• Tax Information Aide

    New York State Civil Service (Albany, NY)


    NY HELP No

     

    Agency Taxation & Finance, State

     

    Title Tax Information Aide

     

    Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

     

    Salary Grade Hourly

     

    Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

     

    Salary Range From $18.30 to $18.30 Hourly

     

    Employment Type Full-Time

     

    Appointment Type Temporary

     

    Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

     

    Travel Percentage 0%

     

    Workweek Mon-Fri

     

    Hours Per Week 37.5

     

    Workday

     

    From 8:30 AM

     

    To 4:30 PM

     

    Flextime allowed? No

     

    Mandatory overtime? No

     

    Compressed workweek allowed? No

     

    Telecommuting allowed? Yes

     

    County Albany

     

    Street Address W.A. Harriman State Campus or 299 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham

     

    City Albany

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 12227

     

    Duties Description The NYS Department of Tax and Finance is actively recruiting temporary employees.Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:• Open mail and prepare tax returns for processing. • Process payments for daily bank deposits. •Resolve routine problems and issues. • Receive, screen, review, and verify documents. •Sort and distribute documents, keep appropriate records, and redirect documents as necessary. • Establish new files by numbering forms, coding, preparing file folders, and compiling relevant material. Update and correct records and files. • Create routine reports, (e.g., personal and unit production, or assist in preparation of reports by gathering data, tabulating results, preparing simple charts). • Operate office machinery, including photocopiers, calculators, computer printers, and scanners. •Enter and/or retrieve information from computer databases. •Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. • Create materials, including, but not limited to letters/memorandums, emails, and spreadsheets using various computer software programs. • Research and resolve errors and omissions on tax returns. • Comprehend complex agency and program policies and procedures. • Perform other related duties as required.• Comply to agency and program policies and procedures.

     

    Minimum Qualifications Preferred qualifications• communicate effectively both verbally and in writing• ability to operate office equipment including computers, scanners, photocopiers, etc.

     

    Additional Comments Positions are available at our Wade Road facility in Latham, NY and at the W.A. Harriman Campus in Albany, NY.All successful candidates must be fully compliant with all Federal, State and Local Tax Laws, which includes being current with their Tax Return Filings.Fingerprinting is required as part of the background check prior to appointment.Note: Due to the nature of this position, newly hired employees will not be eligible to telecommute. After the specified training period, employees may be allowed to submit a telecommuting application in accordance with the Department’s policy and subject to management approval.

     

    Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

     

    Name Antonietta Belott

     

    Telephone 518-486-1907

     

    Fax

     

    Email Address [email protected]

     

    Address

     

    Street W. A. Harriman State Office Campus

     

    Building 9, Room 256

     

    City Albany

     

    State NY

     

    Zip Code 12227

     

    Notes on Applying Interested applicants can apply online. Instructions and forms are located on our public web site at: http://www.tax.ny.gov/about/empopps/default.htm