Revenue Specialist

Title: Revenue Specialist
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Duration: 3 Months


Job Description
• Provide technical and procedural assistance to taxpayers, taxpayer representatives, other divisions within the agency, and other state agencies.
• Conduct extensive research to resolve complex issues related to payments and/or returns for taxpayers, including research in DORs software and database applications or unpaid/unfiled tax liabilities.

• Create billings/liabilities in DORs software and database applications according to court orders. abates penalties and interest accordingly.

• Collect evidence in Investigations cases, including preparation of documents to establish continuity of custody for items of evidence to ensure that judicial requirements are met.

• Complete disclosure requests for confidential taxpayer information by performing a thorough review of the request and analyzing the Department's records

• Research taxpayer entities that have not filed returns but have a legal obligation to file.

• Develop cases to determine the accuracy and validity of submitted financial statements, tax returns, and other applicable documentation.

• Perform and complete audit tests on financial documents and analyze results.

• Maintain and track all assessments and collections efforts to provide up-to-date data on ongoing and completed projects.

• Perform routine systematic and documented reviews of available data to identify inconsistencies and abnormal trends to address potential discrepancies.

These additional duties may be performed depending on the job assignment:
• udit Desk: Perform investigations and/or audits to determine and maintain compliance, enhance collections, and increase enforcement efforts. Investigate and/or audit cases involving non-filers or under-reporting of taxes, special refunds, etc. Design and perform necessary audit procedures, analyze, and interpret audit test results.

• Investigations & Internal Affairs: Serve as the primary case agent for assigned cases, with responsibility for all elements of the investigation from initial report up to administrative action.

What You'll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Eight (8) years of experience in accounting, tax collection, finance, or customer service.

• Extensive knowledge of state and federal tax laws, rules and regulations applying to each of the several types of taxes.

• Specialized knowledge of the computer systems and tracking systems, especially DOR software and database application.

• Extensive knowledge of accounting and auditing techniques used by businesses and industries.

• bility to apply and understand ethics and confidentiality laws.

• bility to discuss and settle technical tax matters in a tactful and responsive manner with taxpayers and tax practitioners using customer service skills for problem resolution.

• bility to understand various taxpayer accounting and auditing systems.

• bility to research tax laws and apply precedents to the matter under investigation.

• bility to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and correlate very technical material.

• bility to testify clearly and succinctly in court trials and hearings

Required / Desired Skills:

• Eight (8) years of experience in accounting, tax collection, finance, or customer service
• Extensive knowledge of state and federal tax laws, rules and regulations applying to each of the several types of taxes.
• Specialized knowledge of the computer systems and tracking systems, especially DOR software and database application.
• Proficiency in accounting principles and auditing practices used in various industries.
• Familiarity with taxpayer accounting and auditing systems.
• Experience using tracking and database systems to manage assessments and collections.
• Ability to systematically review financial documents and identify discrepancies or abnormal trends.
• Tactful and responsive communication with taxpayers and their representatives
• Understanding and applying confidentiality laws and ethics when handling sensitive taxpayer information.
• Strong organizational and critical thinking skills.