About the position
Job Appointment: Full Time, Regular
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri. 8-5P, alternate schedule may be available
Work Location: Hybrid - 111 SW Columbia St, Suite 600, Portland Or, 97201 for in-person work. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington.
Benefit: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.
Union Representation: This position is represented by Professional Technical Employees, Local 17 (PROTEC17).
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.
The Revenue Division is seeking multiple Revenue Auditors to plan, organize, and conduct financial audits of routine to moderate complexity to verify business and personal taxes due to the City of Portland and partner jurisdictions. Revenue Auditors are responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting revenue audits to ensure the effective reporting and collection of all required taxes and fees.
This position requires a sound knowledge of federal, state and local laws and policies, especially tax laws, and the ability to independently conduct audits requiring the application of legal knowledge and principles. The Revenue Auditor is expected to communicate effectively on behalf of the City with CPAs, tax attorneys, and business owners and managers on the interpretation and impact of laws, regulations, and policies. Revenue Auditors are also expected to research a variety of topics and prepare comprehensive financial analysis and revenue estimates, if needed, on the research performed.
As a Revenue Auditor, you will:
- Independently conduct audits requiring the application of legal knowledge and principles.
- Plan, organize, and conduct revenue audits to ensure the effective reporting and collection of all required taxes and fees.
- Research a variety of topics and prepare comprehensive financial analysis and revenue estimates, if needed, on the research performed.
- Apply general, enterprise and governmental accounting including GAAP and FASB accounting standards and GAAS.
About the Revenue Division
The Revenue Division of the Budget and Finance Service Area is the administrator of several business and individual tax programs. The Revenue Division also provides database and collections support for other agencies.
Have a question?
Contact Information:
Loan Tran Polanco, Recruiter
Bureau of Human Resources
Loan.Tran@portlandoregon.gov
Applicants must specifically address and demonstrate in their supplemental question responses and resume how their education, training and/or experience meets each of the following minimum qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience applying the principles and practices of general, enterprise and governmental accounting, including GAAP and FASB accounting standards and GAAS.
- Knowledge and experience applying federal and state tax laws and regulations and tax court decisions.
- Knowledge and experience applying City and County codes, policies and regulations applicable to the reporting and collection of taxes.
- Ability and experience analyzing and interpreting financial data and reaching sound conclusions and recommendations in accordance with laws, regulations, rules and policies.
- Ability and experience understanding, interpreting, explaining and applying City and County codes/ordinances, audit procedures and information and research or findings to interested parties.
- Ability and experience planning, organizing, and conducting sound, comprehensive tax and financial audits.
Applicant must also possess:
- Ability to successfully pass a criminal background investigation.
Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in accounting, finance, law, tax and auditing or a closely related field; and at least three years of progressively responsible audit experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience in a public agency is preferred.
STEP 1: Apply online between October 21, 2024 to November 04, 2024
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
Optional Application Materials:
- If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc) by the closing date of the recruitment.
Application Tips:
- Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
- Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
- Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application.
- Do not attach any additional documents.
- Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
- You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting.
- All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
- E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of November 04, 2024
- An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
- Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position.
- You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result.
- Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
- Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of November 11, 2024
- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): November/December 2024
- Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.
Step 5: Contingent Offer of Employment: TBD
- These positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment.
Step 6: Start Date: December 2024/January 2025
- A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
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