Auditor (Taxpayer Advocate)

Lexington County, SC - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 57361 - 88600

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Responsibilities

Who we are:

At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) we are funding a better state to live work and play. Offering excellent benefits hybrid work schedule tuition assistance and self-development opportunities we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovative workplace that supports work-life balance and empowers our employees to reach their highest potential. Open the door to a career at the SCDOR and discover why 93% of our employees see how their work contributes to the SCDORs successby collecting 95% of South Carolinas general fund our team serves with purpose and impacts the success of our community.

Learn more about why you should join our team at are looking for teammates who are:

Knowledgeable of accounting and auditing principles and practices
Knowledgeable in South Carolina and federal tax laws
Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external customers
Able to communicate effectively
Committed to customer service and interested in helping others
Eager to use their knowledge of tax filing and payment requirements for income corporate sales withholding and additional taxes within set deadlines

What you will do:
As a Professional Auditor you will conduct complex audits of tax returns to ensure compliance with South Carolina and federal tax laws under general supervision.

Primary job duties include:

Researching and reviewing the filing and payment history of taxpayers income sales withholding corporate and other miscellaneous tax accounts
Verifying the registration of corporate tax accounts
Making decisions concerning the appropriate action for outstanding tax discrepancies or issues
Collaborating when needed with the Secretary of State and department tax sections to resolve complex tax issues
Providing customer service to taxpayers and their representatives through telephone written and in-office communication
Recommending and monitoring system enhancements based on law and forms changes for efficiency and accuracy purposes
Assisting in the training of new employees on the SCDOR DORWAY system specific to general and lottery compliance
Preparing a monthly statistical report that reflects the Certificate of Tax Compliance activities
Maintaining the SCDOR Taxpayer Dashboard

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Either:

A bachelors degree with multiple accounting courses (Transcript Required) OR
An associates degree and experience in accounting auditing finance insurance or tax preparation/analysis OR
Relevant experience or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis with an approved equivalence by the Division of State Human Resources (DSHR)

Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning.

Preferred Qualifications

Accounting hours

Additional Comments

EEO: The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age race color religion sex national origin disability and pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation.
Training:Professional Auditors will participatein an onboarding program to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to successfully perform their job.
Hours:Work hours are 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Monday Friday (37.5 hours per week).
Telework schedule:This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per weekafter one year of employment with SCDOR.

Ready to apply

Apply online and complete the application fully including all current and previous work history and education.
You may submit a resume but it will not be considered as a substitute for completing the entire application.
Please include college transcripts (if applicable) by attaching them to your application or emailing .
Candidates selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted to complete an aptitude or skills assessment and personality profile (using Criteria Corp) and may be contacted to complete a one-way virtual interview (using Spark Hire).
Candidates selected for hire are required to comply with all SCDOR tax requirements and are subject to a National Criminal Background Check which includes fingerprinting.

Required Experience:

Job ResponsibilitiesWho we are:At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) we are funding a better state to live work and play. Offering excellent benefits hybrid work schedule tuition assistance and self-development opportunities we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovati...