TAX AUDITOR III - 79011436

Requisition No: 885452 

Agency: Business and Professional Regulation

Working Title: TAX AUDITOR III - 79011436

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 79011436 

Salary:  $1,685.78 to $1,950.25 

Posting Closing Date: 10/18/2026 

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DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO
TAX AUDITOR III
Position Number: 79011436  
Hiring Salary Range: $1,685.78 to $1,950.25 Biweekly

**INTERNAL AGENCY**

**You must be employed by the Department of Business & Professional Regulation to be considered. **

***Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile.  Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position.  Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. ***

The Work You Will Do:

• Plans and conducts independent audits of licensees, including source documents and accounting records review, and separate transaction analysis of all movement of product.  Audits may include counting and recording inventories on hand for alcoholic beverages, other tobacco products, and taxable cigarettes.  Assists higher level tax auditors or supervisors in more complex audits. Performs the duties and responsibilities of Tax Auditor I's when necessary.
• Conducts desk audits on monthly reports, including verification of the mathematical accuracy of the reports, examination of the reports for completeness and correctness on cigarette, other tobacco product, beer, wine, and liquor reports of various types.  Verification of payment of taxes, and cross-reference of product movement.
• Conducts inventories and/or audits of the division's fixed assets, information and evidence fund (I&E), seized evidence (vault), cigarette tax stamps, petty cash, and checking accounts.
• Trains other tax auditors on proper auditing techniques and documentation of discrepancies as well as agency policies and procedures and state laws.
• Witnesses and accounts for the destruction of cigarette stamp indicia, alcoholic beverage breakage, spoiled beverages and damaged cigarettes and tobacco products.
• Completes other special projects and additional work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting or auditing methods, principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of the methods used in verifying and analyzing data.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Ability to extract and disseminate tax information.
• Ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret financial data.
• Ability to examine and audit financial records.
• Ability to prepare financial audit reports.
• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide technical assistance and advice to taxpayers.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must currently work for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation  
• Must possess a minimum of two years of professional auditing or accounting experience.
• Must possess a valid State of Florida driver’s license no later than the date of appointment.
• Must be willing to use personal vehicle to conduct job assignments.  The selected applicant will be reimbursed $0.445 per mile.

Preferred:

Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in accounting or an area of business which includes five courses in accounting.

Applicant Note:

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration

 If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.

Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile.  Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position.  Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information.

 
NOTE: 

This position requires participation in direct deposit.

 
Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

 
The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes. 
 

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

SPECIAL REMINDERS:

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation values the sacrifices veterans, and their family members have given to our country and support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.
 

A candidate for veterans’ preference who believes he or she was not afforded employment preference may file a complaint in accordance with Rule 55A-7.016, F.A.C., with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Veterans’ Preference Coordinator, 11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311, Largo, FL, 33778. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has also established an email where people can electronically file claims or ask questions. The email is veteranspreference@fdva.state.fl.us.


The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.