders.

Mentor, train, and review the work of auditors and tax technicians while providing technical guidance on statutes, regulations, audit procedures, licensing, bonding, and tax program requirements.

Support the group supervisor in managing assigned tax programs, including system testing, form development, licensing, training development, technical support, and preparation of regulatory and policy guidance.

We have a strong preference for candidates with demonstrated experience analyzing complex tax or financial data, mentoring and developing others, and communicating technical information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Revenue’s mission is to collect and invest funds for public purposes, and the Tax Division supports that mission by administering state taxes, regulating charitable gaming, and providing reliable revenue information. As a lead tax auditor, you help ensure compliance with Alaska statutes and regulations and support fair, consistent program administration. We value dependable, detail-oriented professionals who thrive in a collaborative environment where teamwork and consistency matter.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Tax Division offers a friendly, supportive work environment with excellent work-life balance. You’ll enjoy flexible work schedules, 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.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is based in the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage. You will have immediate access to free covered parking, and after your initial training, the option of hybrid telework may be explored to further support productivity and a strong work-life balance.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Audit Reporting: Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques used to report audit findings (criteria, condition, cause, effect, and recommendation).
• 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 organizational 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, integrity, and ethical behavior.
• To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

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

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.

Auditing: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.

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 Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

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, on-line, 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.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

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