Tax auditor vs audit specialist

Differences between tax auditor and audit specialist duties and responsibilities

Tax auditor example responsibilities.

• Collaborate extensively with external accountants to achieve all SOX compliance targets.
• Establish community relationships with taxpayers, CPAs, and consultants.
• Send correspondence to resolve auditing issues from non-compliance to proof by supplying documentation.
• Conduct conferences with taxpayers and their representatives to discuss findings and resolve issues.
• Review reports send by the IRS and make necessary changes to the Maine returns.
• Research and respond to a variety of tax law questions base on customer inquiry.
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Audit specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage vendor billing disputes for southwestern region from initiation to documentation of resolution while ensuring compliance with SOX guidelines.
• Work with department analyst to create measurement tools and methods for communicating results and managing QA analysis in compiling/reporting results.
• Review and verify the submitted documentation for completeness to verify the company is in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
• Coordinate delivery of mortgage back securities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and maintain automated report generation and distribution via Cognos NoticeCast.
• Prepare monthly incentive payment and quarterly incentive bonus data for payroll department.
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