Unemployment Compensation Tax Administration Supervisor

State of Connecticut - Department of Labor; Waterbury (CT); Hybride; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Department of Labor in Waterbury is recruiting a Unemployment Compensation Tax Administration Supervisor for the Field Audit Unit. You will supervise staff performing financial examinations, processing tax returns and payments, and maintaining control over funds in the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

Key duties include scheduling, training, evaluations, setting priorities, and coordinating with other units and agencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising staff and managing teams in tax or financial audit environments.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, auditing principles and unemployment compensation statutes.
• Ability to interpret and apply state and federal unemployment compensation laws and regulations.

Responsabilités

• Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews staff work.
• Provides staff training and assistance.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Determines unit priorities and plans work.
• Establishes unit procedures and standards.
• Coordinates with other tax units and data processing.
• Prepares reports and correspondence.
• May monitor examinations and conduct hearings.

Connaissances

Supervisory ability

Accounting and auditing

Unemployment compensation laws

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Computer skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Master's degree in accounting

CPA certification

CIA certification

Description du poste

Introduction

Are you a current DOL employee seeking your next opportunity? If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply! At the State of Connecticut, Department of Labor (DOL)��is committed to protecting and promoting the interests of Connecticut workers. We are currently recruiting for�the position�of�Unemployment Compensation Tax Administration Supervisor within the Field Audit Unit in Waterbury, CT. The Field Audit Unit is responsible for conducting field audits in conjunction with and supplemental to employer liability investigations, Unemployment Compensation benefit investigations, and other field investigations to insure an equitable tax program.

Position Highlights

• LOCATION: Waterbury Field Audit Unit
• SHIFT: First (full time-40 hours a week)
• SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday | Hybrid Schedule�
• NOTE: This position is open to current DOL employees only.� Please see selection plan for additional details.�

What we can offer you

As a current agency employee you will receive the same excellent benefits you are accustom to.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

About us

DOL is committed to protecting and promoting the interests of Connecticut workers.� In order to accomplish this ever-changing environment, we assist workers and employers to become competitive in the global economy.� We take a comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of workers and employers, and other agencies that serve them.� We ensure the supply of high-integrated services that serve the needs of our customers.

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Purpose of Job Class (Nature of Work)

In the Department of Labor this class is accountable for supervising staff engaged in the financial examination of businesses, the billing, processing and recording of tax returns and payments, or the maintenance of financial control over all funds received and disbursed through the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

Examples of Duties

• Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews the work of the staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans unit work;
• Establishes and maintains unit procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Coordinates unit activities with the activities of other tax units and with data processing;
• Assists in the selection and training of staff;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• May monitor examination work by reviewing reports of examinations;
• May conduct highly complex and difficult hearings;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Considerable knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures;
• The principles and practices of accounting and auditing;
• Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant state and federal unemployment compensation laws, statutes, and regulations;
• Considerable interpersonal skills;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Minimum Qualifications - General Experience

Eight (8) years of experience in accounting or auditing.

Minimum Qualifications - Special Experience

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been at the full professional working level involving the interpretation and application of tax law and fiscal principles.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Revenue Examiner 2.

Minimum Qualifications - Substitutions Allowed

• College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• Examination requirements met in any of the following may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading staff in the Tax Division
• Experience in conflict resolution
• Experience in monitoring staff performance
• Experience in interpreting and applying Unemployment Insurance statutes
• Experience in auditing as well as investigations of block claims in the Field Audit Unit

Special Requirements

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.