Revenue Tax Auditor

The Revenue Tax Auditor position with the Department of Revenue, Bureau of Audits, Scranton Regional Section ST2, lets you build a rewarding career grounded in public trust and service. This role gives you opportunities to work with diverse taxpayers and gain valuable experience in financial review. Each day brings new challenges that strengthen your analytical abilities. Step into a role where your attention to detail helps support the Commonwealth.

Revenue Tax Auditors play an important role in checking whether taxpayers follow state tax laws and reporting requirements. The job involves reviewing records, communicating with taxpayers, and preparing accurate audit reports. As a Revenue Tax Auditor, you will perform the following duties:

• Audit Preparation: Review taxpayer reporting, audit history, and instructions to plan each audit.
• Field Examination: Conduct on-site visits to observe operations and gather information.
• Record Analysis: Examine financial documents to verify accurate tax reporting.
• Audit Reporting: Prepare schedules, work papers, and written narratives that explain findings.
• Taxpayer Communication: Provide explanations of procedures, findings, and appeal rights.
• Team Leadership: Guide and support auditors during group audit assignments.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, ad hoc, after an in‑office training period of one month. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Scranton.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.
• On‑site parting is available.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Successful completion of the Revenue Tax Auditor Trainee program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of professional accounting or auditing experience and a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 15 college credits in accounting, tax, or auditing; or
• Eligibility to sit for the Certified Public Accountant examination.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• This position will have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to the provisions of IRS Publication 1075 (Pub 1075) which requires you to pass an enhanced background check prior to beginning employment. Under Pub 1075, acceptance of a conditional offer of employment will require submission to and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to: a fingerprint‑based federal records check;
  
  a PA State Police clearance; a check of local law enforcement agencies where you have lived, worked, and/or attended school within the last five (5) years; and a citizenship/residency verification.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, please review the available resources at the state website for Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.