Field Auditor - Hickory

About the role

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is committed to excellence in tax administration, ensuring secure and efficient collection of revenue to fund vital public services. We are an employer of choice offering excellent benefits, competitive pay, professional development, and career advancement. Our dedicated team provides accurate information, achieves high compliance, and delivers innovative services with integrity and fairness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent examinations of financial records of taxpayers with unique or special audit features or anticipated accounting, tax law, or investigative problems.
• Review and audit all tax schedules administered by the Department to ensure compliance with statutes and make appropriate adjustments based on available accounting records.
• Maintain an audit plan, including selecting audit candidates, scheduling taxpayer interviews, reviewing provided records, and preparing and submitting audit reports for timely review.
• Utilize resourcefulness and good judgement to select taxpayers that appear non‑compliant with state tax laws and where adjustments generate additional tax revenues.
• Work independently with minimum oversight from management.
• Regular travel to taxpayer locations within an assigned territory and limited overnight travel; reliable transportation and a valid driver's license required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, accounting or related field with at least eighteen semester hours of accounting from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Official or unofficial transcript verifying the required eighteen accounting hours must be attached to the application (unless you are a current DOR Field Auditor).
• Access to reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of the Internal Revenue Code and State Tax Laws across multiple schedules.
• Basic proficiency with spreadsheet and word processing software.
• Basic knowledge of auditing and accounting principles and practices.
• Effective analytical skills helpful for investigation of complex tax compliance issues.

Benefits

• Health insurance options.
• Paid vacation: fourteen days per year, increasing with length of service and accumulating year‑to‑year.
• Paid sick time: twelve days per year, cumulative indefinitely.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave, personal observance leave, and community service leave.
• Longevity pay lump‑sum payout yearly based on length of service.
• Retirement: standard and supplemental retirement plans, including the nation’s best funded pension plan per Moody’s.
• 401K, 457, and 403(b) plans.
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• NCFlex program (numerous high‑quality, low‑cost pre‑tax benefits).

Pay

Minimum starting salary: $62,130. Recruitment range: $62,130 – $106,544 (effective July 1, 2025).

Schedule

Full‑time, permanent position with a hybrid remote work schedule. Regular travel to taxpayer locations within an assigned territory and limited overnight travel required.