Job Details Working Title: Lead Analyst, Statistical Sampling Job Class: State Program Administrator, Coordinator Agency: Revenue Department - Job ID: 97680
- Location: St. Paul
- Telework Eligible: Yes, Hybrid
- Full/Part Time: Full-Time
- Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
- Who May Apply: This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Bidders will be considered through 11/03/2026.
- Date Posted: 10/28/2026
- Closing Date: 11/18/2026
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Revenue Dept / Revenue (inc Assessors)-MAPE
- Division/Unit: Sales & Use Tax / Sales-Metro 2
- Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
- Days of Work: Monday - Friday
- Travel Required: Yes - Up to 25% of the time
- Salary Range: $37.91 - $56.39 / hourly; $79,156 - $117,742 / annually
- Classified Status: Classified
- Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
- FLSA Status: Nonexempt
- Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities : Yes
Job Summary This position is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of a highly complex Sales and Use Tax Sampling Program that directly impacts both internal and external audiences. This includes analyzing, designing, and developing the Sampling Program on an ongoing basis; analyzing electronic accounting records; applying statistical methodology to complex data; developing and implementing procedures to test and/or verify the integrity of electronic data; and designing complex statistical models for analyzing numerical data to support the division's sampling needs. This position leads the division's Sampling Team and provides lead work direction to Sampling Team members.
This position will serve as the highest-level technical subject matter expert on statistics, sampling, identifying sampling software and licensing, presenting to management, and supporting every tax specialist in every unit of the Sales and Use Tax division, Appeals & Legal Services division, Special Taxes division, and/or other divisions that use sampling techniques. This position will serve on department-wide, cross-divisional, and divisional teams to support the goals of the department's Strategic Plan.
This position is eligible for hybrid telework. Employees living within 50 miles of the office will be required to work in the office at least 50% of the time each month. Employees may reside outside the state of Minnesota if they live in a state bordering Minnesota and are within 50 miles of the primary work location.
Existing employees who were approved to telework from a bordering state and more than 50 miles from their work location before June 1, 2025, may retain this arrangement unless they move farther away.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications - Four (4) or more years of professional experience working in tax compliance, auditing, and data analysis.
- Experience with improving processes, designing and developing programs.
Applicants that meet the above minimum qualification, will be further evaluated on the following:
- Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices.
- Technical Sales and Use Tax knowledge, including court rulings, regulations and administrative policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate understanding of statistical concepts necessary for data interpretation and modeling.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of audiences.
- Demonstrate ability to independently initiate, lead, and complete projects.
- Experience at collaboration with others to achieve organizational objectives.
- Experience at developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's degree with a major in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related scientific fields that include coursework in statistics.
- Extensive knowledge of Sales and Use Tax laws, including court rulings, regulations and administrative policies and procedures.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in statistics and with statistical sampling in Sales and Use Tax.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in accounting, auditing, and analytics.
- Extensive knowledge and experience working in excel and sampling programs such as, MTC, ACL, Monarch, etc.
- Extensive experience leading a team and/or a project and working within a team environment.
- Extensive experience providing training and development to employees.
Physical Requirements Requires occasional moving of articles such as boxes, accounting records, laptop computer, and portable printer.
Additional Requirements Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). The Department of Revenue is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. MDOR does not participate in E-Verify
As part of an offer of employment, a fingerprint-based background check will be conducted in accordance with IRS Publication 1075. This will include, but is not limited to, verification of degrees and licensures, state and federal criminal history checks, and a review of tax filing and payment history. All individual income tax filing and payment obligations must be current prior to interviewing for this position.
Application Details How to Apply Select "Apply for Job" at the top of this page. If you have questions about applying for jobs, contact the Careers Help Desk at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . For additional information about the application process, go to http://www.mn.gov/careers .
If you need a reasonable accommodation for this interview and/or testing process, please contact the Department of Revenue ADA Coordinator at revenue.eai@state.mn.us .
Contact If you have questions about this position, contact Ryan Ross at ryan.ross@state.mn.us or 651-556- 3259 .
To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Ryan Ross at ryan.ross@state.mn.us .
