Revenue Fiscal Analyst 2

About the Role

The Revenue Fiscal Analyst 2 in the Bureau of Desk Review and Analysis, Sales and Use Tax Desk Review Division is responsible for all aspects of major fiscal analysis projects. The role plans desk‑review strategies, analyzes complex financial data, and contributes to efforts that ensure compliance, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Examine and analyze complex individual and multi‑tiered entity tax returns, business structures, and related projects, focusing on PA Personal Income Tax, Sales and Use Tax, Small Games of Chance, and Hotel Occupancy tax returns.
• Conduct specialized and highly detailed financial and tax accounting analyses of complex pass‑through business organizations.
• Design and conduct studies of legislative and administrative proposals to predict potential effects and assess financial conditions.
• Analyze the effectiveness of specialized examination programs to ensure compliance.
• Suggest policy and process improvements, identify new problem areas for research, and prepare recommendations on non‑compliance issues.
• Review various tax returns and business/non‑profit operations to determine compliance and make appropriate adjustments to reflect correct tax liabilities.
• Research PA, federal, and multi‑state tax laws; assist with preparing revisions to regulations, policies, and bulletins.

Qualifications

• One year as a Revenue Fiscal Analyst 1 (or equivalent Federal Government job title), or two years of fiscal‑analysis experience plus a master’s degree in economics, business administration, statistics, mathematics, or computer science, or three years of technical fiscal‑analysis experience plus a bachelor’s degree with at least thirty credits in economics, statistics, mathematics, and/or computer science, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• At least two years of professional tax accounting or tax auditing experience.
• Ability to perform essential job functions.
• Legal requirements: access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and compliance with IRS Publication 1075, including an enhanced background check, fingerprint‑based federal records check, PA State Police clearance, local law‑enforcement checks for the past five years, and citizenship/residency verification.

Schedule

• Full‑time employment.
• Work hours: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch break.
• Part‑time telework possible, requiring a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and an approved location within Pennsylvania. Telework eligibility is subject to change.
• If telework is not utilized, the employee reports to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.