Corporate and Business Tax Manager

Summary Statement

The incumbent in this position will report to the Assistant Director, with responsibility for managing audit staff who ensure Delaware's business taxpayers are compliant with their corporate income tax and other business tax obligations. This position includes planning and developing audits, managing work processes and distributions, reviewing tax credit applications, recruiting and supervising staff, and communicating with and assisting taxpayers and tax professionals. Travel for audits may be required.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Recruits, trains, manages and evaluates the performance of staff.
• Develops, implements and evaluates audit plans and procedures for the extensive analysis of corporate and business financial records and documents or all business tax returns and supporting business records. Develops and maintains post audit plans to address omissions and improve the overall quality of both the in-house and field audits.
• Develops, implements and evaluates computer systems designed for detailed auditing of corporate and business financial records and documents or all business tax returns.
• Conducts conferences with business taxpayers or entities and their professional representatives as a result of complex audits to negotiate a closing agreement.
• Maintains and evaluates the processing of the corporate income tax return. Develops system enhancements in order to improve the efficiency of processing the returns.
• Designs and updates forms and instructions of dissemination to the taxpayer or entity and administered by the corporate audit bureau or unclaimed property bureau.
• Prepares monthly statistical reports of estimates of corporate income tax refunds or quarterly reports of forecasted revenue as well as monthly production and status reports.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Corporate and Business Tax / Unclaimed Property Manager

Applicants must have education, training and / or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas :

Conditions of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Applicant must complete satisfactory criminal background check, reference checks, confirmation of compliance with federal and state tax laws, and any other required condition of employment.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

Benefits

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Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the "My Applications" tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling (800) 232-5470 or by visiting delawarerelay.com. You may also call (302) 739-5458 or email DHR_ADAConcerns@delaware.gov for additional applicant services support.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.