Excise Tax Examiner 4 (ARDE)

Description

Duties

This position is a subject matter expert for the Voluntary Disclosure Program, desk examinations, fraud referrals, and general work items. They serve as an expert on tax administration, audit policies and procedures, excise tax rules and laws, taxpayer rights, agency responsibilities, and supporting systems. Reporting to the ARDE Manager, here are some other duties you can expect:

• Completes theory and math review of audit assessments and reviews Administrative Review & Hearing petition responses.
• Assists with the manager review and approval function for examiner's audit assessments. 
• Assists staff with difficult tax liability discussions.
• Coordinates and provides training support to ARDE staff.
• Serves as the Field Audit Manager’s back up and provide leadership to ARDE examiners. 
• Assists in tracking unit performance measures.
• Serves as a division liaison to other divisions, stakeholders, and taxpayers.  
• Assists in the development of new and/or revised rules, excise tax bulletins, tax determinations, proposed legislation, and impact statements in coordination with internal policy divisions.

Qualifications

The required qualifications are key competencies that have been successfully demonstrated through experience or education. To join our team, you must possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:

Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex Washington excise tax laws, rules, and audit policies
Shown through prior work reviewing complex taxability questions, resolving issues of first impression, advising staff, or producing accurate tax determinations.

Proven ability to perform and quality-review desk examinations and administrative review responses
Evidence includes experience conducting theory/math reviews, ensuring clarity and consistency in examinations, and validating adherence to policies and procedures.

Progressive experience providing technical guidance and acting as a subject matter expert for peers or subordinate examiners
Demonstrated through work assigning tasks, providing instruction, reviewing others’ work, troubleshooting complex examiner questions, or contributing to lead-level decision-making.

Proven skill in conducting high-level technical communication with taxpayers, representatives, and internal staff
Evidence includes clear written explanations (audit summaries, ruling drafts, complaint responses) and verbal communication during conferences or complex issue resolution meetings.

Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, and organize complex tax data to support decision-making, compliance assessments, and policy development
Evidence includes work tracking performance measures, conducting data-driven reviews of lead selections, preparing summaries for protested assessments, or contributing to policy and legislative initiatives.

Progressive experience leading and providing feedback shown through:

• Providing direction and guidance to others, as well as facilitate structure and teamwork.
• Being a positive role model for the team.
  • Providing individual assistance for other employees.
  • Providing tactful feedback to other employees.
  • Being willing to have respectful crucial conversations with other employees.

Demonstrated ability to provide training and development including: 

• Demonstrated expertise in ARDE systems and processes.
• Coordinating the training of new staff.
• Developing, reviewing and updating training materials.
• Performing detailed reviews of completed work.
• Proven ability to mentor staff and co-workers.

Proven ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and persuasively, both written and verbally, shown through: 

• Effectively expressing ideas and information using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the topic and the knowledge and understanding of the audience.

Proven ability to research and gather information demonstrated by: 

• Using effective techniques for information gathering by asking questions in ways that enhance clarity, information flow, and reliability of the information.
• Effectively researching, analyzing, organizing, and documenting data in ways that make the information most useful for subsequent assessment, problem solving and investigation.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, policies and procedures relative to the Department of Revenue. Understanding of the state tax structure, tax administration, program planning, and agency priorities. Utilizing Court decisions and regulatory advisories applicable to taxpayers.

Demonstrated experience in planning and organization including:

• Effectively planning and organizing multiple assignments, often of a complex nature or involving competing priorities, to produce work products that are accurate, thorough, and on time.
• Effectively utilize technologies that are necessary to conduct the business of the organization, such as Microsoft Office applications, the Internet, and mission critical tax accounting systems.

Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships shown by:

• Displaying a positive attitude about the work to be done, co-workers, customers, management, and employer policies. 
• Providing excellent customer service to both external and internal customers.

• Complete/update your application.
• Attach a current resume.
• Attach a letter of interest, describing your specific qualifications for this position.
• Attach college transcripts showing the required accounting credits. If you have foreign education credentials, please include the evaluation of U.S. equivalency.

Internal applicants - If your current DOR position did not require proof of the accounting credit requirement, please include your college transcripts.

Failure to follow the application instructions or attaching the required documents may result in your disqualification.

To take advantage of Veteran's preference, please attach your DD-214, member 4 long form, or your NGB-22. Please blackout your social security number and date of birth before attaching.


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