City Tax Auditor, Level 3

City Tax Auditor, Level 3 Apply City Tax Auditor, Level 3 Agency: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Posted on: 01/18/2024 Job type: Full-time Location MANHATTAN Title Classification: Exam may be required Department D/C of Tax Audit & Enforcement Salary range: $72,403.
00 – $83,264.
00 Job Description IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR.
NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.
The Tax Audit and Enforcement Division is charged with the audit of all business and excise taxes administered by New York City.
The division conducts audits related to personal, sales, and use taxes.
Its Enforcement Unit conducts audits of taxpayers who are potentially evading compliance with City tax laws and rules.
City tax auditors conduct audits of selected audit candidates with a goal of determining the appropriate tax liability of each taxpayer and applying NYC rules and laws in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures.
The Business Tax System (BTS) Unit of the Division of Tax Audit & Enforcement has an excellent promotional opportunity available for Level 2 City Tax Auditors to advance to Level 3 responsibilities in the Office of Tax Audit.
Level 3 City Tax Auditors conduct independent examinations of tax returns of the largest and most complex business organizations.
Such work may include a combination of an inventory of a large volume of difficult cases; audits of the largest, most complex, diversified business organizations and/or individuals; review of such completed audits; and/or performing difficult audit work involving multiple tax types and multiple audit functions.
The selected candidate will serve as an Office of Tax Audit subject matter expert for the BTS system.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: - Conduct independent examinations of the largest, most complex Business Income Tax, Unincorporated Business Tax, Commercial Rent Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax returns, non-filers and Real Property Transfer Tax.
Such work may include a combination of maintaining an inventory of difficult cases, auditing of the largest, most complex, diversified business organizations.
- Actively participating in all requested BTS project activities.
- Assist with the business and technical requirement aspects of the BTS project.
- Perform analysis and provide support to ensure functionality of BTS meets requirements.
- Create test scenarios to verify business functionality is met; and conduct testing; and coordinate with other testers.
- Analyze and troubleshoot BTS data issues; and work with audit staff to remediate as necessary; log issues with the BTS when appropriate.
- Establish and monitor procedures to enhance units' operations and performance with the BTS system.
- Help with the development and implementation of new initiatives relating to NYC taxes and audit policies and procedures.
- Ensure the implementations of subsequent changes and enhancements in the BTS system are in accordance with tax law and NYC departmental policies and procedures.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve the efficiency of audit division procedures and/or support administrative processes related to the BTS system.
- Review and interpret governing legislation to ensure continual compliance.
- May perform related functions, as needed, and provide subject matter expertise to management and operational staff.
- Create training materials and actively train audit Staff.
- Serve as the Unit's subject matter expert (SME) for special projects and attend BTS-related meetings.
Minimum Qualifications 1.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university , including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting; or 2.
An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience; or 3.
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and 24 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college, including at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and four years of full-time satisfactory tax related auditing or tax accounting experience; or 4.
A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above.
Experience may be substituted for college education on the basis of one year of experience for each 30 semester credits.
However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and 24 semester credits in accounting, including at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting and cost accounting.
SPECIAL NOTE: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level I, or two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either two years of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level II, or three years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level III, or four years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
Preferred Skills - At least 3.
5 years of auditing experience, including at least 2 years as a City Tax Auditor Level 2 in the Department of Finance.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the BTS system, including audit case, return, and payment functionality.
- In-depth knowledge of the BTS audit case flow.
- Demonstrated understanding of BTS system data, including converted data, and the ability to re-mediate data related issues.
- Ability to analyze system issues and present multiple solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with testing in the BTS system.
- Demonstrated experience with the FCR tool and the SQR process.
- Ability to understand business terminologies specifically related to business taxes.
- Extensive technical skills in tax auditing, cash and financial statement effective tax rate analysis and improvement of tax efficiencies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials.
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in the Microsoft applications suite.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills.
- Experience and knowledge with the NYC Dept.
of Finance's Policies and Procedures.
55a Program This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
For more information, please visit the U.
S.
Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.
gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement New York City Residency is not required for this position Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Minimum Qualifications 1.
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university , including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting; or 2.
An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience; or 3.
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and 24 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college, including at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and four years of full-time satisfactory tax related auditing or tax accounting experience; or 4.
A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to \"1\", \"2\" or \"3\" above.
Experience may be substituted for college education on the basis of one year of experience for each 30 semester credits.
However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and 24 semester credits in accounting, including at least one course each in auditing, U.
S.
taxation, advanced accounting and cost accounting.
SPECIAL NOTE: To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level I, or two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either two years of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level II, or three years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level III, or four years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.
Preferred Skills -\tAt least 3.
5 years of auditing experience, including at least 2 years as a City Tax Auditor Level 2 in the Department of Finance.
\n-\tDemonstrated knowledge of the BTS system, including audit case, return, and payment functionality.
\n-\tIn-depth knowledge of the BTS audit case flow.
\n-\tDemonstrated understanding of BTS system data, including converted data, and the ability to re-mediate data related issues.
\n-\tAbility to analyze system issues and present multiple solutions.
\n-\tDemonstrated knowledge of and experience with testing in the BTS system.
\n-\tDemonstrated experience with the FCR tool and the SQR process.
\n-\tAbility to understand business terminologies specifically related to business taxes.
\n-\tExtensive technical skills in tax auditing, cash and financial statement effective tax rate analysis and improvement of tax efficiencies.
\n-\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills and preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials.
\n-\tStrong analytical skills with expertise in the Microsoft applications suite.
\n-\tStrong organizational and leadership skills.
\n-\tExperience and knowledge with the NYC Dept.
of Finance's Policies and Procedures.
55a Program This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
For more information, please visit the U.
S.
Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.
gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement New York City Residency is not required for this position Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job ID 622496 Title code 40523 Civil service title CITY TAX AUDITOR Title classification Competitive-1 Business title City Tax Auditor, Level 3 Posted until 2024-02-01 Experience level: Experienced (non-manager) Number of positions 1 Work location 375 Pearl Street Category: Constituent Services & Community Programs