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
Position will be located in the Oakland Office.
Under the close supervision of the Business Taxes Administrator (BTA) I, the Business Taxes Representative (BTR) performs tax compliance work, which may include, providing assistance to taxpayers to ensure compliance with tax laws, collecting delinquent taxes, and performing a variety of compliance and collection functions utilizing the department’s web-based database, where actions taken are initiated and documented accurately. The incumbent is responsible for the less complex cases statewide involving active, closed, delinquent, and revoked sales and use tax accounts. The incumbent must keep the supervisor informed of complex issues on assigned cases. The incumbent reviews collection accounts to determine liabilities and collection actions and recommends discharge for uncollectible accounts. The accounts are worked by online correspondence, telephone, and/or mail. When necessary and warranted, field calls may be made to the business location and/ or other locations. Travel may be required up to ten percent (10%) of the time, including overnight stays.
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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.
This is the link to the exam bulletin for the BUSINESS TAXES REPRESENTATIVE
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
