Employer Compliance Officer

About the role

The Employer Compliance Officer is responsible for conducting and participating in unemployment insurance tax enforcement programs within the Tax Division of OESC's Workforce Services Department. This role involves reviewing employer tax documents, making statutory determinations, counseling stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with state and federal laws.

Responsibilities

• Determine employer liability for compliance with the OESC Act
• Assign employers tax numbers
• Maintain changes in business ownership, address, and liability status
• Manage employer unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts and tax accounting records
• Enforce continued employer compliance with UI tax filing and payment requirements
• Investigate missing wages for UI claimants denied UI benefits for insufficient wage credits
• Prepare account registration documentation & other financial records
• Research highly complex problems and situations involving business acquisitions and transfers
• Maintain daily accounting history records, audit SUTA tax accounts, and approve, prepare, and post accounting entries
• Counsel taxpayers on laws and regulations governing SUTA tax obligations & meeting these requirements
• Audit SUTA tax accounts & certify FUTA tax credits with IRS
• Afford assistance to supervisor(s) as needed, prepare correspondence, and complete projects requiring exception handling

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional-level public administration, business, auditing, or accounting experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to prioritize work independently, are essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the Internet, as well as the ability to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds, is required.

Qualifications

The candidate should be fluent in English and Spanish, and capable of completing all job-related travel normally associated with this position.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Conduct several projects simultaneously
• Handle confidential work
• Analyze and resolve complex situations
• Serve as an expert witness in administrative hearings
• Make independent decisions
• Prioritize work independently
• Interpret and handle routine matters in accordance with agency policy
• Follow oral and written instructions

Benefits

The State of Oklahoma offers a comprehensive Benefits Packet, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.