Analyst III - Local Government Support

Analyst III

The Taxation Division promotes voluntary compliance with all tax laws through education, assistance and customer service. The Taxpayer Services Business Group support a variety of tax administration programs and works closely with taxpayers and local governments throughout Colorado.

What You'll Do:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and versatile Analyst III to support Taxpayer Service (TPS) Business Group with a primary focus on supporting operations between the Department of Revenue and Colorado local governments. In this role, you will analyze local tax distributions, support tax administrations processes, communicate with cities, counties and special districts, maintain publications and records and help ensure accurate and timely information is provided to local government partners. You will also provide GenTax system guidance and assist local government with tax-related questions, changes and concerns.

• Communicate with local Governments regarding sales tax distributions, problems, issues, tax rate changes, company locations and the new GenTax processes.
• Assist incoming local government correspondences, questions, and concerns then provide guidance or advice.
• Manage the publications for local lodging rates, and additional new taxing authorities to taxpayers.
• Maintain a filing system for all documentation with local governments.
• Analyze the status of tax distributions to the local governments to detect problems, trends and anomalies, discrepancies and provide reports on the distribution.
• Notify local governments by phone, e-mail or face to face contact of any problems, concerns or changes that may impact them.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description: H1C3XX Analyst III

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience Only

Six (6) years of experience in taxation, legal research and analysis, policy formulation, administrative rulemaking, or drafting publications.

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, or a related field determined by the Department may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Substitutions

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience using the state GenTax system
• Knowledge of Colorado sales, and use regulations
• Experience handling a high volume workload.
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to multitask several projects with a strong attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; to include communicating with others via verbal conversation and written communication.

Conditions of Employment with the CDOR :

Employees are in a position of public trust in the performance of their job duties and must operate in a manner that maintains the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and public confidence.

As a condition of employment with the CDOR, all personnel must file all necessary Colorado Individual Income Tax (CIIT) returns and pay tax obligations, therefore all employees must undergo a pre-employment evaluation of their tax records/accounts to ensure compliance with this policy. Final candidates must also complete a successful background investigation and reference check prior to appointment. Certain positions based on duties may require scheduled background investigations.

Pursuant to the Universal Driving Standards Policy, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a safe driving record and a valid driver license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle.

To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who:

• Have an assigned State fleet vehicle
• Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position
• Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

Minimum Qualification Screening

A Human Resources Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application, to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Only complete applications submitted before the closing date of this announcement will be reviewed.

• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.
• Cover letters and resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado online application. Part-time work experience will be prorated.
• Recommended attachments: Resume, Cover letter
• List your employment history starting with the most recent job, including part-time, temporary, and volunteer jobs. If more than one job was held with a given organization, list each job held as a separate period of employment.
• Information must be accurate, including dates of employment. If it is found that information provided is falsified, you will not be considered for a job with the State of Colorado and/or may be removed from a job after hire.
• The eligible list established from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via email. Please set up your e-mail to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "View email address on click.appcast.io" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.