Revenue Examiner 2

• In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application. 
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. 
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.  
• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.   
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.  
• Note:  At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position.  These documents may include:  a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.  Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.  
• Please visit our Applicant Tips on How to Apply page. 
• Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at elizabeth.pinette@ct.gov. 
• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. 
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period.  It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception.  Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov. 

In the Departments of Labor and Revenue Services (Audit Division), this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in conducting office and field examinations of financial records and accounts of businesses and of individual taxpayers to insure accuracy of tax liability.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Independently identifies delinquent taxpayers.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES: Independently acts as a specialist in a particular State tax and provides technical assistance to taxpayers.

Prepares for taxpayer examinations by reviewing tax returns, prior audit reports and other available data; meets with taxpayer to discuss audit procedures, answers questions and obtains necessary information and records; examines and verifies business and financial records; verifies that exemptions and deductions taken by taxpayers are valid and proper; employs test procedures applicable to enterprise under audit; prepares papers supporting all adjustments to tax returns; computes assessments; reviews and discusses audit findings with taxpayer and/or representatives to illustrate how tax laws and rulings apply to taxpayer's specific operations and support audit results; prepares statistical and narrative reports explaining and supporting audit results; answers taxpayer inquiries such as how to fill out a tax return and what records must be maintained; may participate in hearings of disputed cases; may assign, control and/or review work of field and office examiners; performs related work as required.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Independently conducts complex taxpayer examinations to insure accurate contributions to Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES

AUDIT DIVISION: Independently conducts complex taxpayer examinations for income, corporation, sales, use and excise or public services taxes; identifies taxpayers for audit purposes.

TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION: Independently provides a full range of taxpayer assistance involving all state taxes; reviews and analyzes taxpayer records and financial papers to assist taxpayers in preparation of tax returns; assists taxpayers in resolution of disputed bills or collection notices; obtains information from taxpayers and determines how tax laws and rulings apply to taxpayer's operations; as a specialist in particular state taxes, researches and provides written responses to complex technical questions concerning state taxes; creates and revises tax publications, tax forms and training materials; trains lower level permanent and temporary staff and may review work of lower level staff; represents division on tax policy subcommittees; when assigned to field office responsible for operations of taxpayer assistance function and oversees work of lower level permanent and temporary employees; when assigned to central office assists higher level staff in coordinating, planning and overseeing division educational and informational projects; speaks about state taxes before practitioners and taxpayers; performs related work as required.

Considerable knowledge of professional auditing methods, procedures and practices; considerable knowledge of accounting procedures, practices and systems of complex business corporations, partnerships and proprietorships; knowledge of tax accounting methods and practices; knowledge of appropriate tax statutes; considerable oral and written communication skills; considerable ability to analyze complex accounts, tax reports and financial statements and records; considerable ability to understand and apply complex tax statutes; considerable ability to deal effectively with taxpayers, corporate officers, tax accountants, tax attorneys and coworkers; ability to utilize computer software.

Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the junior working level involving the interpretation and application of tax law and fiscal principles.

Notes:
1. The junior working level in accounting or auditing is interpreted as work performed independently as a professional Accountant, Auditor or Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgment in application of professional accounting principles and practices.
2. For State Employees, this is at the level of Revenue Examiner 1, Accounts Examiner, Accountant.
3. Accounting Careers Trainee (target class Revenue Examiner 1 or closely related class) is a professional training level class and below the professional working level.

1. College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
2. A Master's degree in accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General and Special Experience.
3. Examination requirements met in any of the following may be substituted for one (1) year of the General and Special Experience: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or Certificate in Management Accounting.

• Experience in accounting and/or auditing.
• Experience working with the ReEmployCT system.
• Experience in Excel creating and maintaining detailed reports.
• Experience meeting deadlines with competing priorities.
• Experience in interpreting and applying Unemployment Insurance State and Federal Statutes.

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
2. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
3. Incumbents in this class may be required to speak a foreign language.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.