Group Chief

IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW. PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) AND INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR.

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.

DOFs 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 corporate personal sales and use taxes. 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 Citys policies and procedures.

The Office of Tax Audit is charged with the audit of all business and excise taxes administered by the City of New York. Tax Audit conducts audits of general corporation tax business corporation tax commercial rent tax unincorporated business tax hotel tax utility tax real property transfer tax and bank tax. Tax Audit also conducts NYC personal income tax and sales and use tax audits within New York City. Tax auditors conduct audits of selected candidates in the various administered taxes with a goal of determining the appropriate tax liability of each taxpayer. The Office of Tax Audit includes the Field Unit which conducts audits in the field and the Non-field Unit which conducts correspondence audits.

Tax Audit & Enforcement has an excellent promotional opportunity available for an experienced and highly organized individual to serve as a Group Chief in the Audit Real Property Trans Tax-RPTT Unit. The unit is responsible for conducting field/desk audits of taxpayers subject to Real Property Transfer Hotel Fire premium & Commercial Rent Taxes. The selected candidate will oversee the supervision and operation of one group of auditors responsible for conducting the tax audits and programs required.

Reporting to the Assistant Director the selected candidates duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

-Supervise day-to-day work process and train staff engaged in conducting tax auditing work of various complexities in the following areas: Filed Real Property Transfer Commercial Rent and Fire Premium Tax returns Commercial Rent and Fire Premium Tax non-filers as well as unfiled transfers subject to the Real Property Transfer Tax.
-Monitor units case inventory and resolution progress.
-Formulate audit plans to maximize time-management efficiency and potential of auditors assigned to the group.
-Advice staff on NYC Real Property Transfer Hotel Tax Fire Premium Tax and Commercial Rent Tax audit issues and relevant tax laws and regulations.
-Conduct independent research necessary to resolve complex audit issues.
-Instruct auditors on the rules procedures and regulations consistent with federal state or local tax laws to determine proper compliance.
-Use the monthly reports and other data to maximize the auditors and the groups efficiency
-Prepare reports and perform related tasks.
-Assist in the resolution of cases by attending meetings and exit conferences with taxpayers and/or their representatives.
-Interact with office of counsel concerning resolution of cases.


Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and the Collective Bargaining Unit representing employees serving in the civil service title.

This position will require employees to have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to an additional background investigation before appointment. The candidate(s) will be required to pass the FTI background investigation as a term and condition of employment.

Note: Department of Finance City Tax Auditors are prohibited from performing any outside tax-related work and all other non-departmental work must be approved by the agency in advance of starting such employment.

CITY TAX AUDITOR - 40523

Qualifications :

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 States 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.

Additional Information :

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time