Revenue Tax Auditor Trainee

Position Overview

Do you value integrity, inclusion, and continuous learning? Do you want to learn and train as part of an audit team that shares these values and incorporates them into daily work life? Apply for this Revenue Tax Auditor Trainee position with Department of Revenue, Bureau of Audits. As a trainee, you will participate in a structured and specialized program to learn how to audit individuals and business entities to determine taxpayer compliance with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania tax laws and regulations.

Candidates must reside in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, or Warren County. Start your professional career with us!

In this structured training program, you will learn to conduct fair, equitable, and efficient field audits of taxpayers to determine their compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This includes working at field audit sites, as needed to facilitate audit efficiency. The auditing work you will be trained for involves examining, researching, and comparing information; interpreting tax laws, rules, and regulations; and writing, organizing, and presenting the results of your research and analysis.

You will also learn to visually inspect taxpayers’ facilities to ascertain business activities, as well as communicate directly with taxpayers and their representatives to explain their rights and responsibilities, audit procedures and findings, and supporting laws, regulations, and policies. Your knowledge, experience, and independent decision making will progress throughout the completion of the training period. With our team, you will learn to decide on appropriate audit procedures, determine taxpayer compliance with applicable laws and regulations, determine most effective communication method with each taxpayer, and determine audit inventory needs and scheduling time frames to maintain a full work schedule.

• Full‑time employment
• Candidate must reside in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venallo, or Warren County (relocation is not an option)
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday–Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home part‑time, ad hoc, after an in‑office training period of 30 days. 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 Erie. 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
• Further communication regarding this position will be provided via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• A bachelor’s degree that includes 15 college credits in accounting, tax, or auditing
• Or an equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 15 college credits in accounting, tax, or auditing
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within six months of graduating with a qualifying degree

• You must meet the PA residency requirement
• Candidate must reside in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, or Warren counties; relocation is not an option
• 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…