UNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTS AUDITOR 1 - 10272026- 82326

State of Tennessee; Humboldt (TN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee is seeking an entry-level Unemployment Accounts Auditor in Humboldt, TN. You will work under supervision in the Employer Accounts Unit to audit employer payroll records and collect unemployment premiums as required by law.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree with 18 accounting hours or equivalent experience and a valid driver’s license. It offers a path to advancement within the Labor and Workforce Development Department.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree with 18 accounting hours or equivalent substituted experience.
• Substitution: Qualifying professional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis up to four years.
• Necessary Qualifications: Must have a valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities

• Gathers evidence from employer records and documents via interviews to build cases.
• Learns to prepare routine to complex audit records and reports using internal programs.
• Conducts audits to determine unemployment tax liability and compliance with state laws.
• Investigates wage protests to classify workers as employees or contractors.
• Collects delinquent wage and premium reports to bring employers into compliance.
• Performs non-filer investigations and ensures tax compliance with state regulations.
• Prepares documented evidence for hearings and prosecutions at administrative and state/federal courts.
• Explains and enforces departmental policies and applicable laws.

Skills

Active Learning and Listening

Mathematics

Writing

Critical Thinking

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree + 18 accounting hours

Tools

Computer/Webex Telephone

2nd Monitor

Printer

Fax/Scanner/Copier

Motor Vehicle

Job description

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 10/27/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 10/27/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 11/09/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $3,261.00

Salary (Annually) $39,132.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Humboldt, TN

Department Labor and Workforce Development

LOCATION OF (3) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, GIBSON COUNTY

This position is located in the Employer Accounts Unit of the Unemployment Insurance Division.

For More Information, Visit The Link Below

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/careers.html

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, including eighteen (18) semester hours of accounting.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience in accounting or auditing may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class will be required to possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license and personal vehicle insurance.

Overview

Under immediate supervision, is responsible for professional auditing work of routine difficulty and investigative work involving the audit of employer personnel and payroll records, and collection of unemployment premiums due; and performs related work on various assignments as required. This is an entry level professional class, which is flexibly staffed with the working level classification of Unemployment Accounts Auditor.

• An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

Responsibilities

• Gathers evidence through the examination of employer financial records, unemployment insurance claims documents, in-person/telephone interviews with various individuals essential to the case development.
• Learns to prepare and maintain a variety of routine to complex records and reports from an audit, internal sources and legal documentation using internal programs.
• Learns to conduct audits and examine financial records of business to determine liability for state unemployment taxes and to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles and practices and adherence to pertinent state laws, rules and regulations.
• Learns to investigate Wage Protest Assignments to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor and/or if the employer is liable to report their wages for state unemployment taxes and ensure compliance with pertinent state laws, rules and regulations.
• Learns to collect Delinquent Wage and Premium reports to bring the employer into compliance with pertinent state laws, rules and regulations.
• Learns to conduct non-filer investigations, determine the liability of a business for state unemployment taxes and ensure compliance to pertinent state laws, rules and regulations.
• Learns to prepare documented evidence on various assignments including suspected fraud cases for criminal prosecution; represents the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and presents evidence at administrative appeals hearings, state and federal criminal courts.
• Learns to explain, interpret and enforce departmental policies and procedures and pertinent federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
• Learns to effectively communicate with employers regarding collection of delinquent reports and premiums or establish dates and amounts of payment in accordance with state laws and agency policies.
• Communicates to employers, supervisors, or legal staff the procedures followed, major findings collected, and positions taken as a result of tax investigations.
• Learns to establish and maintain personal contacts with various individuals and represented institutions; request additional information necessary to complete an audit or examination, to advise and inform on adjustments made to tax returns, and to suggest solutions and resolve problems uncovered in examinations or audits.
• All other duties as required.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Plans and Aligns
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Resourcefulness

Knowledges

• Economics and Accounting
• Law and Government
• Customer and Personal Service
• Clerical
• English Language

Skills

• Active Learning and Listening
• Mathematics
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed
• Number Facility

Tools & Equipment

• Computer/Webex Telephone
• 2nd Monitor
• Printer
• Fax Machine/Scanner/Copier
• Motor Vehicle