Unemployment Insurance Tax Auditor; repost

A employee in this class performs advanced, specialized professional unemployment tax auditing work in the Virgin Islands Department of Labor. At this level, audits involve highly complex tax issues, requiring research and interpretation of regulations, policies, precedents and generally accepted accounting and auditing principles. The incumbent is expected to exercise considerable judgment and independence in planning, examining and completing audits of the financial books and automated records of employers, in addition to assisting employers and the general public in all aspects to determine compliance with the Virgin Islands Unemployment Insurance Law (VIUD.

The incumbent will be privy to highly confidential matters and transactions and must oversee that processes are conducted with the utmost discretion and professionalism in regard to the review, dissemination, and disclosure of information.

An employee in this position serves as a subject matter expert, reporting directly to the Unemployment Insurance Central Office division head or designee.

• Receives instructions from the Director of Unemployment Insurance or designee regarding the general objectives of the audit and the outline of the audit program. Independently develops efficient audit procedures based upon this initial direction.
• Conducts complex audit investigations of employer financial books and automated records to gather facts and evidence to identify issues and determine course of action, status and liability under the VIUI and federal laws.
• Ensures preparation of computer audit program to be run on the employer's computer for review of the employer's accounting and report generating system.
• Determines tax liability and recommends appropriate legal action to superiors in order to ensure compliance by applying the proper statutes, department policies and procedures to specific tax situations.
• Investigates and documents findings of fraud by large employer erroneous reporting to determine whether corrective measures or legal actions should be taken.
• Interviews employers, corporate officers, attorneys, accountants, EDP personnel, individuals and employers to gather facts for use during an audit investigation by determining the pertinent parties and scheduling interviews.
• Collects current and delinquent taxes and negotiates time payment contracts.
• Prepares financial statements based on investigative report of taxpayers' assets, financial conditions and ability to pay the delinquent taxes.
• Resolves tax issues by utilizing manual and automated record review.
• Disseminates information at professional and employer group seminars, forums and public meetings.
• Explains and clarifies Unemployment Insurance Laws, automated data applications, departmental services and employer taxpayer obligations by distributing printed documents and by using a variety of public speaking techniques.
• Initiates legal processes against taxpayers by serving subpoenas and issuing final demands for payment prior to the issuance of liens or tax levies.
• Serves as an expert witness for the department at judicial procedures and/or department hearings.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance which include twenty-one (21) credits in accounting or auditing subjects (three (3) of the twenty-one (21) credits in accounting may be in accounting/business law) and two (2) years increasingly responsible professional experience in external/internal auditing, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification preferred.

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Bachelor of Arts degree in the above-mentioned field with twenty-one (21) credits in accounting or auditing subjects (three (3) of the twenty-one (21) credits in accounting may be in accounting/business law) and four (4) years increasingly responsible professional experience in external/internal auditing. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification required.

Possession of a Valid Driver's License to operate a motor vehicle in the US Virgin Islands.

• Knowledge of legal entities in private industry, government and non-profit organizations sufficient to determine if they fall under the Unemployment Insurance Law umbrella.
• Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, practices and procedures sufficient to examine accounting and transaction books and records to determine tax liability and identify assets for collection and levy activities.
• Knowledge of state laws, regulations and departmental procedures regarding UI liability, computation of tax rates, tax reporting, filling and claims processing procedures sufficient to establish employer tax liability.
• Knowledge of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the IRS Code, Social Security Act, State Revenue laws, judicial system, law enforcement processes and procedures sufficient enough to determine an appropriate course of action to successfully carry out an…