City Tax Auditor - job 2 of 3

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 Sheriff’s Office serves and enforces court mandates, orders of protection, warrants, decrees, and property seizures. Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office conducts criminal investigations of real property fraud, tax crimes, and the trafficking of illegal and untaxed tobacco products and synthetic narcotics, and monitors defendants referred by the courts for electronic monitoring.

The Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation is looking for highly motivated auditors to serve as City Tax Auditor, Level 02, conducting criminal tax investigations/audits and administering the Tobacco Excise Tax program. Auditors will perform audits in various tax areas, including, but not limited to, Cigarette Tax, Other Tobacco Products Tax, General Corporation Tax, Unincorporated Business Tax, Commercial Rent Tax, Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax and other financial crimes.

Under general supervision, duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Conduct independent audits of investigative cases involving a variety of tax types.
- Independently prepare cases for referral to, prosecution agencies.
- Assist management with identifying new techniques and sources of investigation.
- Perform tax law research to resolve complex tax audit issues.
- Correspond with outside agencies, including but not limited to, District Attorney's offices.
- Examine taxpayers' books and records to ensure compliance with NYS/NYC tax laws.
- Liaise with investigators, prosecutors and other governmental agencies, to gather evidence of tax crimes.
- Confer with taxpayers and/or taxpayers' representatives, to analyze audit findings, and to resolve disputed audit adjustments.
- Conduct difficult tax returns of businesses to determine if they are in compliance, with city and/or state laws and regulations.
-Prepare work papers and schedules, appropriate to tax examination and analysis.
-Screen tax returns for errors, adjust taxpayer liabilities and inform taxpayers of actions taken.

Additional Information:
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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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.

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.