Tax Auditor – Entry Level

Responsibilities

• Develop pre-audit analysis, identify issues, and schedule the necessary appointments.
• Use independent judgment to determine the scope and techniques of the audit; develop audit plans and perform sampling techniques to test the accounting system.
• Conduct in-person, virtual, telephonic or correspondence audits to determine the appropriate adjustment of tax including business income and expenses reported on individual income tax returns by examination of the financial books and records, including tracing receipts and expenses and matching to and from source documents.
• Evaluate internal controls to determine if they are sufficient to properly account for income and expenses.
• Ensure that the accounting transactions conform with generally accepted accounting principles as well as state, federal, and local tax laws, rules, and regulations by reviewing treatment of issues or returns.
• Audit may include single issues, complex issues, business, and non-complex partnership.
• Research, interpret and apply federal, state and local laws (e.g., Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)), regulations, Revenue Rulings, and applicable federal and Oregon court decisions by using reference material accessible on both paper and on-line computer systems to recognize and resolve tax issues.
• Prepare audit work papers, audit reports, and make changes to a taxpayer's return in a computer system. Such work papers include a full disclosure of the scope and techniques used in the examination, information to support the auditor's conclusions and opinions, and a full explanation of any changes made to taxpayer's taxable income and tax liability.
• Present findings of audit to the taxpayer and/or representative.

• Four years of work experience in tax compliance, tax preparation, tax auditing, audit defense, professional accounting, providing law training, or developing tax forms or instructions; or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience.
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field will substitute for up to three years of experience.

• Tax Preparation
• Audit Techniques
• Financial Analysis
• Sampling Techniques
• Tax Law Interpretation
• Audit Work Papers Preparation
• Tax Return Adjustment
Accounting System Testing
• Regulatory Compliance
• Issue Resolution

• Independent Judgment
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Interpersonal Skills