Address: 1600 W. Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary:  $120,000 - $130,000 (depending on experience)

Grade: 29

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) oversees and evaluates the operations, productivity, staff resources, budget, and strategic goals for the Taxpayer, Executive, and Legislative Issues (TEL) district. The DAD directly supervises, manages, and provides direction to the administrators of the various units within the district, which encompass tax administration, licensing and registration, enforcement, policy, and controversy functions. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the Taxpayer Services division. In addition to the Assistant Director, this position receives direction from, and provides advice and recommendation to, the Director, Deputy Director, General Counsel, and Director of Legislative Affairs regarding policy matters involving all tax types and general tax administration. This position requires subject matter expertise in Arizona state and local taxation matters, including knowledge of the legislative and regulatory rulemaking processes in this state and tax controversies in both administrative hearing and court settings.

Supervision:
This position currently has 7 supervisory and non-supervisory direct reports, who oversee a total team of 36 - 42 staff members.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details.

Education & Experience
-Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as a Master’s Degree (e.g., M.A), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
-Minimum of 8 years related experience in municipal, state, or federal government tax
-Minimum of 2 years in leadership capacity leading leaders

Licenses & Certifications
-Member in good standing with the State Bar of Arizona or equivalent body of another U.S. state that is responsible for the admission and disciplining of attorneys. If a successful candidate is an inactive member of such a body, ADOR will work with the candidate to ensure they reactivate their license within a twelve-month period or such time agreed upon between the candidate and the agency.

Knowledge and Understanding
-In-depth knowledge of state income tax, state and local transaction privilege tax and related excise taxes, luxury taxes, property tax, administrative rulemaking, and tax information confidentiality statutes, including relevant case law, tax rulings, tax procedures, and regulations.
-Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws.

Skills
-Exceptional verbal, written, and listening communication skills
-Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor
-Strong legal research skills
-Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
-Effective project management skills with the ability to lead, direct the work of teams without formal supervisory authority
-Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive.

Abilities
-Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
-Ability to build strong stakeholder partnerships with professionalism, credibility, initiative, self management, and reliability
-Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and also participate collaboratively as part of a team
-Ability to consistency demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence and political savvy
-Ability to understand and solve problems by applying advanced analytical skills to include collecting, integrating and analyzing all relevant data and information and reduced that information down to manageable components and/or charts, diagrams or graphs; identifying a number of solutions to complex problems integrating findings from several different disciplines, identifying and evaluating the various options developed and selects the most effective solution; drawing logical and objective conclusions from the data and validates them as the prime cause and contributing causes; identifying a number of solutions to the problem by identifying and evaluating the various options developed and selects the most effective solution.
-Willingness and ability to embody ADOR’s core values of Do the Right Thing, Commit to Excellence, and Care About One Another

Additional Job Demands
-In the course of performing essential duties, one must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
-No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)
-Travel up to 5% of the time

-Juris Doctor or Master of Laws

The final candidate will be required to abide by the the following pre-employment checks:
-Employment and Education Verification
-State and Federal Criminal Background Check, including fingerprinting
-Arizona Tax Filing Records Check
-If applicable, ASEDRA Authorized Driver Identification Check

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides a world class comprehensive benefits package including:
-Paid time off for holidays, sick days, annual leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and civic duty leave
-Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
-A robust and affordable insurance plan that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability options.
-Higher education discounts for State employees and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per fiscal year, available to seek further career advancement or certification in Continuing Professional Education.
-Work-life balance and additional options for life betterment such as the Infant at Work Program, State Wellness Program, Public Transit Discounts, Alternate Work Schedules, and Telework opportunities.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Top ranked Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) provides 100% employer matched contributions (enrollment eligibility will be effective after 27 weeks of State employment). ASRS provides a lifelong benefit based on years of service earned, or worked, and your ending salary. Learn more about ASRS at: https://www.azasrs.gov/content/new-and-prospective-members.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting the ADOR Human Resources-Talent Team. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

If you have any questions, please contact the ADOR Human Resources-Talent Team at talentgroup@azdor.gov for assistance.