The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is responsible for fairly and efficiently collecting state tax revenues to fund public services, to regulate charitable gaming and the sale of alcoholic beverage and tobacco, and to support state agencies in the collection of overdue debts. Collectively, each program, unit, division and group work together to provide the core services to taxpayers of the State of Louisiana and stakeholders of the agency. LDR is comprised of the following groups: Tax Collection, Charitable Gaming, Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC), Debt Recovery, and Louisiana Tax Free Shopping Commission.
ABOUT THIS POSITION: The responsibility of this position is to handle a variety of administrative matters in the Litigation Division. Such matters include, but are limited to, preparing statutorily required reports to various agencies, providing DELTA information as needed by management, attorneys and division staff, drafting contracts for management's review, etc. The person performs high level administrative work in providing managerial assistance and professional administrative services to the Litigation Division. Work requires using independent judgment with supervision and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
Duties include, but are not limited to:Generates all needed reports from Cognos system, conducts all needed updated interest calculations, obtains all additional new case file information for inclusion, reviews all existing information to ensure accuracy of information reported for the timely submission of the annual attorney general report.Assists management, attorneys and staff with taxpayer information requests, data requests and research from DELTA system for the processing, handling and resolution of case files. Prepares vouchers to post tax payments in the DHTA system. Assists management, attorneys and staff in responding to taxpayer inquiries.Drafts outside counsel contracts for management's review and processes such contracts with all required reviewing agencies. Processes all payments to outside counsel for services rendered.AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:- Championing Continuous Improvement: The ability to systematically drive or promote continuous improvement.
- Leading Change: The ability to initiate, manage, influence, and evaluate change.
- Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.
How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
This position is in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Management Analyst 1 or 2 depending upon the qualifications of the candidate selected.Please click on the below links to learn more about this position:Management Analyst 1Management Analyst 2 Applications will be rejected if the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications, submits an incomplete application or fails to apply by the closing date of the announcement.Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.If you are applying for a position which requires a baccalaureate and/or master's degree you may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree however the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date. Please contact the HR representative listed below to ensure that your application is accepted as eligible.To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:Alexis BowserLouisiana Department of RevenueHuman Resources DivisionP.O. Box 66378Baton Rouge, LA 70896alexis.bowser@la.govThe Louisiana Department of Revenue is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Louisiana is a State as A Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
VACANCY INFORMATION:This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions available within the Louisiana Department of Revenue within 90 days of the closing date.This position may be filled as a: · Probational Appointment · Job Appointment · Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees) · Detail to Special DutyCurrent permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.This position will be domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish. Applicants must select this parish on their application to indicate that they are available to work in the parish of this vacancy.A Tax and Natural Disaster Clearance will be conducted on all selected applicants to validate the timely submission of tax returns and payments. It is a requirement that all Revenue employees must adhere to all tax laws of the State of Louisiana.
LA R.S.15:587.5, 587.6 and the IRS require the Louisiana Department of Revenue to conduct a criminal history records check of a prospective employee who will access federal tax information to perform job duties. Any applicant who receives and accepts a conditional offer of employment will require a completed criminal history records check prior to his or her first day of work. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus one year of professional level experience in accounting; budgeting; administrative services; economics; engineering; finance; health services or social service fields; human resources; policy planning; procurement; statistical analysis; tax enforcement; management analysis; or as a licensed attorney.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A master's degree in accounting, business administration, business management, economics, finance, health administration, industrial/organizational psychology, political science, public administration, or public health will substitute for the one year of required experience.
A Juris Doctorate will substitute for the one year of required experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
NOTE:
Incumbents of these positions will specialize in specific fields when filling the various positions. Only applicants who have had education or experience which is considered necessary for the position will be considered.
Function of Work:To analyze agency management policies, procedures, practices, methods, and systems to provide administrative officials with information and recommendations for the most efficient utilization of resources.Level of Work:Experienced.Supervision Received:General from a Management Analyst 2, or agency administrator or official.Supervision Exercised:None.Location of Work:May be used by all state agencies.Job Distinctions:Differs from Management Analyst 2 by lack of accountability for recommendations made to management. Performs analytical work in the evaluation of management operations in a state department.Obtains and analyzes data concerning programs or operation, scope and goals, and the policies, practices, methods and procedures used to implement and maintain programs.Conducts management studies of organizations, duty assignments of employees, administrative control systems and impact of programs.Obtains and evaluates data on personnel, equipment, material and space utilization.Makes work simplification, measurement and related studies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the agency or program assigned.Assists in the implementation of new management procedures or program improvements.Participates in training or retraining as necessary.Prepares reports on studies and makes recommendations for changes.
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