Unemployment Compensation Tax Agent - Johnstown Team - Home Headquartered

Are you looking for a flexible and rewarding career in tax compliance, auditing, and investigation? If so, look no further! The Department of Labor & Industry is searching for independent and highly motivated individual to help a wide-range of employers and businesses comply with PA Unemployment Compensation (UC) law. As an Unemployment Compensation Tax Agent, you will have the opportunity to travel throughout an assigned territory within Pennsylvania to complete site visits. If you enjoy meeting new people and tackling a range of responsibilities, this role is made for you!

As a UC Tax Agent, you will make in-person and other types of contacts with employers and businesses to communicate all necessary requirements that they must fulfill under PA UC law. You will be responsible for examining their financial records and investigating issues to confirm compliance, identify errors, and address fraudulent activity. Each case is unique and offers an abundance of new learning opportunities. This position is home-headquartered, therefore you will spend a mix of your time traveling, working at home, as well as working on-site with employers and businesses throughout your assigned geographic territory. Work includes but is not limited to:

• Performing advanced auditing work involving a variety of documents and records
• Inspecting and analyzing accounting records for hidden or unreported wages
• Reconstructing payrolls when records are inadequate
• Communicating audit findings with employers
• Explaining assessment processes and appeal rights
• Testifying at hearings
• Conducting financial reviews
• Performing additional investigations and compliance initiatives as needed

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, home headquartered
• Work hours are generally 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• AWS (alternate work schedule) may be available
• Frequent travel throughout your assigned territory in Pennsylvania is required. Travel expenses will be paid.
• Salary: Starting salary is non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree which includes or is supplemented by 18 college credits in finance and accounting, of which at least 6 college credits are in accounting; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 18 college credits in finance and accounting, of which at least 6 college credits are in accounting.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires possession of a current driver's license which is not under suspension.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within LI UCTS District 11 (Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, or Somerset). If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.