Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 4

Job Description

Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of Alaska's oil and gas revenue?

The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is hiring for an Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 4 in Anchorage!

At this time, this position is only open to current Dept. of Revenue employees.

What You Will Be Doing:

This position will lead and manage the workload of a team of auditors to perform reviews and audits of taxpayers that file oil and gas production tax returns under AS 43.55. The position also participates in regulation projects; tests and maintains the Tax System; participates in and conducts training; and responds to taxpayer inquiries.

Mission and Values/Culture:

In 2025, the Oil and Gas Production Tax group administered just under half a billion in tax collected from oil and gas companies! The Oil and Gas Production Tax Auditors are instrumental in ensuring the accuracy of tax paid by performing complex audits on taxpayers from Alaska’s oil and gas industry. The group’s primary objective is to ensure that taxpayers required to file under AS 43.55 know what they need to file, file accurately, and pay the correct amount of tax.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The Oil and Gas Production Tax group offers flexible work schedules, including “alternative work week” schedules that allow employees to have every other Friday off and the potential for part time telework.

Additionally, there are many benefits of working for the State of Alaska, including 37.5-hour work weeks, great health insurance, retirement benefits, higher than average leave accrual (paid time off), regular (annual or biannual) step/pay increases, union negotiated cost of living increases, optional union representation, and a variety of discounts at participating businesses (Microsoft Office, Dell computers, GCI, AT&T, Verizon, etc.).

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

We are located on the 5th floor of the Atwood Building (550 West 7th Avenue) in downtown Anchorage. All desks are electric and can be raised to work standing up. Free parking is provided and the office is within walking distances to downtown amenities. Our team includes experienced, dedicated, friendly, and knowledgeable staff. The Oil and Gas Production Tax group includes: three tax technician positions (the supervisor and two tax technician 1/2/3 positions), four lead auditors, eight auditor 1/2/3s, a systems auditor 1/2/3/4, an Oil and Gas Revenue Specialist, and a Revenue Audit Supervisor.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Auditing

: Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.

Accountability:

Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Leadership:

Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Oral and Written Communication

: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in accounting, finance or any business area that includes at least 18 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in accounting, auditing, or tax. Three semester hours (four quarter hours) in business law or statistical sampling may apply toward the required credit hours.

AND

Two years of professional journey level experience auditing and examining financial information and data specific to the oil and gas industry. The required experience is met by service as an Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Or substitution:

A bachelor's degree in any area that includes or is supplemented by 18 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in accounting, auditing, or tax. Three semester hours (four quarter hours) in business law or statistical sampling may apply toward the required credit hours.

AND

Three years of professional journey level experience auditing and examining financial information and data specific to the oil and gas industry. The required experience is met by service as an Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant certificate may substitute for the education. There is no substitution for the required experience.

Additional Required Information

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR STATE EMPLOYMENT

All employment with the State of Alaska

, including but not limited to full-time, part-time, seasonal, temporary, on-call, etc. positions must be disclosed in your application.

Failure to provide this information may result in the disqualification of your application.

REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:

List of three (3) professional references to include daytime telephone and email address. One must be a current or former supervisor.

Last two (2) performance evaluations. If unavailable, supervisory letters of recommendation can be substituted.

Copy of CPA Certificate, if applicable

BACKGROUND CHECK

The ability to pass all required state and federal background checks, including any criminal history or security clearance screenings mandated by law, regulation, or departmental policy.

BARGAINING UNIT

If you are a

current state employee

, please mark the union you are a member of at the time of application.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials and

must be attached to your application upon submission.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, provided they include the URL and institution name.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications a