[Hiring] Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor @State of Alaska

Role Description

Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of Alaska's oil and gas revenue? The Department of Revenue, Tax Division is hiring for an Oil and Gas Revenue Auditor 1/2/3 in Anchorage! Come join our team and help support our state's financial future!

Please Note: This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please visit this link to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Audit Alaska Oil and Gas Production Tax returns filed by oil and gas companies to help ensure compliance with state statutes and regulations.
• Analyze financial records, contracts, and supporting documentation to verify tax calculations and identify potential audit issues.
• Work collaboratively with experienced auditors on audits involving significant expenditures and complex industry transactions.
• Research tax laws and regulations, assist with special projects, and contribute to testing and maintaining tax administration systems.
• Respond to taxpayer inquiries and participate in training opportunities to develop and share technical expertise.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures for conducting financial and compliance, economy and efficiency, and program audits.
• Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities.
• Knowledge of decision support theories, methods, and tools for identifying and evaluating decision situations.
• Expresses information effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in accounting, finance or any business area that includes at least 18 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in accounting, auditing, or tax.
• Possess a Certified Public Accountant certificate.
• One year of professional experience auditing or examining financial information and data.
• Two years of journey level technical experience performing technical tax, accounting or audit functions.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules, including “alternative work week” schedules.
• Potential for part-time telework.
• 37.5-hour work weeks.
• Great health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Higher than average leave accrual (paid time off).
• Regular (annual or biannual) step/pay increases.
• Union negotiated cost of living increases.
• Optional union representation.
• A variety of discounts at participating businesses (Microsoft Office, Dell computers, GCI, AT&T, Verizon, etc.).

Company Description

The Oil and Gas Production Tax group administered just under half a billion in tax collected from oil and gas companies in 2025. The group’s primary objective is to ensure that taxpayers required to file under AS 43.55 know what they need to file, file accurately, and pay the correct amount of tax.