Sales Tax Auditor
Colorado Government Finance Officers Association, Arvada, Colorado, United States, 80004
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The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range. Pay Range: $75,026.96-$102,587.86 Annual The City of Arvada is seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused
Sales Tax Auditor
to support the City’s revenue and compliance efforts. This position plays a key role in ensuring businesses operating within Arvada understand and comply with Chapter 98 of the City’s municipal code. As a Sales Tax Auditor, you will conduct compliance audits, analyze financial records, and work directly with business owners to promote accurate tax reporting and voluntary compliance. This role combines strong accounting expertise with communication, education, and customer service, helping foster positive relationships between the City and the business community while safeguarding public resources. Essential Job Functions
Plans and conducts tax audits of businesses to ensure compliance with Chapter 98 of the City of Arvada’s municipal code. Analyzes and interprets businesses’ financial records, determines compliance, communicates results, and develops recommendations to increase businesses’ awareness of and compliance to city codes. Assists with the collection of delinquent taxes. Maintains an awareness of business activity throughout the city to ensure that businesses are licensed and remitting taxes. Teaches educational classes to business representatives regarding taxation issues. Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department. Other Job Functions
May travel out of state to conduct audits at businesses’ headquarters for up to two weeks per year. Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Proficient knowledge in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, internet, and e-mail. Maintains knowledge of Arvada audit program procedures, City of Arvada’s municipal code, Arvada tax guide, Colorado Revised Statutes– Colorado Department of Revenue, generally accepted accounting principles, and other related federal, state, and local laws. Possesses advanced knowledge of accounting principles, and the ability to analyze and interpret business records. Ability to clearly write tax guide topics, rules, regulations and informational interpretations. Ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle. License & Certification
A valid Colorado driver’s license and acceptable driving record is required. Education Degree
Bachelors Degree (BA, BS, BBA) Education Major
Business or related field. Education Required
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Work Experience Related
Two (2) years of experience in accounting or auditing. Physical Demands
Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal. Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident. Exposure to routine office noise and equipment. The City of Arvada offers a robust Total Rewards package. To find out more details, select here . The City of Arvada does not offer benefits to temporary and/or seasonal employees. Temporary, Variable Hour and Health Plan Eligible employees will earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum cap of 48 hours. Vision:
We Dream Big and Deliver Mission:
We are dedicated to delivering superior services to enhance the lives of everyone in our community. Values: Innovation: We excel in creativity, flexibility and the use of best practices while valuing diverse backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Passion: We are a high performing, inclusive team inspiring each other to pursue excellence. Opportunity: We value our diversity, embrace possibilities, face challenges, persevere and take action to deliver quality results. The City’s Core values are in every employee’s individual Performance Plan which helps us to reinforce our expectations for living and working by our Core Values. Every City employee is expected to perform his/her job to the highest professional standards. This includes upholding the City’s values with integrity and accountability, acting in a manner that is respectful and inclusive towards others, and adhering to the City’s policy on employee conduct as detailed in the personnel rules sec. 70-143. The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range. Pay Range: $75,026.96-$102,587.86 Annual The City of Arvada is seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused
Sales Tax Auditor
to support the City’s revenue and compliance efforts. This position plays a key role in ensuring businesses operating within Arvada understand and comply with Chapter 98 of the City’s municipal code. As a Sales Tax Auditor, you will conduct compliance audits, analyze financial records, and work directly with business owners to promote accurate tax reporting and voluntary compliance. This role combines strong accounting expertise with communication, education, and customer service, helping foster positive relationships between the City and the business community while safeguarding public resources. Essential Job Functions
Plans and conducts tax audits of businesses to ensure compliance with Chapter 98 of the City of Arvada’s municipal code. Analyzes and interprets businesses’ financial records, determines compliance, communicates results, and develops recommendations to increase businesses’ awareness of and compliance to city codes. Assists with the collection of delinquent taxes. Maintains an awareness of business activity throughout the city to ensure that businesses are licensed and remitting taxes. Teaches educational classes to business representatives regarding taxation issues. Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department. Other Job Functions
May travel out of state to conduct audits at businesses’ headquarters for up to two weeks per year. Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Proficient knowledge in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, internet, and e-mail. Maintains knowledge of Arvada audit program procedures, City of Arvada’s municipal code, Arvada tax guide, Colorado Revised Statutes– Colorado Department of Revenue, generally accepted accounting principles, and other related federal, state, and local laws. Possesses advanced knowledge of accounting principles, and the ability to analyze and interpret business records. Ability to clearly write tax guide topics, rules, regulations and informational interpretations. Ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle. License & Certification
A valid Colorado driver’s license and acceptable driving record is required. Education Degree
Bachelors Degree (BA, BS, BBA) Education Major
Business or related field. Education Required
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Work Experience Related
Two (2) years of experience in accounting or auditing. Physical Demands
Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal. Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident. Exposure to routine office noise and equipment. The City of Arvada offers a robust Total Rewards package. To find out more details, select here . The City of Arvada does not offer benefits to temporary and/or seasonal employees. Temporary, Variable Hour and Health Plan Eligible employees will earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum cap of 48 hours. Vision:
We Dream Big and Deliver Mission:
We are dedicated to delivering superior services to enhance the lives of everyone in our community. Values: Innovation: We excel in creativity, flexibility and the use of best practices while valuing diverse backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Passion: We are a high performing, inclusive team inspiring each other to pursue excellence. Opportunity: We value our diversity, embrace possibilities, face challenges, persevere and take action to deliver quality results. The City’s Core values are in every employee’s individual Performance Plan which helps us to reinforce our expectations for living and working by our Core Values. Every City employee is expected to perform his/her job to the highest professional standards. This includes upholding the City’s values with integrity and accountability, acting in a manner that is respectful and inclusive towards others, and adhering to the City’s policy on employee conduct as detailed in the personnel rules sec. 70-143. The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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