TAX AUDITOR IV - 73000427

Requisition No: 854193 

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: TAX AUDITOR IV - 73000427

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 73000427 

Salary:  $59,191.92 / Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/09/2025 

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Florida Department of Revenue

General Tax Administration

Registration and Account Specialist

Tax Auditer IV

Tallahassee

The Florida Department of Revenue’s General Tax Administration program collects the revenue that maintains the state’s infrastructure, funds schools, protects the environment, and much more. The Department invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website.

JOB SUMMARY: This is a Tax Auditor IV position in the General Tax Administration Program, Refunds and Revenue Accounting Process, Refunds Unit. The incumbent conducts independent refund audits of one or more taxes and performs or assists with more complex audits of business entities for the various Florida taxes administered by the Department. The incumbent coordinates work as well as processes, examines, analyzes, or interprets accounting records, investigates financial information for the purposes of giving advice, or prepares statements or reports for the Refund Sub-Process for various taxes administered by the Department to ensure correct processing of refund claims. The incumbent also trains auditors, including on-the-job training and assists in training sessions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Four years of professional auditing or accounting experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel.

SUBSTITUTION:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major course of study in accounting or area of business can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required auditing or accounting experience.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience performing sales and use tax audits within the General Tax Administration Program.
• Experience working within the System for Unified Taxation (SUNTAX).
• Experience with conducting on-the-job training.
• Experience with researching Florida statutes and administrative codes.
• Experience providing written and verbal customer service.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Documentation of education requirements must be submitted. Failure to provide education requirements could result in removal from further consideration.

SALARY: The hiring salary for this position generally will not exceed $4,932.66 monthly/$59,191.92 annually.

BENEFITS: Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION:  Denise Northern, (850) 617-8444, Denise.Northern@floridarevenue.com.

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT: If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov.

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

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.