UI COMPLIANCE OFFICER I (DLT)

About the position

Within the Department of Labor & Training (DLT), to assist in the employment and security tax collection program of delinquent accounts and the securing of delinquent tax returns by performing moderately complex tax collection activities; in the field or office; and to do related work as required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with taxpayers and their representatives to determine methods of liquidating previously determined tax liabilities.
• Provide taxpayers with tax information and business counsel to promote voluntary compliance with State tax laws.
• Verify and analyze the taxpayer's financial condition by investigating financial statements or obtaining financial information from third party sources.
• Arrange payment agreements according to the determination of the taxpayer's financial condition and ability to pay.
• Determine the lien rights or equity of the State in the taxpayer's property prior to taking enforcement action.
• Make offers in compromise related to delinquency and penalty assessments, nonpayment penalties, and enforcement procedures.
• Conduct investigations relative to delinquent accounts or returns involving decedent's estates and various insolvency proceedings.
• Advise taxpayers on matters such as gross wages, taxable wages, and exempt wages subject to the Employment and Security and Temporary Disability Acts.
• Collect monies determined to be owed following tax liability investigations.

Requirements

• Possession of a bachelor's degree from a college of recognized standing with a specialization in accounting, finance, business, law enforcement or closely related field.
• Experience involving work where loans are processed and collected with collateral as security.
• Experience involving work associated with the interpretation and/or application of tax laws or the enforcement of laws under which taxes are assessed and collected.
• A working knowledge of the pertinent provisions of the Temporary Disability Insurance and Unemployment Insurance Laws of Rhode Island.
• Ability to interpret laws, rules, and regulations to individuals, partnerships, and corporate business organizations.
• Working knowledge of investigative techniques involved in the collection of delinquent taxes.
• Ability to read and interpret financial statements for tax collection purposes.
• Working knowledge of state and federal insolvency laws and proceedings.