STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ROAD TOLL AUDITOR I
Class Code: 7791-17 Date Established: 08-01-53
Occupational Code: 7-2-4 Date of Last Revision: 04-10-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To audit and verify information submitted
regarding accounts of diesel, liquid petroleum gas and other fuel users in
order to verify the tax paid to the state of New Hampshire.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Contacts fuel
users relative to tax payments and audits logs, manifests, invoices, and
related records to prove the accuracy of submitted reports.
·
Audits mileage
and gallonage used to assure data accurately reflects claims.
·
Maintains
records of licensees reporting practices to ensure timely reporting.
·
Prepares audit
work papers to support recommended acceptance or adjustments to taxes paid the
state by fuel users.
·
Advises
licensees of inaccuracies and technical errors detected during a desk audit of
reports to ensure corrections are made on future reports.
·
Recommends the
audit of certain accounts, based on past reports and audit results, to prevent
revenue loss.
·
Instructs
users of diesel fuel and carriers eligible for tax credits as to proper
reporting and application procedures.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats and
procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use
of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business practices and
procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from
detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving direct
service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making preliminary
recommendations for the development of alternative short-term program policies
or procedures. Errors at this level
result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations causing a
disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing reports,
and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving
problems and achieving work objectives.
This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions to
establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical
problems. This level also requires
providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization
exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree or its equivalent from a
recognized college or technical institute with major study in accounting or
business management. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in auditing,
accounting, or related work. Each
additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of
required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of accounting and
auditing principles, methods and their application to auditing procedures. Ability to review and interpret complex
financial data and develop worksheets.
Ability to determine violations and to detect and explain significant
irregularities in books of account.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
fuel users and carriers; with supervisory, other employees and the employees of
businesses who are being audited, and to deal with controversial matters in a
tactful manner. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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