Revenue Fiscal Analyst 1

Do you want to advance your professional career in fiscal analysis with a team that values integrity, inclusivity, and continuous learning? Apply for this Revenue Fiscal Analyst 1 position with the Department of Revenue, Bureau of Registration and Taxpayer Management, Discovery Division and join our mission! We prepare detailed financial, statistical, and operational analyses that inform critical decisions involving current and future tax compliance operation workflow improvements. Advance your career by striving to ensure fairness, efficiency, and accuracy in Pennsylvania's tax programs with us!

In this position, you will perform comparative fiscal analyses of tax enforcement programs and operations to determine the most effective and efficient allocation of resources for each initiative and make recommendations for an annual enforcement resource allocation plan compiled by the Bureau. These major fiscal analysis projects will include tax gaps, delinquent account receivables or collectibles, costs of enforcement/collections, and other aspects of our mission. Duties also involve meeting with enforcement, discovery, and voluntary compliance personnel to review the results of selected cases, in addition to preparing and conducting training sessions. Your responsibilities will be key for collaborations aimed to study and share information about best practices that will benefit our shared goal of effectively and efficiently pursuing tax collections and protecting the fairness of the tax system.

You will also be expected to assist with planning, developing, and implementing enforcement, collections, and examination/audit strategies and programs. Work will rely on your ability to apply analysis and methodology for discovery programs, organize and present results of analysis, and explain tax compliance and collections based on related tax laws. Apply now and lend your analytical abilities to upholding the integrity of Pennsylvania's tax system with our team!

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to three days per week, after completion of the initial training period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be 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 master's degree in economics, business administration, statistics, mathematics, or computer science; or
• One year of technical experience in fiscal analysis and a bachelor's degree including thirty credits in economics, statistics, mathematics, and/or computer science; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• This position will have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to the provisions of IRS Publication 1075 (Pub 1075) which requires you to pass an enhanced background check prior to beginning employment. Under Pub 1075, acceptance of a conditional offer of employment will require submission to and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to: a fingerprint-based federal records check; a PA State Police clearance; a check of local law enforcement agencies where you have lived, worked, and/or attended school within the last five (5) years; and a citizenship/residency verification.

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

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.