Tax Specialist 2

$38,232 - $75,024/Yr

State of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Baton Rouge, LA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Tax Specialist 2 position involves performing in-house audits of various tax returns and managing taxpayer accounts within the Department of Revenue. This role is essential for ensuring compliance with state tax laws and providing assistance to taxpayers regarding their tax obligations. The position offers a hybrid work environment, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payments are properly applied to taxpayer accounts.
• Reconcile bank statements with payments received in the portal.
• Authorize or recommend issuance of any refund or credit due.
• Review penalty waiver requests and make determinations or recommendations in accordance with Commission adopted guidance.
• Educate taxpayers regarding return and payment processing and management.
• Review applications submitted by businesses to determine eligibility to file as a remote seller.
• Open and close taxpayer accounts, generating all correspondence pertaining to new/closed accounts.
• Verify account closings by reviewing taxpayer history to determine if there are outstanding balances due prior to closing an account.
• Assist with the collection of delinquent accounts.
• Provide assistance to taxpayers with applications, filing of returns, payment of taxes, and any general questions.
• Educate taxpayers regarding compliance with state statutes and local tax ordinances.
• Develop, analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or manual changes.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree with six semester hours in accounting, business, economics, finance, management, information systems management, or quantitative methods.
• One year of professional level experience in accounting, administrative services, financial auditing, management analysis, tax accounting, tax audit review, tax auditing, tax collection, tax enforcement, tax law, tax systems work, or taxpayer assistance.

Nice-to-haves

• Possession of designation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Possession of a current license to practice law in Louisiana.

Benefits

• Flexible/Hybrid work environment.