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Role Description

The Iowa Department of Revenue’s Alcohol & Tax Compliance Division is seeking a Revenue Auditor 3 to join the Individual Income Tax team. The Compliance Division oversees all facets of tax processing, issuances of business permits, and alcohol regulation throughout the state.

• Review audits completed by lower-level auditors to ensure accuracy of and proper interpretation of laws, rules, and/or procedures
• Resolve escalated tax questions asked by auditors or taxpayers
• Provide coaching and counseling to lower-level auditors and communicate observed training needs to auditor supervisors
• In conjunction with other Tax Gap auditors, establish and review measurements to monitor processes
• Analyze internal controls of accounting procedures to determine the accuracy of tax records
• Conduct complex individual income tax audits by independently performing audit investigations to ensure correct reporting and computing Iowa tax liability
• Contact taxpayers or representatives by letter, by phone or in-person to communicate findings
• Assist in developing selective audit criteria

Qualifications

• Prior experience training on processes and procedures, answering questions and mentoring peers
• Experience preparing, reviewing or auditing tax returns
• Experience performing audits and following audit procedures

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in accounting or finance, and experience equal to two and a half years of full-time work in professional accounting or financial auditing
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum of nine semester hours in accounting, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in professional accounting or financial auditing
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate, graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, and experience equal to one year of full-time work in professional accounting or financial auditing
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in accounting, taxation, business administration, or a related field, and experience equal to one year of full-time work in professional accounting or financial auditing
• Number 1 or 2 above, where each year of full-time work experience in public or private sector accounting, auditing, budgeting, assessment, computation, or collection of taxes, or closely-related financial functions may substitute for thirty semester hours of the required education
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to two years of full-time work as a Revenue Auditor 2

Benefits

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
• Flexible Working Environment - Work from Home Opportunities
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance