Revenue Auditor

Revenue Auditor (Open)

The Department does NOT sponsor Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT) (Form I-983) or non-immigrant work visas for these positions. These are 100% in office positions.

Salary:
Hiring rate of position: $22.975 for an Auditor I; $26.550 for an Auditor II; and $28.542 for an Auditor III.

Are you a team-player who gets it done? Would you love to be part of a team dedicated to excellent results that strives to be a great place to work? If so, then we are the place for you! At the Department of Revenue, we know that you want: interesting & challenging work, opportunities to learn & grow, competitive pay & benefits, talented co-workers.

The ability to contribute and make a difference, a transparent work place, a sense of community and leadership that takes a personal interest in you!

As a Revenue Auditor with the Nebraska Department of Revenue, you will work with a team of professionals who are engaged with the community and dedicated to public service by administering the state revenue laws with integrity, efficiency, and consistency, while maintaining a customer focused perspective. As an employer, we offer excellent benefits, a stable work environment, competitive salaries, defined career paths, and training programs that will enable you to be successful.

Our training program and educational benefits coupled with two years of experience at our agency set the conditions to achieve an active permit to practice as a CPA at a minimal cost to you. We offer many other opportunities for professional growth, personal development and continuing education. Revenue Auditors acquire and apply significant knowledge of taxation and auditing, while benefiting from a flexible work schedule that provides for a great work/life balance.

The audits performed ensure that businesses and individuals comply with the Nebraska income tax, sales and use tax, tax incentive, and other taxing statutes. The audit process requires analysis of complex transactions and critical decision making. Revenue Auditors will have opportunities to serve as an auditor in-charge and will have responsibility for guiding the development of other members of the audit team.

There are five levels of the Revenue Auditor class series within the Department of Revenue:
Revenue Auditor I, Revenue Auditor II, Revenue Auditor III, Revenue Auditor IV, and Revenue Audit Manager, each level having a defined development path.

Job

Duties include:

The Revenue Auditor I: performs work in a training status to build their skills in completing various types of audits. As incumbents develop their knowledge and skills, they will be assigned as an in-charge auditor of level 1 and 2 audits, with determinations/findings reviewed by an Auditor IV or Revenue Audit Manager. The limited nature of the assigned work, on-the-job training, and guidance given distinguish this class from the Revenue Auditor II.

The Revenue Auditor II: is primarily assigned as the in-charge auditor for level 2 and 3 audits. As incumbents develop their knowledge and skills, they will be assigned as an in-charge auditor of the advanced level 4 audits. The level of work assigned and continued training received distinguish this class from the Revenue Auditor III. The Revenue Auditor III: is the full performance classification, where incumbents spend the majority of time functioning as the in-charge auditor for the most difficult audits or coordinating a specialized audit function.

The advanced level of work assigned, supervision received, and assignment to special projects distinguish this class from the Revenue Auditor II.

Minimum Qualifications:

Revenue Auditor I:
Bachelor's degree in business administration or accounting or the equivalent; with at least 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing.

Revenue Auditor II:
Bachelor's degree in business administration or accounting or the equivalent; with at least 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing, AND one year experience as an in-charge auditor.

Revenue Auditor III:
Bachelor's degree in business administration or accounting or the equivalent; with at least 24 semester hours in…