Agency : Department of Employment Security
Closing Date/Time: 09/11/2023
Salary: $5,456.00 – $8,140.00 Monthly plus 5% Bilingual pay
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Kane
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number
30334
Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is seeking an organized, professional, and results
oriented individual to serve as a Senior Tax Auditor. This position will independently conduct complex audits of employers’ original books and records for compliance with the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Act.
Responsibilities include traveling to employer worksites to collaborate with other audit staff on large audits and conducting on-the-job training to provide junior staff with knowledge, skills, and expertise. This position provides a great opportunity for someone who has a several years of experience in conducting employer tax audits and who has extensive knowledge of the UI act and its application. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and at least three years of experience performing complex, large-scale employer tax audits. IDES offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of Illinois employers and job seekers.
Job Responsibilities
1. Under direction, as a Senior Tax Auditor for the Illinois Department of Employment Security
(IDES), exercises a full range of auditing skill in conducting complex field audits
2. Collaborates with and provides training to other audit staff
3. Prepares and organizes work schedule based on audit assignments from supervisor
4. Completes computer audit reports, assembles any relevant exhibits and submits completed
audits to supervisor
5. Locates delinquent employers who have not responded to the initial appointment attempts, in
accordance with agency procedures and guidelines
6. Confers with employers and/or their legal representatives to counsel them on their obligations
and rights under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance (UI) Act
7. Attends related meetings, training sessions and/or seminars as directed
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of the
duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years
college with courses in business administration and a minimum of 12 semester hours in accounting
2. Requires three (3) years of professional experience in accounting, external auditing or public accounting
3. Requires ability to speak and write the Spanish language at a colloquial skill level in carrying out
position duties in conjunction with Spanish speaking clients.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Three (3) years of experience utilizing knowledge of accounting and auditing theories, methods and
procedures, including laws, rules, and regulations relating to Government accounting and auditing
procedures, to perform complex audits
2. Three (3) year of experience utilizing knowledge of and working with the provisions of Unemployment
Insurance laws
3. Three (3) year of experience evaluating employer accounting practices and systems to analyze and
interpret complex auditing records and presenting findings in a clear and concise manner
4. Three (3) year of experience working with tax software systems to perform audits; examples of
applicable tax software systems include but are not limited to: GenTax and MyTax Illinois
5. Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products, including Outlook, Word and Excel
6. Experience speaking to various groups to convey policy and procedures related to taxes and audits in a
manner easily understood by diverse audiences
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires an Illinois State Police background check and self-disclosure of any criminal history.
2. Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires
appropriate, valid driver’s license and access to an automobile.
3. This position is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR
404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or
carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. This job may require a good deal of walking or standing,
or involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
4. Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools,
ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
5. The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed
in the job description.
Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am- 5:00 pm
Work Location: 2 Smoke Tree Plaza Dr North Aurora, IL 60542-1719
Agency Contact:
Don Motley
Email: don.motley@illinois.gov
Job Family: Legal, Audit & Compliance
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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