Tax Auditor - Lead Auditor

What You Will Be Doing

As a Lead Auditor, you will perform and lead various excise tax audits, assist the Revenue Audit Supervisor with program management, provide technical direction to tax technicians and other auditors, and answer questions about various excise tax programs from the public.

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division collects state taxes and administers tax laws. We also regulate charitable gaming and provide revenue estimating and economic forecasting. We promote compliance through quality service and fair administration.

The Tax Division is a friendly office, with excellent work‑life balance – we currently offer a hybrid work schedule which allows employees to work from home certain days of the week – as well as a collaborative atmosphere which aims to promote learning, and values teamwork and a positive work environment. We have sit‑stand desks, onsite snack vending, and an office kitchen.

Our office is in the Atwood Building, in downtown Anchorage with free parking provided. Occasional travel may be required.

We are interested in candidates who possess all or most of the following position‑specific competencies:

• Decisiveness:
  Makes well‑informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
• Teaching Others:
  Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
• Writing:
  Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
• Accountability:
  Holds self and others accountable for measurable high‑quality, timely, and cost‑effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Auditing:
  Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Principles of Accounting:
  Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, standards, and practices (for example, double entry accounting, accrual accounting), including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals.
• Tax Law:
  Knowledge of accounting and tax law for individuals, sole proprietor ships, partnerships, and/or corporations.
• Technical Credibility:
  Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in the areas above. Equivalent to those typically gained by any combination of preparatory post‑secondary education and/or progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, tax, auditing, examining, preparing, reviewing, or reconciling financial accounts and data.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call in Juneau or TTY:
Alaska Relay 711 or or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK . The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.