Job Description

Supplemental Information

Unemployment Insurance Tax Agent 1 / 2 / 3
Office of Unemployment Insurance
Location: Statewide
Position: Multiple Vacancies
Announcement: LWC163799 9/27/22AM

• This posting will be used to fill multiple statewide vacancies.

This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Unemployment Insurance Tax Agent 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the \'Job Specifications\' tab located at the top of the LA Careers \'Current Job Opportunities\' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

This agency participates in E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

All applicants selected for employment must submit to drug screening and background check.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you need a special accommodation for a disability. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities \xe2\x80\xa2 TDD# 800-259-5154

LWC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
The Office of Human Resources
225-342-3055

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree with nine semester hours in accounting and an additional fifteen semester hours in any one or combination of the following: accounting, auditing, business, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or information systems.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours of the required coursework.

A baccalaureate degree plus a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Government Audit Professional (CGAP) designation will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework.

A master\'s degree in accounting, auditing, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, public administration, or information systems and decision sciences will substitute for the twenty-four semester hours of required coursework.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To learn to conduct field audits of employer records as required or assigned to determine correctness of tax reports, and to obtain information relative to employer liability and status, experience rating, and employer wages.

Level of Work:
Entry.

Supervision Received:
Close supervision from Unemployment Insurance Tax Agent 3.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Location of Work:
Department of Labor; Regulatory Services, field locations, statewide.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Unemployment Insurance Tax Agent 2 by lack of responsibility for full performance auditors tasks.

Examples of Work

UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION:
Computes and collects current and delinquent unemployment insurance taxes from employers within district.

Contacts employers new to the district to establish employment insurance accounts and inform them of their obligations.

Responds to inquiries from the public regarding employment security laws and programs.

Audits payroll records of employers to ensure the correct amount has been paid in unemployment insurance taxes and benefits to claimants.

Researches and identifies new employers within their district.

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