All applicants will be considered, however SROA/Surplus candidates will be given priority.
Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce. New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility. To learn more about us, please see CDTFA Gateway to New Opportunities video
The position will be in the Sacramento Headquarters May Lee State Office Complex.
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is seeking ambitious and driven individuals to join us. We offer fulfilling careers and provide a reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, and advancement opportunities. CDTFA offers a Career Center that helps with resumes, mock interviews, interview tips and tricks, and other job opportunities within CDTFA and other state agencies.
We are committed to growing the capabilities of our team members with our excellent hands-on training, classroom training, and our mentoring program. We build a community where you can work with diverse individuals to explore ways of being creative and innovative to make processes more efficient.
A Business Taxes Specialist II in the Special Tax and Fee Policy Section serves as a lead on and coordinates multifaceted tax and fee program projects under the Supervising Tax Auditor III. In doing this, the incumbent:
- Leads the development of tax and fee policies and procedures with other units within the CDTFA, other state revenue agencies and the federal government.
- Leads the implementation of new tax and fee laws.
- Liaisons with other agencies in the administration of our tax and fee programs.
- Researches, investigates, and helps to resolve complex tax and fee, audit, compliance and operational issues.
- Develops reports for management regarding various tax and fee programs.
- Prepares written correspondence on the application of tax and fee laws for the public.
Working in the Special Taxes and Fees Policy Section provides team members the opportunity to work on all aspects of our tax and fee programs and works cooperatively with all areas in the agency. Working in the branch also exposes team members to our revenue system, registration process, return process, compliance functions, appeal process, audit process, other agencies, and all levels of our agency’s management team.
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Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California. All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.
Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California’s Personal Leave Program.
This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
