Lottery Auditor Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Responsibilities Who we are: At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), we are funding a better state to live, work, and play. Offering excellent benefits, hybrid work schedules, training plans, tuition assistance, and self-development opportunities, we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovative workplace that supports work-life balance and empowers our employees to reach their highest potential. Open the door to a career at the SCDOR and discover why 93% of our employees see how their work contributes to the SCDOR's success-by collecting 95% of South Carolina's general fund, our team serves with purpose and impacts the success of our community.

Learn more about why you should join our team at dor.sc.gov/careers. We are looking for teammates who are: Knowledgeable of accounting and auditing principles and practices Knowledgeable in South Carolina and Federal tax laws Able to establish and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external customers Committed to customer service and interested in helping others Eager to use their knowledge of tax filing and payment requirements for income, corporate, sales, withholding, and additional taxes within set deadlines What you will do: As a Lottery Compliance Auditor, you will serve as liaison between the Department of Revenue and the South Carolina Education Lottery, ensuring South Carolina retailers have met all tax obligations through regular examination and audit of tax filings as it relates to lottery. Primary job duties include: Reviewing all South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL)applications to verify accuracy and completeness, ensuring consistency with the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR)system information Conducting complex audits focused on tax reporting and filing accuracy Analyzing and interpreting data on the tax return to determine compliance, correcting errors, making system adjustments, and generating assessments as needed to determine any appropriate actions Conducting telephone and in-person conferences with taxpayers and/or their representatives Acting as liaison between the SCDOR and the SCEL and serving as the primary contact to resolve system issues Collaborating with state and federal agencies as needed Maintaining the SCDOR database, regularly monitoring the flow of information between SCDOR and SCEL, and making recommendations to improve efficiency Preparing monthly statistical reports relating to work function Preparing monthly retailer invoices and submitting to SCEL for compliance fees Serving as backup to the position of innocent spouse and assisting with innocent spouse applications as needed Creating, facilitating, and determining training for SCEL auditors based off outlined needs from the monthly review of files Minimum and Additional Requirements Either: An associate's degree and experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or tax preparation/analysis OR A bachelor's degree with multiple accounting courses may be substituted for the work experience OR Relevant experience or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis with an approved equivalence by the Division of State Human Resources (DSHR)

Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning. Preferred Qualifications Accounting coursework Additional Comments EEO: The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation Training: Lottery Compliance Auditors will participate in an onboarding program to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to successfully perform their job Hours: Flexible hours may be available from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week) Telework schedule: This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week after one year of employment with SCDOR Ready to apply

Apply online and complete the application fully, including all current and previous work history and education You may submit a resume, but it will not be considered as a substitute for completing the entire application Candidates selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted to complete an aptitude or skills assessment and personality profile (using Criteria Corp) and may be contacted to complete a one-way virtual interview (using Spark Hire) Candidates selected for hire are required to comply with all SCDOR tax requirements and are subject to a National Criminal Background Check, which includes fingerprinting