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Grade 36
CLOSE DATE
02/17/2023
SUMMARY
The Manager of Tax Collection is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the collection of various revenue sources (e.g., ad valorem tax, property tax, condemnation revenue) for his or her Agency as well as other contracted jurisdictions. Employees in this position maintain relationships with financial institutions (i.e., banks) to protect assets, administer a departmental budget, and oversee the distribution of collected funds to various agencies (e.g., State of Alabama, Jefferson County, Board of Education). Managers of Tax Collection are upper-level supervisors with a large number of subordinates (e.g., Redemption Coordinators, Land Specialists, Sr. Land Specialists, Tax Agents) and are responsible for assigning and distributing work, monitoring work progress, providing feedback, and creating/revising departmental policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards. Employees work in an office setting using standard office equipment (e.g., computer, phone, copier).
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
Monitors and maintains relationships with financial institutions to ensure assets are protected.
Prepares, monitors, and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
Creates, reviews, and revises policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, standards, and guidelines.
Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.
Oversees the daily operations of the collection of current and delinquent ad valorem, real, and personal property taxes in accordance with the Alabama state code.
Plans and directs the collection and distribution of ad valorem, real, and personal property taxes and condemnation revenues to ensure compliance to federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines.
Oversees the biweekly distribution of collected funds to the State of Alabama, Jefferson County, municipalities, the board of education, and other various state and local agencies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following Minimum Qualifications are required for this job. You must demonstrate possession of these qualifications by providing a detailed description of your related experience in the work history section of your application. Please note that replicating or restating these minimum qualifications or the information from the Personnel Board’s job description as your own work experience will result in your disqualification. Please describe your work experience in your own words to represent the work you have performed that is related to the minimum qualifications for this job.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance or a business-related degree with at least 18 semester hours in accounting, finance, tax law, or a combination of coursework from these three disciplines.
Experience with municipal/governmental tax collections.
Experience supervising employees in a taxation or accounting environment to include training employees, reviewing work, giving performance appraisals, and approving time off.
Experience interpreting and applying case law, state codes, or legal opinions related to tax law or changes in tax law (e.g., reviewing for relevancy, explaining to the public, using tax codes to make decisions).
Experience balancing and reconciling accounts (i.e., reviewing financial data or reports against other financial information, finding discrepancies, and balancing).
Experience managing, developing, or providing input to create a budget to include gathering historic information and cost estimates.
Experience creating financial reports and providing recommendations based on the financial information (e.g., trends, ways to save money).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
None.
COMPETENCIES:
Adaptability & Flexibility.
Computer & Technology Operations.
Leadership & Management.
Oral Communication & Comprehension.
Planning & Organizing.
Problem Solving & Decision Making.
Professionalism & Integrity.
Researching & Referencing.
Reviewing, Inspecting, & Auditing.
Self Management and Initiative.
Teamwork & Interpersonal.
Technical & Job-Specific Knowledge.
Written Communication & Comprehension.
CRITICAL KNOWLEDGES:
Knowledge of applicable Alabama tax laws, rules, and regulations as they apply to county revenue enforcement.
Knowledge of budgetary principles and procedures, and encumbrances/expenditures such as revenues, expenditures, and appropriations involved in establishing and maintaining budgets.
Knowledge of Code of Alabama, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation).
Knowledge of tax laws, codes and ordinances as they relate to property (e.g., land, improvements to land, personal property).
Knowledge of traditional financial statements, such as balance sheets, statement of revenues, statement of cash flows, etc.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting.
Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods.
May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
DISCLAIMER: This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
Persons requiring special conditions to accommodate a disability when completing the application should contact the Personnel Board at 205-279-3500 before the announcement closing date. Qualified applicants who believe they will need reasonable accommodation in the examination process should complete and submit an Accommodation Request Form. You may obtain an Accommodation Request Form by contacting our ADA Ombudsperson at [email protected], or by accessing the “Request for Accommodation” form through the following website: http://www.pbjcal.org/
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Personnel Board of Jefferson County (Personnel Board) provides a public personnel system based on merit principles. The Personnel Board strives for the constant improvement of the public service by employing and developing the best qualified persons available. The Personnel Board provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, creed, religion, political beliefs, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Employment decisions are made by the Merit System municipality or governmental agency in which the position exists. Each Merit System municipality, agency, or jurisdiction administers its own equal employment opportunity programs in compliance with applicable state and/or federal laws and regulations.
