SENIOR TAX AUDITOR 1519

A Senior Tax Auditor assigns, reviews and evaluates the work of professional and clerical employees engaged in conducting or reviewing field or office audits of financial records of persons, businesses or organizations to determine the accuracy of self-assessed tax payments to the City of Los Angeles; supervises internal audits of operations related to business tax and permit enforcement, audit and administration; applies sound supervisory standards and techniques in building and maintaining an effective workforce; and fulfills equal employment opportunity responsibilities. May preside as the Departmental Assessment Review Officer (ARO) in the administration of taxpayers’ first-level appeal process; and may serve as the Departmental representative on the Board of Review (BoR) panel in the administration of taxpayers’ second-level appeal process.

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)
Two years of full-time paid professional experience with the City of Los Angeles as a Tax Auditor; or
Two years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles in a class at the level of Tax Auditor and which provides experience in conducting or reviewing field audits of financial records to establish the accuracy of self-assessed tax payments.

PROCESS NOTES

Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience at the time of filing may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.
As a condition of employment, a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be disqualified or deemed ineligible for hire if their DMV record reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation within the last 36 months in any state or jurisdiction. The City of Los Angeles reserves the right to issue a notice of disqualification or ineligibility at any time before a final job offer is extended.
Employees of this class are required to perform field audits and monitor the work performance of subordinate employees, both of which require travel to various locations within Los Angeles. Senior Tax Auditors shall provide their own efficient transportation for the performance of these duties and the vehicles used shall be properly insured for use in City service upon appointment. Mileage will be paid according to established policies. A Senior Tax Auditor may also be required to travel to and from work at locations outside of Los Angeles and/or outside of the State.