Group Chief

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.

The 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 Bureau of Criminal Investigations conducts criminal tax investigations/audits and administering the Tobacco Excise Tax program. Auditors 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 direction, with broad latitude for independent action or decision, the Group Chief conducts independent examinations of tax returns for the largest and most complex business organizations, involving cases that require the highest levels of ability and expertise. The Group Chief will be responsible for the planning and supervision of the activities of a unit or group of professional staff engaged in the conduct of tax auditing and tax enforcement work. A Group Chief is responsible for the supervision of Assignment Level I, II, III and IV City Tax Auditors.

Responsibilities also include but are not limited to, the following:

- Leading and overseeing a team of City Tax Auditors at Assignment Levels I, II, III, and IV in identifying, evaluating, and selecting complex audit issues or topics for the issuance of Statements of Audit Procedures ("SAPs"), Finance Memoranda, or Updates on Audit Issues.
- Conducting collaborative audits with the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance and other governmental bodies on audits requiring specialized industry knowledge.
- Acting as a subject matter expert and contributing to the development of technical tax training modules.
- Making recommendations to enhance audit and enforcement procedures and practices.
- Advise staff on audit issues and relevant tax laws and regulations.
- Conduct independent research necessary to resolve complex audit issues.
- Creating new audit case-selection models and refining or modifying the criteria of existing models to identify suitable audit candidates.
- Reviewing and approving audit reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to auditing standards.
- Prepare reports and perform related tasks.

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.