Full job description

The Audit Division of Franchise Tax Board is looking for students enrolled as accounting, economics, or finance majors, who are interested in an opportunity to gain practical experience in the area of audit and taxation. The selected candidates duties will include:

Assisting with workloads (i.e., to support the audit program with less complicated tax issues)

Assisting and preparing work-paper and schedules and correspond with tax professional community

Assisting with intake of cases

Performing special projects and other workloads

Working closely with staff and management

Definition

Under close supervision and in a learner capacity, to assist in the performance of the administrative or technical duties required by the departmental assignment; and to do other related work.

Job Characteristics

Employment in this class is restricted to students who are admitted for enrollment in a curriculum the subject matter of which will prepare the student to assist in attaining the objectives of the departmental organization where he/she will be employed. Employment in the class is based on continued enrollment in a college program.

The class provides a means of part-time or temporary employment where by students may receive on-the-job instruction and perform work that will provide practical experience in work tasks related to their field of study and develop familiarity with the laws and programs administered by the State of California. The class must be a used for persons who are enrolled in an accredited college or university and carrying a minimum of six semester units (or nine quarter units for undergraduates students). Students who are majoring in Business Administration with an Accounting and/or Finance major are encouraged to apply. This class is not intended to be used for permanent employment and no full-time permanent appointments will be made in this class.

Typical Tasks

Participates in various phases of a planned training program; learns policies, procedures, and techniques; performs meaningful tasks which are valuable and necessary to the program of the department such as computation, programming, and analysis of data; gains practical experience in the professional or technical field of study; assists in research, analysis, review, and other related activities in the department.

STUDENT ASSISTANT