Accounting Careers Trainee

• Gain intensive technical tax training, from a combination of classroom style training and job shadowing with experienced examiners within your expected career path. 
• Receive hands on training on multiple tax administration computer systems maintained by DRS and other state and federal taxing agencies. 
• Acquire customer service training through multiple methods of communication including telephone, written correspondence, and direct face to face interactions, in a Call Center environment. 

• Business Tax Subdivision - Corporation Tax, Excise Taxes and Pass-Thru Entity
• Income Tax Subdivision - Personal Income Tax
• Sales & Use Tax - Sales Tax, Business Use Tax, Room Occupancy Tax and Admissions Tax
• Taxpayer Services - Call Center environment, handling routine & complex tax inquiries, and providing tax education to taxpayers. 

• Complete desk audits and/or field audits for various tax types, such as Excise, Income, Corporation Business Tax and Sales Taxes. If assigned to perform field audits, in-state and/or out of state travel is required. 
• Independently conduct in-house examinations of tax returns and other tax related documents. 
• Educate taxpayers with respect to filing requirements, record keeping responsibilities and properly assessing taxes due. 

Salary plan

• Preparation of tax returns in exchange for financial compensation.
• Work at a tax preparation service (either as an employee, contractor, subcontractor, self-employed individual, or other designation).
• Work at an accounting firm or similar type of business with responsibility for the preparation of tax returns (either as an employee, contractor, subcontractor, self-employed individual, or other designation).
• If you currently work in or perform any of the above, you will be required to cease those activities prior to your first day with the Department of Revenue Services should an official offer of employment be made to you.

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• Candidates will be required to submit a copy of their accredited United States college transcripts or a US Degree Equivalency Assessment Report for a foreign degree prior to interview (if selected).
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check, including being fingerprinted, State and Federal tax compliance checks. 

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance;
• Experience with Microsoft Excel including functions such as tables and formatting, data manipulation and pivot tables;
• Experience analyzing financial statements and data, such as through course work, work experience or internships;
• Experience interacting with diverse groups of individuals through phone, email, and face-to-face communication.