Director, ACAR & RQC

IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR, LEVEL 4. CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT CITY TAX AUDITOR, LEVEL 4.

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Tax Audit and Enforcement Division is charged with the audit of all business and excise taxes administered by New York City. The division conducts audits related to corporate, personal, sales, and use taxes. City tax auditors conduct audits of selected audit candidates with a goal of determining the appropriate tax liability of each taxpayer and applying NYC rules and laws in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures.

The Office of Tax Audit is charged with the audit of all business and excise taxes administered by the City of New York. Tax Audit conducts audits of general corporation tax, business corporation tax, commercial rent tax, unincorporated business tax, hotel tax, utility tax, real property transfer tax, and bank tax. Tax Audit also conducts NYC personal income tax and sales and use tax audits within New York City. Tax auditors conduct audits of selected candidates in the various administered taxes, with a goal of determining the appropriate tax liability of each taxpayer. The Office of Tax Audit includes the Field Unit, which conducts audits in the field, and the Non-field Unit, which conducts correspondence audits.

The Office of Tax Enforcement is the criminal investigative arm of the Tax Audit and Enforcement Division, investigating tax fraud of any tax type for any period that falls within the criminal statute of limitations. We conduct criminal investigations of City Business Tax crimes as well as State Tax crimes that affect the city.

An excellent promotional opportunity is available for a highly motivated individual to serve as Director in the Tax Audit and Enforcement Division. The selected candidate will manage the Audit Case Analysis & Reporting (ACAR) and the Review & Quality Control (RQC) Units. Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner, the selected candidate will supervise staff including auditors and analysts responsible for reviewing completed cases, screening, modeling, analyzing audit data, and creating reports.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

-Oversee monthly review of each reviewer's completed assignments to ensure that audit examinations are in accordance with tax laws, audit procedures and the department's policies.
-Develop and assess models for tax audit screening.
-Work on models with Data Intelligence Group (DIG) and TAE modeling personnel in interactive manner to produce needed cases of varying complexities based on the needs of various units.
-Guide reviewers/screeners in identifying audit worthy taxpayers through the screening of tax returns.
-Compile and maintain data related to the number of cases closed categorizing results based on recommendation or rejection.
-Perform audit modeling and data analysis work. Report findings and make recommendations.
-Monitor and analyze data related to staff productivity, closed and open audits.
-Participate in projects to enhance unit operations and performance, including audit selection, auditing techniques, performance metrics, and application of policy and procedures.
-Interact and partner with Tax Audit and Enforcement, Tax Policy and other divisions in the agency to achieve results.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This position will require employees to have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to an additional background investigation before appointment. The candidate will be required to pass the FTI background investigation as a term and condition of employment.

Note: Department of Finance City Tax Auditors are prohibited from performing any outside tax-related work, and all other non-departmental work must be approved by the agency in advance of starting such employment.

ADMINISTRATIVE TAX AUDITOR - 10049

1. A baccalaureate degree including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting, including at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting, and cost accounting and four years of full-time progressively responsible tax related auditing or tax accounting experience at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative or managerial capacity, requiring independent decision making concerning program management or planning, allocation of resources and scheduling and assignment of work.

2. High school or equivalent and 24 credits in accounting including at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting and cost accounting and six years full-time progressively responsible tax related auditing or tax accounting experience at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative or managerial capacity requiring independent decision making concerning program management or planning, allocation of resources and the scheduling and assignment of work.

3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least 24 credits in accounting from an accredited college including at least one course each in auditing, U.S. taxation, advanced accounting and cost accounting. Appropriate education may be substituted for the general tax related auditing or tax accounting experience (but not for the 18 months of administrative or managerial experience described above) at the rate of one year of college for six months of experience up to a maximum of four years college for two years of experience. A master's degree with a major in accounting, auditing or taxation may be substituted for an additional year of the general tax related auditing or tax accounting experience. In all case, all candidates must have at least 18 months of tax related auditing or tax accounting experience in an administrative or managerial capacity.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.