NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Tax Audit and Enforcement Division is charged with the audit of all business and excise taxes administered by New York City. The division conducts audits related to personal, sales, and use taxes. Its Enforcement Unit conducts audits of taxpayers who are potentially evading compliance with City tax laws and rules. City Tax Auditors conduct audits of selected audit candidates with a goal of determining the appropriate tax liability of each taxpayer and applying NYC rules and laws in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures.

An excellent promotional opportunity is available for a highly motivated auditor to serve as a City Tax Auditor IV (Non-Group Chief) in the Office of Tax Audit, Metro-Sales Tax Unit. The selected candidate will be reporting to the Group Chief and will conduct independent examinations of tax returns of the largest and most complex business organizations. Metro-Sales Tax Unit Level 4 City Tax Auditors conduct independent examinations of tax returns of the largest and most complex business organizations.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct independent sales and use tax examinations of tax returns of the largest and most complex business organizations. Such work may include a combination of: an inventory of a large volume of difficult cases; audits of the largest, most complex, diversified business organizations and/or individuals; and review of such completed audits.
• Screen tax returns of the largest and most complex business organizations to determine compliance with NYC and NYS sales and use tax laws and regulations and identify taxpayers that should be selected for audit.
• Develop and/or review complex models that may potentially identify audit worthy candidates.
• Independently develop and create reports for Senior Management. Such work may include Senior Management financial, and staff related reports; and/or Modeling/Screening analysis results reports.
• Serve as Project Leader for special projects related to audit trends and new initiatives.
• Serve as Team Leader on audits of larger taxpayers with the most complex tax issues. Supervise a team of lower-level CTAs.
• Assist with research, development, and implementation of Standard Audit Practices (SAP) and Audit Policies and Procedures.
• Conduct independent research to identify new audit issues and new audit techniques. Prepare written documentation and materials and develop and conduct audit training programs related to such new issues and techniques. Conduct presentations of new and improved audit issues and techniques at Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs.

Field audits require travel within and outside of NYC. Out of town travel may be required.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university , including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting; or

2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in accounting, with at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and 24 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college, including at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting, and four years of full-time satisfactory tax related auditing or tax accounting experience; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. Experience may be substituted for college education on the basis of one year of experience for each 30 semester credits. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and 24 semester credits in accounting, including at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting and cost accounting.

SPECIAL NOTE:
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level I, or two years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either two years of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level II, or three years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, either one year of full-time satisfactory experience in Assignment Level III, or four years of full-time satisfactory tax-related auditing or tax accounting experience.

• At least 4.5 years of tax auditing experience, including at least 1 year as a City Tax Auditor Level 3 in the Department of Finance. • At least 2 years of tax auditing experience in the Sales Tax Unit. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and WebEx. • Extensive knowledge and expertise of New York State and City sales and use tax laws, regulations, audit guidelines. • Experience and knowledge of Sales Tax workflow (i.e., Field Audit Guidelines and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance's Policies and Procedures). • Knowledge and experience with New York State Department of Taxation and Finance's computer network including, Audit Management Program (AMP), Audit Framework Extension (AFE), e- MPIRE (e-Managed Process for an Integrated Revenue Enterprise), Case Identification and Selection System (CISS), Audit Rules Identification Application (ARIA), Audit Transfer Service (ATS) and Statewide Learning Management System (SLMS) is a plus.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at a href="https://studentaid.gov/pslf/", target="_blank"u StudentAid.gov/PSLF/u/a.

New York City Residency is not required for this position.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.