Revenue Auditor 2 or 3 - Roving Out-of-State (OOS) - West Region (CA, NV, AZ, AK

This recruitment is only open to Department of Revenue employees.

Attention Revenue! Your Audit Division is now hiring a Revenue Auditor 2 or 3 Rover position. A 'Rover' position (resides in Washington) will be considered for internal candidates only and can be based at any of our state locations, but there is a large requirement for travel (up to 51% of work time).

Audit coverage will be based on the location the assignment dictates. In addition to your base salary, you will receive an additional 10%, assignment pay, as an in-state Roving Revenue Auditor (not included in the salary stated above/below). The in-state Roving Auditor is required to travel throughout the continental U.S. as business needs dictate and travel may include up to 51% of available work time.

A position as a Washington-based Roving Revenue Auditor does not require moving.

The hiring manager may start screening applicants as early as August 12, 2026 and make a hiring decision at any time after. It will be to your advantage to submit materials as soon as possible.

Please review the opportunity details below and forward this message to others you feel may be qualified.

This position serves as a journey-level (Revenue Auditor
2) or expert-level (Revenue Auditor
3) auditor by independently identifying and conducting audits of registered and unregistered taxpayers with an emphasis on business activities subject to economic nexus. This will include independent investigations and audits of national and multinational technically diverse business firms, their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions whose business records are maintained at offices located outside the State of Washington.

The auditor evaluates business activities and accounting records to determine if taxpayers are in compliance with applicable tax laws and have correctly reported their tax liability. The auditor establishes or confirms the presence of Nexus with respect to Washington business activities using various tools including but not limited to taxpayer interviews, internet research and the Washington Business Activities Questionnaire. The auditor is responsible for effectively managing an inventory of audit assignments to ensure department and division goals are met.

The auditor is responsible for managing the audit process. The auditor may assist or lead audits of the largest national and multi-national technically diverse business firms, their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions whose business records are maintained at offices located outside the State of Washington.

• Leading national or multinational, technically diverse audits; serving as auditor-in-charge and establishes engagement scope, milestones, and documentation standards.
• Managing a portfolio of audits; coordinating with taxpayer representatives, monitoring progress, and adjusting plans to meet deadlines under general direction.
• Exercising independent judgment on high-impact, sensitive matters; escalating policy or risk issues appropriately.
• Proven outcome:
  Leading complex, large-scale audits to accurate, defensible conclusions while managing scope, schedule, and stakeholders.

• Applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and professional auditing principles to reconcile financial statements, general ledgers, subledgers, and journal entries across diverse environments; identifying discrepancies and resolves inconsistencies.
• Evaluating and validating electronic accounting systems (GL, POS/ERP, e-commerce), traces data flows, and identifying system integrity risks.
• Use of advanced Excel (complex formulas/functions, pivot tables, joins/lookups, data validation) to organize, analyze, and summarize large datasets.
• Designing and executing statistical and non-statistical sampling; collaborating with taxpayer IS staff and audit specialists to support defensible conclusions.

• Researching, interpreting, and applying Washington statutes (RCW), administrative code (WAC), department policy (e.g., ETAs/Special Notices), and relevant court decisions to determine correct tax liabilities under the Revenue Act.
• Establishing physical and economic nexus by analyzing business activities, documentation, and interviews; documenting rationale clearly in work papers and reports.

• Evaluating systems, procedures, and internal controls to identify irregularities, control gaps, and areas of exposure that inform audit scope and sampling strategies.
• Reconciling source documents (e.g., bank statements, sales and purchase records, inventory) and synthesize complex data into fundamental issues and manageable…