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
Working for the California state government provides an opportunity to be of service to your fellow Californians. Working with the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA) means doing that while helping businesses and taxpayers across our state better understand their tax and fee responsibilities. We offer fulfilling careers and provide a reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, and advancement opportunities.
The Petitions Section is seeking ambitious and driven individuals with strong analytical, written communication, and verbal communication skills to join our team as an Associate Tax Auditor (ATA).
The Associate Tax Auditor will be responsible for:
- Reviewing newly filed appeals, creating the appropriate appeals case, and acknowledging the case via letter to the taxpayer.
- Reviewing petitions assigned to field offices to ensure petitions are being completed.
- Reviewing audit working papers, case files, and recommendations to determine if case is ready to move to the next level in the appeals process or ready to close.
- Preparing closing recommendations for cases that are ready to close.
- Analyzes and responds to phone inquiries and written correspondence from taxpayers, representatives, field offices, or other Headquarters units.
- Representing CDTFA at appeals conference either in person or via Microsoft Teams.
The ATA for this position will also be responsible for becoming familiar with:
- California Revenue and Taxation Code.
- California Tax Regulation.
- CDTFA Opportunity Systems.
The Associate Tax Auditor position in the Petitions Section is an excellent opportunity for you to learn and apply California's tax laws, in addition to sharpening your verbal and written communication skills. The Petitions Section fosters leadership, teamwork, communication, building strong working relationships, decision making, and problem solving.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
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.
