Assistant Section Manager, QRDT; Revenue Administrator VI Revenue Administration Division

Assistant Section Manager – Questionable Returns Detection Team

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO CURRENT TEMPORARY, CONTRACTUAL AND PERMANENT EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND.

0020 (Please note, state salary guidelines will apply)

Annapolis, Maryland

The Revenue Administration Division of the Comptroller's Office is seeking an experienced leader for the Assistant Section Manager position working in the Questionable Returns Detection Team (QRDT). The Assistant Section Manager is responsible for training and mentoring the employees within the section, working closely with the QRDT data miners, assisting in the daily operations of the team, reviewing and performing research on questionable returns, utilizing available tools and systems (e.g. SMART, GPE, Business Objects/Data Warehouse);

providing assistance to victims of identity theft and tax preparers that experience a client data breach; making referrals for audits, and preparing case referrals to the Comptroller's Field Enforcement Division, Compliance Division Criminal Investigation Unit, Postal Inspector and Office of the Attorney General.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  Six years of professional work experience in auditing, accounting, tax law, senior management, or customer service. Four years of this professional work experience must have involved supervising professional revenue administrators, accountants, or auditors, or providing legal advice requiring the interpretation of tax laws in the capacity of a tax attorney, or having been in a responsible administrative or management capacity.

• Associate’s degree can substitute two years of required experience in auditing, accounting, tax law, general management, or customer service.
• Bachelor’s degree can substitute two years of required experience in auditing, accounting, general management, and customer service.
• 30 college credits can substitute one year of required experience up to two years of experience in auditing, accounting, tax law, general management, or customer service.
• Graduate education in an academic field related to the required experience can substitute at a rate of one year of education for five years of required general experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license can substitute six years of required experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a non‑commissioned officer in accounting and budget classification or accounting and budget specialty codes in the tax examining field of work on a year‑for‑year basis for the required experience.
• For education obtained outside of the U.S., proof of the equivalent American education is required. If a degree was obtained outside of the United States, submit a detailed, course‑by‑course evaluation report from a U.S. equivalency evaluating member identified at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Knowledge and experience in the review, adjudication, and adjustment of suspected fraudulent returns.
• Knowledge of state and federal tax forms, laws, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge and experience working in COM Systems, including GPE, BobJ/Data Warehouse, MeF and Service Now. Proficient working in MS Suite of Applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience leading training (one-on-one and group settings).

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.