Oil and Gas Auditor

Job Description

Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of Alaska's oil and gas revenue?

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is hiring for an Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 4 in Anchorage!

At this time, this position is only open to current Dept. of Revenue employees.

This position will lead and manage the workload of a team of auditors to perform reviews and audits of taxpayers that file oil and gas production tax returns under AS 43.55. The position also participates in regulation projects; tests and maintains the Tax System; participates in and conducts training; and responds to taxpayer inquiries.

In 2025, the Oil and Gas Production Tax group administered just under half a billion in tax collected from oil and gas companies! The Oil and Gas Production Tax Auditors are instrumental in ensuring the accuracy of tax paid by performing complex audits on taxpayers from Alaska’s oil and gas industry. The group’s primary objective is to ensure that taxpayers required to file under AS 43.55 know what they need to file, file accurately, and pay the correct amount of tax.

The Oil and Gas Production Tax group offers flexible work schedules, including “alternative work week” schedules that allow employees to have every other Friday off and the potential for part time telework.

Additionally, there are many benefits of working for the State of Alaska, including 37.5-hour work weeks, great health insurance, retirement benefits, higher than average leave accrual (paid time off), regular (annual or biannual) step/pay increases, union negotiated cost of living increases, optional union representation, and a variety of discounts at participating businesses (Microsoft Office, Dell computers, GCI, AT&T, Verizon, etc.).

We are located on the 5th floor of the Atwood Building (550 West 7th Avenue) in downtown Anchorage. All desks are electric and can be raised to work standing up. Free parking is provided and the office is within walking distances to downtown amenities. Our team includes experienced, dedicated, friendly, and knowledgeable staff. The Oil and Gas Production Tax group includes: three tax technician positions (the supervisor and two tax technician 1/2/3 positions), four lead auditors, eight auditor 1/2/3s, a systems auditor 1/2/3/4, an Oil and Gas Revenue Specialist, and a Revenue Audit Supervisor.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Auditing

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Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.

Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

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Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds…