TAX TECHNICIAN I, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

State of California; California (MO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California’s Department of Tax and Fee Administration is seeking a Tax Technician I in Rancho Mirage. The role involves supporting the unit with less complex technical duties, issuing permits, maintaining accounts, and communicating with taxpayers about delinquencies.

The position is permanent, full-time, with telework limited to in-office arrangements. Travel up to 5% for training may be required.

Qualifications

• Tax Technician I, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
• Telework: In Office
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Responsibilities

• Performs less complex technical duties and support functions for the unit.
• Issues permits, performs account maintenance, and initiates contact with taxpayers about delinquencies.
• Accesses taxpayer information, processes mail and payments, and handles sensitive material.

Job description

Tax Technician I

$3,480.00 - $4,677.00 per Month

$3,480.00 - $4,677.00 per Month

Final Filing Date: 10/1/2026

Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce. New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility. To learn more about us, please see CDTFA Gateway to NewOpportunities video

This position is located in the Rancho Mirage Office.

Under the close supervision of the Business Taxes Administrator (BTA) I, the Tax Technician (TT) I performs the less complex technical duties and support functions for the unit. This may include, but is not limited to, applying laws, rules and policies relating to the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration’s (CDTFA) programs, issuing permits, performing account maintenance, initiating contact with taxpayers about delinquencies, accessing taxpayer information, processing incoming and outgoing mail, which may include payments, and sensitive or confidential mail and/or material. Travel may be required up to five percent (5%) of the time for training purposes.

Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California. All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.

Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California’s Personal Leave Program.

This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Minimum Requirements

• TAX TECHNICIAN I, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

# of Positions: Multiple

Telework: In Office

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

California not only needs you; it wants you as part of the growing workforce. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) makes life better for Californians by fairly and efficiently collecting the revenue that supports our essential public services, with CDTFA administered programs accounting for about twenty-threepercent of all state revenue. Tax programs administered by the CDTFA are concentrated in two general areas – sales and use tax, and special taxes and fees. New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at CDTFA.CDTFA offers employees reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, advancement opportunities, and the personal fulfillment of knowing that your work is personally impacting the lives of others.

• This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.; for more information about E-Verify, please go to www.dhs.gov/e-verify
• Position requires employee to be fingerprinted and successfully pass a background investigation.

Contact Information

Department Website: http://www.cdtfa.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled.You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s)to the Department's EEO Office.

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice)TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.