TAX AUDITOR

Tax Auditor I

The position reports to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Bureau of Auditing, Tampa Office. This professional position performs complex tax audits of alcohol and tobacco licensed entities, resolves difficult, unusual, or questionable issues in the review and processing of tax documents, and confers with licensees by telephone, correspondence or in person regarding tax payments. This challenging position provides the selected applicant the opportunity to help businesses open in Florida and/or assist our industry members with ensuring they maintain compliance with laws.

Applicants who can successfully communicate in complex administrative law matters will excel in this position.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Receives, receipts, and deposits all monies collected by the division.
• Verifies checks/EFTs to monthly reports.
• Posts receipt number, date and payment amount to all taxable monthly reports, and audits.
• Examines and audits purchase and sales documents including receipts, invoices, business records, and related accounting records of wholesale and/or retail establishments to verify accuracy of sales of product to recipients in Florida and to determine tax liabilities.
• Identifies, collects data, and analyzes business transactions between entities.
• Evaluates evidence of unreported liabilities and bills the appropriate entity for any unreported tax liabilities.
• Receives and maintains cigarette tax indicia.
• Processes the sale of cigarette tax indicia including the preparation of required documents and reports.
• Processes incoming and outgoing daily correspondence.
• Maintains adequate postage and monitors meter readings.
• Processes and monitors purchase orders for receipt and payment.
• Answers and/or directs inquiries from visitors and incoming calls to a qualified agency employee.
• Screens and logs non-ABT/DBPR visitors before allowing access to office.
• Maintains monthly report, audit, and original bond files.
• Assists with additional duties and/or special projects as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required include:

• Knowledge of accounting or record keeping procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of the methods, techniques, technologies, and procedures used in reviewing and processing tax documents.
• Knowledge of the techniques utilized in researching, reviewing and evaluating data.
• Knowledge of state tax laws.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Ability to determine tax liability including penalty and interest.
• Ability to review, analyze and evaluate data.
• Ability to conduct research.
• Ability to monitor, adjust and accurately maintain taxpayer accounts.
• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to disseminate accurate tax information.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to verify the accuracy of numerical data.
• Ability to recommend revisions to procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Minimum requirements include:

• Must possess a minimum of one year of professional auditing or accounting experience.
• Must possess a valid State of Florida driver's license no later than the date of appointment.
• Must be willing to use personal vehicle to conduct job assignments.

The selected applicant will be reimbursed $0.445 per mile.