Tax Examiner job description

Job brief

We are seeking a Tax Examiner who will be responsible for the preparation, examination, and processing of tax refunds. You will work for the federal, state, and municipal governments, figuring out how much tax is owed and obtaining payment from people and corporations. You will examine tax returns, carry out audits, determine the amount of taxes owed, and gather past-due tax payments.

Ultimately, your main responsibility is to make sure that the federal, state, and local governments receive the taxes that their constituents owe them.

Responsibilities

• Understands all tax forms and knows when to use each one.
• Prepares tax returns for businesses or for people.
• Examines tax returns that consumers or accountants have completed.
• Enter tax return data into databases on computers.
• Makes contact with taxpayers to address problems with tax returns.
• Answers queries from taxpayers who call in within a fair amount of time.
• Verifies any tax deductions or credits that consumers claim are valid.
• Assesses late payment penalties and interest and notifies taxpayers of the situation.
• Resolves issues by paying visits to taxpayers at their residences or places of business.
• For major corporations, keeps track of deductions.
• Check the correctness of previous tax returns.
• Notifies the state or federal government of any tax return revisions or modifications.

Requirements

• BSC/BA in Accounting and Finance, Business, and other related fields
• Proven work experience as a Tax examiner or similar role
• Excellent attention to detail
• Must have strong analytical abilities in order to identify ambiguous tax return entries and assess their legality without conducting an in-depth investigation
• Must have strong mathematical skills in order to maintain running totals of numbers and sums and be detail-oriented in order to accurately enter personal information obtained on tax returns into databases
• People skills are a must because you'll need to call taxpayers and possibly even visit them at their homes and places of business
• Must be reliable and self-motivated 
• Must possess time management skills and the capacity for multitasking