Job Description

Posting number: 55478

Department: Revenue

Division: Tax Division

Job classification: Revenue Appeals Officer 1

Posting type: Open

Categories: Court Administration, Accounting and Finance, Legal, Management, Investigative, Hearing Examiner, Tax Administration, Research, Communications, Program Management

Summary

Come join the State of Alaska!

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is recruiting for a Revenue Appeals Officer 1/2 in Anchorage!

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Review taxpayer appeals for all tax types by examining the facts and arguments, understanding the issues for each case, and applying Alaska statutes and regulations to determine the correct outcome.
• Conduct informal conferences with taxpayers and work collaboratively with coworkers and the Department of Law to resolve appeal issues.
• Research tax and legal questions and write clear, well-organized informal conference decisions that communicate and support the determination for each case.
• Accurately calculate tax, penalty, and interest adjustments based on the informal conference decision, and input any corrections into the Tax Division’s system.
• Work as part of a team with the Department of Law to prepare cases for formal hearings and higher-level appeals, helping present the Department’s position in a professional and well-supported manner.
• We have a strong preference for candidates with prior experience applying statutes or regulations, conducting legal or tax research, analyzing financial or audit documentation, and writing decisions or reports, who can step into the role with minimal training and begin handling cases independently.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Tax Division’s mission is to collect taxes, inform stakeholders, and regulate charitable gaming. The Appeals group within the Tax Division impartially reviews taxpayer appeals of assessments for all tax types administered by the Tax Division including charitable gaming. Revenue Appeals Officers are exposed to a wide variety of issues in all of the tax types administered by the Department of Revenue.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Appeals group offers a flexible work schedule, including “alternative work week” schedules that allow employees to have every other Friday off and the potential for a hybrid telework schedule. The vacancy may be filled at either the RAO 1 or 2 level depending on the applicant’s work experience and qualifications. The RAO 1 level has the potential for promotion without the need to reapply for the RAO 2 position based on meeting specific experience, knowledge, and benchmark criteria.

The State of Alaska offers a 37.5- hour work week, health insurance, retirement benefits, leave accrual, regular (annual or biannual) step/pay increases, and union negotiated cost of living increases.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is on the 5th floor of the Atwood building in Anchorage, Alaska. All desks can be raised to work standing up. The Appeals group is currently a small team of three employees.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
• Due to the inherent nature of work performed in the Department of Revenue, the Department may reasonably decline to interview qualified applicants with felony convictions related to embezzlement or theft of funds

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply!

Examples of duties

Revenue Appeals Officer 1

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in accounting, finance, or business that includes at least 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) in accounting, auditing, or tax. Three semester hours (four quarter hours) in business law or statistical sampling may apply toward the required credit hours.

AND

Two years of journey level professional experience in auditing, public accounting and/or legal tax experience. The required experience includes work such as Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 3, Corporate Income Tax Auditor 3, or Tax Auditor 4 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Substitution:

A juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.

OR

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in taxation.

Revenue Appeals Officer 2

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in accounting, finance, or business that includes at least 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) in accounting, auditing or tax courses. Three semester hours (four quarter hours) of business law or statistical sampling may apply toward the required credit hours.

AND EITHER

Two years of journey level professional experience conducting informal conferences and issuing written informal conference decisions for progressively responsible appeal cases with at least three appealed issues and working with formal appeal cases. This experience is met by service as a Revenue Appeals Officer 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

OR

Three years of advanced professional level experience in auditing, public accounting and/or legal tax experience. The required experience includes work such as Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 4 or a Corporate Income Tax Auditor 4 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

OR

Substitution:

A juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.

AND

Two years of advanced professional level experience in auditing, public accounting and/or legal tax experience. The required experience includes work such as Oil and Gas Auditor 4 or a Corporate Income Tax Auditor 4.

Special Note:

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Qualifications

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR STATE EMPLOYMENT

All employment with the State of Alaska, including but not limited to full-time, part-time, seasonal, temporary, on-call, etc. positions must be disclosed in your application. Failure to provide this information may result in the disqualification of your application.

REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:

1. Copies of all performance evaluations received for the last two years. If performance evaluations are not available, you may substitute a written statement explaining why they were not available, or two letters of professional reference.
2. Copy of transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications
3. A technical or professional writing sample, not to exceed 5 pages. The sample should not be a personal statement or contain personal information. It can be on any topic and should showcase your grammar, clarity, and ability to communicate a topic or point.

BACKGROUND CHECK

An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant's ability to pass all required state and federal background checks, including any criminal history or security clearance screenings mandated by law, regulation, or departmental policy.

BARGAINING UNIT

If you are a current state employee, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials and must be attached to your application upon submission. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, provided they include the URL and institution name.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED

This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either the 1 or 2 level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. The full range of salaries is listed above. Starting salary will be determined by the level the position is hired at. If filled at Level 1, promotion to the Level 2 will occur upon successful completion of the probationary period and required training, as well as the applicant meeting the minimum qualifications of the higher job class.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

NOTICE

Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

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Supplemental information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:

Jennifer Kegler, Revenue Appeals Supervisor

Email: jennifer.kegler@alaska.gov

Phone Number: 907-269-0058