REVENUE REGULATORY OFFICER - 07222026-79510

About the role

This is a NON-law enforcement position within Special Investigations. This position requires going from business to business to conduct inspections.

Responsibilities

• Conducts field inspections of tobacco, nicotine vapor product, and hemp-derived cannabinoid product retailers and wholesale establishments to ensure compliance with various state laws.
• Conducts field inspections of dyed fuel and beer based on information received from the public to ensure compliance with relevant state laws.
• Seizes non-compliant product and contraband based on relevant state laws.
• Inventories, sells, and destroys non-compliant product and contraband based applicable to relevant state laws.
• Records inspection work and documentation of seizures in the department's TR3 tax system.
• Explains the procedures followed regarding the handling of records or evidence under oath to a judge, commissioner, or Administrative Hearing Officer in court or at departmental hearings.
• Educates individuals and business owners regarding tax laws associated with tobacco, nicotine vapor products, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, beer, and motor fuel regulation.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and qualifying experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the following: 1) professional or paraprofessional level investigative experience dealing with tax compliance, 2) professional experience involving financial accounting or auditing, 3) criminal investigations, or 4) experience dealing with the inspection of establishments which deal with alcohol, tobacco, gas or similar products.
• One year of experience as a Tax Compliance Technician in the Department of Revenue with the State of Tennessee.
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
• Upon appointment, may be required to successfully complete training to take dyed fuel samples.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and qualifying experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the following: 1) professional or paraprofessional level investigative experience dealing with tax compliance, 2) professional experience involving financial accounting or auditing, 3) criminal investigations, or 4) experience dealing with the inspection of establishments which deal with alcohol, tobacco, gas or similar products.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Experience in one or a combination of the following areas may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years: 1) professional or paraprofessional level investigative experience dealing with tax compliance, 2) professional experience involving financial accounting or auditing, 3) criminal investigations, or 4) experience dealing with the inspection of establishments which deal with alcohol, tobacco, gas or similar products.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional graduate course work in one or a combination of the following may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year: (1) accounting; (2) business administration; (3) criminal justice; (4) criminology, or (5) finance (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in accounting may substitute for one year of required experience).

Necessary Special Qualifications

• Applicants for this class must:
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
• Have a motor vehicle available for use in performance of job duties in some positions;
• Upon appointment, may be required to successfully complete training to take dyed fuel samples.