Sr. Tax Auditor

Overview

Forsyth County's Tax Administration has an opening for Sr. Tax Auditor. The Sr. Tax Auditor is responsible for overseeing the timely and equitable assessment of business personal property. This position coordinates the overall audit program and performs the more difficult technical audits. The Sr. Auditor is needed to organize and conduct these audits with the internal staff and also coordinate with outside auditing firms contracted to assist the county.

This position has more responsibilities than an auditor but does not perform evaluations. The Sr. Tax Auditor works closely with the listing division manager and informs them of activities relevant to the auditor group and keeps the manager informed of their progress.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to deal with high level executives in a professional manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to interpret and explain laws related to the listing and assessing of business personal property.
• Ability to interpret financial records on business personal property.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and supervise the work of others.
• Considerable knowledge of accounting principles and procedures related to auditing of business personal property.
• Considerable knowledge of the NC Statues governing property tax.
• Considerable knowledge of accepted principles and procedures used in the appraisal of business personal property.
• Graduation from a four-year college with a major in business or accounting or a related field and at least two years of tax office, tax preparation, bookkeeping, or personal property experience; or
• Graduation from a technical or community college with a degree in business or accounting and at least at least four years of tax office, tax preparation, bookkeeping, or personal property experience.
• Must have a valid NC driver's license.
• Must be able to attain certification by the NC Department of Revenue.
• A higher education level may be considered as a substitution for all or part of the experience requirement.

• Selects or assists in the selection and scheduling of business accounts to be audited.
• Provides an estimate of the business tax base value for budget purposes and produces progress reports to the status of the audits.
• Prepares and presents cases to the Board of Equalization and Review, Board of County Commissioners, NC Property Tax Commission and the courts.
• Generates and maintains necessary data for specialized analysis through a computer data base.
• Drafts and finalizes internal procedures manual for use in audits and resolves audit questions or problems as necessary.
• Communicates and discusses findings with high level business executives.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises the work of a staff responsible for auditing business personal property.
• Prepares a properly formatted, well-designed audit report on the more difficult technical audits.
• Performs related work as required.