Under general direction of the Tax Commissioner, the Tax Clerk plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the City's income tax collections and compliance. Performs intermediate skilled administrative support work maintaining a variety of financial records, reports and documents, preparing required or requested fiscal reports, receiving, processing and receipting incoming monies.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES :
· Provide services and information to the public in a variety of areas such as income taxes, fee collection, and tax statement clarification.
. Maintaining and inputting commercial and residential property questionnaires.
· Calculate and record income taxes due for current, delinquent and prepaid taxes; calculate penalties and/or penalties and interest on past due and delinquent taxes, subject to any pending adjustments.
· Assist taxpayers to satisfy their inquiries, either in-person, by telephone, or by web response.
· Prepares a wide variety of accounting, fiscal, statistical, and similar reports.
· Accurately update and maintain the master database address list to ensure information remains current and organized.
· Balance and reconcile daily transactions.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Collection of utility bills in the absence of Treasury Clerk.
· Assist with processing and sorting mail.
· Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
· High school diploma or GED
· A minimum of one to two years of experience working in a related field.
· An equivalent combination of education and experience that encompasses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Post-high school education in accounting or public administration is a plus.
· Experience in a financial or administrative environment with municipal money management.
· Experience with de-escalating tense situations (phone and in-person).
· Excel skills (data entry, use of formulas, etc.).
Civil Service Exam required, Once apply HR will reach out to schedule.