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Tax Technician Trainee 1

NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
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  • Title: Tax Technician Trainee 1
  • Location: Latham, NY
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Work hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
  • Salary: $44,169-$56,743
  • Apply by: 02/18/2025

 

  • Title: Tax Technician Trainee 2
  • Location: Latham, NY
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Work hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
  • Salary: $49,363-$63,169
  • Apply by: 02/18/2025

 

  • Title: Tax Technician 1
  • Location: Latham, NY
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Work hours: 8:00am-4:00pm
  • Salary: $52,198-$66,634
  • Apply by: 02/18/2025

 

Minimum Qualifications

For the Trainee 1:

 

sixty or more semester credit hours of college-level study, including 6 semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, and/or taxation; or

two years of full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience as described below

 

For the Trainee 2:

 

sixty or more semester credit hours of college-level study, including 6 semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, and/or taxation and one year full time accounting, auditing or tax examination experience; or

three years of full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience

 

For the Tax Technician 1:

 

sixty or more semester credit hours of college-level study, including 6 semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, and/or taxation and two years full time accounting, auditing or tax examination experience; or

four years of full-time accounting, auditing, or tax examination experience

 

Job Duties

 

- Perform desk audits related to applications for Exempt Organization Certificates and associated reporting forms and schedules, including verifying the accuracy of taxpayer data and approving or disapproving applications

- Develop and maintain working knowledge and practical application of Tax Law, regulations, audit guidelines, and Department procedures and policies, including Code of Conduct, Ethics practices, Internal Controls, Security and Confidentiality rules; research court decisions, rulings, publications and other reference materials to support decisions made while auditing applications

- Communicate effectively, in person, via telephone, and in writing; develop professional correspondence; communicate with taxpayers and their representatives to provide information and resolve protests in a clear, tactful and professional manner

- Effectively communicate with supervisor to understand and follow directions, inform supervisor of progress and issues related to assignments and seek supervisory guidance when necessary

- Advocate for the Department at BCMS conferences and Small Claims Hearings. May participate at hearings as a witness for the Department and assist the Office of Counsel’s attorneys in resolving disagreed cases

- Learn, maintain and update skills in computer technology

- Adhere to the Department’s time and attendance rules and regulations