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Fairfax County Government · 12 hours ago

Auditor II

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$69K/yr - $115K/yr

2+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is seeking an Auditor II to work within the Personal Property & Business License Division. The role involves conducting investigations and tax compliance audits, assisting senior auditors, and preparing reports for management.

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Responsibilities

Conducts investigations and tax compliance audits to verify and enforce the accuracy of reported gross receipts and business personal property; interpret and apply state, county codes and guidelines

Researches various factors that affect license liability and exclusions allowable by code

Assists Auditor III and Auditor IV when needed for purpose of information gathering and completeness of tax returns received during more complex audits

Works on audits as assigned by management

Conducts research from a variety of sources including tax codes and county and state resources

Reviews 501(c)(3) and other non-for-profit entity exemption applications and issue determinations regarding Business License and Business Tangible Personal Property Exemption

Prepares reports for management and work on special projects assigned

Participates in developing a work plan for assigned audits or audit segments

Participates in identifying key controls and in determining audit procedures to be used

Reviews transactions, documents, records, and reports for accuracy and effectiveness

Evaluates the adequacy of internal controls and procedures

Prepares work papers and written summaries of findings and recommendations

Conducts preliminary discussions of findings with agency personnel

Performs follow-up audits of department action plans

Qualification

Internal audit standardsAccounting principlesTax auditingERP systemsAudit softwareMicrosoft OfficeResearch skillsAnalytical skillsWriting skillsPresentation skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field, with major course work in accounting, auditing, or finance; plus two years of professional experience in auditing or accounting

Valid driver's license

Knowledge of internal audit standards, procedures, techniques, and internal control

Knowledge of fundamentals of accounting, economics, and finance

Knowledge of office procedures

Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet established deadlines

Ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate fiscal and accounting data and procedures, and makes recommendations

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Ability to use personal computers and common software, i.e., word processing, spreadsheet and flowcharts

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a driving record check, and a credit check to the satisfaction of the employer

Preferred

Thorough knowledge of accounting principles, methods, and practices combined with thorough knowledge of audit principles, methods and practices

Two or more years of experience working in a local or federal government in tax, auditing, accounting or finance

Two years of experience conducting tax audits for corporate entities (both large and small businesses)

Two or more years of experience auditing financial statements used in the preparation of business income tax returns

Two years of experience preparing and/or interpreting business income tax returns

Experience interpreting and using state and local tax laws, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures including business personal property tax laws and Business Professional & Occupational License codes, exemptions and similar regulations

Ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate accounting data and complex tax issues in order to make findings and/or recommendations, then communicating them clearly and concisely both orally and in writing

Strong research, writing and presentation skills

Two or more years of experience working with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems

Two years of experience utilizing audit software applications

Experience with Microsoft Office products, to include Word, Excel and Outlook

Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision while keeping several activities in progress at one time