TAX- Revenue Collections Clerk

Job summary

The role involves collecting taxes, recording payments, and managing data entry for personal and real estate property bills. It also requires answering inquiries from the public and attorneys regarding tax values and payments.

Job details

Text resize Description Of Work Lee County is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time position of Revenue Collections Clerk in the Tax Office. Essential functions are as follows: answering telephone calls from attorneys and customers in reference to questions about taxes due, taxes paid and values of property; inputting mail received in the office for personal property, real estate property, and motor vehicle bills; searching by names, addresses, and social security numbers; collecting taxes; providing information; preparing receipts; recording payments; sending receipts to those who prepay their taxes; and prepares copies of payments. Employees are responsible for considerable data entry work in recording tax payments and other data in computerized files. Employees will be researching delinquent tax accounts. Employees must exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with taxpayers and the general public. This position reports to Tax Collection Manager. Education And Experience Requires a high school diploma and six to nine months of experience in collections, preferably in a tax-related field; or any equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Application Process Please submit Lee County application, resume, and cover letter to the Human Resources Department at 408 Summit Drive/PO Box 1968, Sanford NC 27331. Application process can also be reached via https://leecountync.gov/how_to_apply_for_positions/index.php . Position will remain posted until it is filled. Pre-employment Drug Testing Required. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

What you’ll do

The role involves collecting taxes, recording payments, and managing data entry for personal and real estate property bills. It also requires answering inquiries from the public and attorneys regarding tax values and payments.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma and six to nine months of experience in collections, preferably in a tax-related field. The position requires the ability to handle data entry and interact with the public with tact and courtesy.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Payment Processing · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Tax Collection
• Data Entry
• Customer Service
• Account Research
• Payment Processing
• Records Management
• Communication Skills
• Attention To Detail

Job areas

• Government & Public Sector
• Finance & Accounting
• Administrative
• Customer Service & Support