Revenue Regulatory Officer

Opening Date/Time 09/23/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 09/29/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $3,631.00

Salary (Annually) $43,572.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Chattanooga, TN

Department Revenue

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, HAMILTON COUNTY

This is a NON-law enforcement position within Special Investigations.

This position requires going from business to business to conduct inspections.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and qualifying experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the following:
1) professional or paraprofessional level investigative experience dealing with tax compliance,
2) professional experience involving financial accounting or auditing,
3) criminal investigations, or
4) experience dealing with the inspection of establishments which deal with alcohol, tobacco, gas or similar products.

Substitution of Education for

Experience:

Experience in one or a combination of the following areas may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years:
1) professional or paraprofessional level investigative experience dealing with tax compliance,
2) professional experience involving financial accounting or auditing,
3) criminal investigations, or
4) experience dealing with the inspection of establishments which deal with alcohol, tobacco, gas or similar products.

Substitution of Experience for

Education:

Additional graduate course work in one or a combination of the following may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for- year basis, to a maximum of one year: (1) accounting; (2) business administration; (3) criminal justice; (4) criminology, or (5) finance (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in accounting may substitute for one year of required experience).

OR

One year of experience as a Tax Compliance Technician in the Department of Revenue with the State of Tennessee.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

Applicants for this class must:
Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
Have a motor vehicle available for use in performance of job duties in some positions;
Upon appointment, may be required to successfully complete training to take dyed fuel samples.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Under general supervision, is responsible for conducting inspections and investigations of retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and individuals to ensure compliance and determine unlawful trade practices of tobacco, nicotine vapor products, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, beer, and motor fuel products sold and/or used in Tennessee; and performs related work as required. This class differs from classifications in the Revenue Special Agent Criminal Tax series in that incumbents of the latter are commissioned law enforcement agents that conduct professional audits and criminal investigations on businesses or individuals violating Tennessee revenue laws, rules, and regulations, and are assisted by employees in this class to prepare criminal cases as necessary.

This class also differs from classifications in the Revenue Special Agent…