TAX AUDITOR

Overview

Requisition No: 869689
Agency:
Business and Professional Regulations

Working Title:

TAX AUDITOR I
- Pay Plan:
Career Service
Position Number:
Salary: $1,336.92 to $1,604.47 Biweekly
Posting Closing Date: 02/16/2026
Open Competitive Announcement
• Anticipated Vacancy

The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco licenses the manufacture, distribution, sale, and service of alcoholic beverage and tobacco products in Florida, including receipt and processing of license applications; collection and auditing of taxes and fees paid by licensees; and enforcement of the laws and regulation of the alcoholic beverage and tobacco industries, pursuant to Chapters 210, 561-565, 567-569, Florida Statutes.

The division’s three bureaus - Licensing, Auditing and Enforcement - comprise a team of approximately 325 personnel fulfilling the regulatory obligations of the division throughout the state.

The position reports to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Bureau of Auditing, Jacksonville 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 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.

• Receive, receipt and deposit currency collected by the division.
• Verify checks/EFTs to monthly reports.
• Receive and maintain cigarette tax indicia.
• Process the sale of cigarette tax indicia, including the preparation of required documents and reports. These documents and reports include the preparation of invoices, posting transactions to accounts receivable ledger cards, and posting to the cigarette tax stamp control and transaction report.
• Examine 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.
• Identify, collect data, and analyze business transactions between entities. Evaluate evidence of unreported liabilities and notify entity for collection of unreported tax liabilities.
• Prepare and submit technical audit reports to supervisor detailing all tax liabilities found and the basis for those liabilities.
• Answer or direct inquiries from visitors and incoming calls to a qualified agency employee.
• Maintain monthly reports, audits and original bond files including verification of accuracy.
• Process incoming and outgoing daily correspondence including monthly reports, cigarette tax stamps to be mailed out of state, when applicable.
• Process and monitor purchase orders for receipt and payment.

• Knowledge of principles of basic mathematics.
• Knowledge of methods of data collection, verification, and analysis.
• Knowledge of accounting or tax auditing methods, principles, and procedures.
• Knowledge of computer applications as they relate to financial and tax analysis and auditing processes.
• Knowledge of report writing techniques;
  Ability to collect, compile, summarize, and analyze tax information.
• Ability to utilize financial data to determine tax liabilities, develops audit criteria, and produce audit reports.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• 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…