Auditor ; Tax​/Auditor Trainee ; Tax​/Auditor Trainee ; Tax; NY HELPS Criminal Investigati

Title

Auditor 1 (Tax)/Auditor Trainee 1 (Tax)/Auditor Trainee 2 (Tax) (NY HELPS)

Agency:
Taxation & Finance, State

Occupational Category:
Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade: 18

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range:
From $53,764 to $66,951 Annually

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Appointment Type:
Permanent

Jurisdictional Class:
Competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 10%

Workweek:
Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week: 37.5

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County:
Onondaga

Street Address: 333 East Washington Street

City:
Syracuse

State: NY

Zip Code: 13202

• Conduct audits and examinations of taxpayer’s books and records to determine compliance with the various articles of the NYS Tax Law
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of the Tax Law, Criminal Tax and Penal Law as well as Department and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) procedures and policies, including the Code of Conduct, Ethics practices and security and confidentiality rules
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with supervisors and other Department staff, taxpayers and/or their representatives, and prosecutor offices
• Develop and maintain skills in computer technology including operation of laptop computers, PCs, and various software and job-related applications
• Travel frequently, including both local and overnight within and outside New York State and to locations not accessible by public transportation; and be able to perform field works in non-business hours if necessary
• Carry computer equipment and case materials to various field audit sites, training classes, BCMS conferences, etc.
• Prepare cases for prosecution and assist prosecuting authority
• Represent CID and advocate disputed cases at BCMS conferences and Small Claims Hearings; may participate at hearings as a witness for the Department to assist attorneys from the Department’s Office of Counsel in the resolution of disagreed cases; testify in Grand Jury and Trial in criminal courts
• Conduct interviews of witnesses, taxpayers, or subjects under investigation with an investigative team
• Perform various special assignments and miscellaneous tasks as requested; and
• Adhere to the Department's time and attendance rules and regulations

• The ability to fill this position is subject to DOB guidelines for processing personnel transactions.
  
  Note:
  
  a budget waiver is not required to fill positions via transfer to lateral or downward level positions within the same department or to change line items within the same funding source; or to replace employees who have been terminated during their probationary periods. The selected candidate must be eligible for appointment in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Law, Rules, and Regulations.
  
  If mandatory rehiring lists exist for this title, appointment other than reassignment must be made from these lists.
• If there are no acceptors from these lists, appointment may be made using the following:
  • a) New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)
  • b) Employees who are currently serving in the same title are eligible for reassignment without change in title or status
  • c) Candidates reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title and location
  • d) Employees eligible for transfer
  • e) This position may be filled as a two year traineeship
  • f) Employees eligible for 55b appointment
• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.
• At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an…