Business Tax Specialist

Title: Business Tax Specialist

State Role Title: Admin and Office Spec II

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Department of Taxation

Location: Westmoreland

Agency Website: https://www.tax.virginia.gov/work-with-us

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

 

 

Job Duties  

 

Virginia Tax is seeking a Business Tax Specialist to join the Office of Tax Processing. You will become part of a dedicated team that processes business tax returns and payments.  As a member of this team your core responsibilities will be to research business tax exception payments, resolve misdirected items, prepare, and process the paper business tax return and communicate by phone or correspondence with business taxpayers to ensure the timely and accurate processing of their return and payments.  

 

• Experience working in a time-sensitive production environment requiring quick turnaround to meet critical deadlines. 

• Experience using a PC to navigate multiple systems to research data. 

• Experience working independently and making judgements as to the correct action to take. 

• Demonstrated ability to follow procedures. 

• Experience communicating verbally and in writing. 

 

Anticipated hiring range is commensurate with experience up to $38,834.00. 

This position is located in Richmond, VA at our Westmoreland Street location. 

This position is not eligible for telework. 

 

As a member of the Virginia Tax team, you can expect additional benefits such as:  

  
• Job stability and quality of life! Enjoy your work/life balance with flexible schedule options.  
• 12 Paid State holidays on top of vacation, sick, volunteer, and personal leave!  
• Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.  
• Got student loans? You may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.  
• Participation in the Virginia Retirement System, VA 457 Deferred Comp, and more.  

  

At Virginia Tax…  

We are dedicated, resourceful individuals who strive to exceed our customers’ expectations. Not only do we serve the public, we are the public. We are a part of a community that cares about and celebrates each other, who promote opportunities for growth within a stable environment, and support a healthy work-life balance.   

What we do matters. So do you.  

 

Minimum Qualifications :

Experience working in a time-sensitive working environment 

Experience using a PC/laptop to navigate to and between different production application systems 

Analytical and problem-solving skills 

Ability to work independently and ability to make sound decisions 

Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers 

Ability to follow written and verbal procedures 

Experience/ability working and communicating with external customers by phone and in writing 

 

Additional Considerations:  

Experience with tax or financial software/computer programs  

 

Special Instructions:  

All Virginia Tax employees must be current with filing their tax returns ensuring they were filed in compliance with established laws, rules and regulations.  
  

Selected candidate(s) will be required to consent to and successfully pass a background investigation which includes fingerprint-based criminal history, tax compliance, and DMV driving record (if applicable) checks.  

The selected candidate will be prohibited from performing tax or accounting services for compensation during or outside business hours.  
Virginia Tax is an equal opportunity e