Tax Examiner

The Position

Are you motivated to advance your professional career, enhance your skill set, and provide valuable tax services to the Commonwealth? If so, the Department of Revenue (DOR) is excited to welcome a detail‑oriented Tax Examiner 1 who is eager to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to review and examine tax documents and conduct other essential tax related duties. We look forward to working with you!

As a Tax Examiner 1, you will participate in a 6‑month training program learning tax examination and clerical functions administered by PennDOT (PA DOT), for DOR’s Bureau of Business Taxpayer Accounting (BBTA), Motor and Alternative Fuel Tax (MAFT) Division, and Internal Account Settlement (IAS) Section. You will receive training on responding to Right Now inquiries related to the MAFT‑related tax types.

Work involves examining registration and renewal applications for the PA Fuel Transporter Permit program and settling accounts of corresponding monthly carrier reports. This position tracks delinquency corrections of applications and reports and conducts audit reviews, interviews and investigations. You can expect to review and process decisions and orders from the Board of Appeals, Board of Finance & Revenue, and Commonwealth Court.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full‑time employment
• Work hours are flexible between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with a 30 or 60 minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part‑time up to three days a week after successful completion of a six‑month in‑office training. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Two years of general office work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

This position will have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to the provisions of IRS Publication 1075 (Pub 1075) which requires you to pass an enhanced background check prior to beginning employment. Under Pub 1075, acceptance of a conditional offer of employment will require submission to and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to: a fingerprint‑based federal records check;

a PA State Police clearance; a check of local law enforcement agencies where you have lived, worked, and/or attended school within the last five (5) years; and a citizenship/residency verification.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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