Motor Fuels Tax Auditor I - Asheville

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is committed to excellence in tax administration, and they are seeking a Revenue Tax Auditor I to work in the Motor Fuels Section of the Examination Division. The role involves examining motor fuels tax returns and records to ensure taxpayer compliance with revenue laws, conducting audits, and maintaining an audit plan.

Responsibilities

• Document and maintain audit status and communications within agency databases and systems, documentation logs, and audit templates
• Obtain all necessary factual documentation to support audit findings
• Plan work in an efficient manner ensuring deadlines are met
• Prepare concise work papers and reports that clearly explain the findings resulting from completed examinations
• Reconstruct and develop accounting methods that properly reflect fuel transactions in cases where either no records or inadequate records or accounting data is available
• Develop MS Excel spreadsheets and MS Word documents
• Perform accurate and complete audits of financial books and records of motor fuel suppliers, distributors, service stations and trucking companies registered with the Excise Tax Division (International Fuel Tax Agreement) and the Division of Motor Vehicles (International Registration Plan) to determine tax compliance with multiple tax schedules
• Perform audits that will involve the interpretation and application of tax laws to ensure compliance with revenue laws and motor vehicle laws by employing professional auditing and accounting principles and practices in the examination of the taxpayers' records and tax reports
• Confer with individuals, company officials and their representatives

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or related field with at least twelve semester hours of accounting from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• A transcript (either official or unofficial) must accompany the application to verify completion of the required twelve accounting hours
• Basic knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax
• Basic knowledge of auditing and accounting principles and practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
• A vehicle and a valid driver's license are required due to the travel requirements for this position

Benefits

• Health insurance options
• Standard and supplemental retirement plans
• NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis)
• Twelve paid holidays per year
• Fourteen vacation days per year which increase as length of service increases and accumulates year-to-year
• Twelve sick days/year which are cumulative indefinitely
• Paid Parental Leave
• Personal Observance Leave and Community Service Leave
• Longevity pays lump sum payout yearly based on length of service
• 401K, 457, and 403(b) plans
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

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