SENIOR TAX AUDITOR

Job Requisition ID: 50105 
Closing Date: 10/02/2025
​Agency: Department of Employment Security
Class Title: E S TAX AUDITOR II - 13682 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $6,242 monthly; Full range $6,242 - $9,021 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: 

 

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.

 

 

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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

Essential Functions

• 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
• Collaborates with and provides training to other audit staff
• Prepares and organizes work schedule based on audit assignments from supervisor
• Completes computer audit reports, assembles any relevant exhibits and submits completed audits to supervisor
• Locates delinquent employers who have not responded to the initial appointment attempts, in accordance with agency procedures and guidelines
• Confers with employers and/or their legal representatives to counsel them on their obligations and rights under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance (UI) Act
• Attends related meetings, training sessions and/or seminars as directed
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• 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
• Requires