TAX AUDITOR III

Requisition No: 843349

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: TAX AUDITOR III - 73003242

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 73003242

Salary: $54,180.84 / Annually

Posting Closing Date: 01/08/2025

Total Compensation Estimator Tool

Florida Department of Revenue

General Tax Administration

Tax Auditor III

Location Negotiable

"This is a statewide advertisement for in-state offices. Positions may not be available for every location."**

The Florida Department of Revenue’s General Tax Administration program collects the revenue that maintains the state’s infrastructure, funds schools, protects the environment, and much more. The Department invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website.

JOB SUMMARY: This is a Tax Auditor III position in the General Tax Administration Program, Audit Process. The incumbent independently performs audits of taxpayers and businesses in a variety of industries to determine tax compliance as it relates to Florida statutes. Additional responsibilities include examining and analyzing accounting systems of taxpayers, computing tax assessments or refund adjustments, preparing detailed reports of audit results, and independently conducting conferences with taxpayers and/or taxpayers' representatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Four years of accounting or auditing experience at a paraprofessional level

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business with a minimum of three accounting courses or two accounting courses and one tax course.
• College transcripts documenting education requirements must be submitted.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience working with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Preferences will be given to candidates with accounting degree.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• This position requires the use of your personal vehicle to conduct work assignments.
• This position may require travel which may include multiple overnight stays.

SALARY: The hiring salary for this position will generally not exceed $4,515.07 monthly/$54,180.84 annually.

BENEFITS:

Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Charlotte Ortiz, (850) 717-7816, Charlotte.Ortiz@floridarevenue.com.

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT: If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

(Additional positions filled from this ad may not be eligible for a Competitive Area Differential (CAD) pay additive.)

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.