Audit Clerk I

US Lawns; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

South Carolina Retirement System

Paid Annual Leave

Sick Leave

Holiday premium pay

Job summary

Florence County is seeking an Audit Clerk I to help taxpayers with tax information related to real and personal taxation and to update tax rolls. The role includes data entry for abatements and vehicle notices, preparing notices from computerized reports, and assisting the public with tax-related questions.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and at least one year of clerical or data entry experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma supplemented by one year of clerical or data entry experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist taxpayers in understanding tax information concerning real and personal taxation and tax laws.
• Make additions, deletions, or changes on tax rolls as needed.
• Perform data entry for abatements, estimates, and vehicle tax notices.
• Prepare tax notices from computerized reports and assist the public with inquiries.
• Obtain and verify information for real estate tax refunds and exemptions.
• Maintain status reports and update exemption information in relevant systems.

Skills

Data entry

Clerical work

Customer service

Telephone support

Tax information

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Description

The Audit Clerk I assist taxpayers in understanding tax information concerning real and personal taxation and tax laws. Makes necessary additions, deletions, or changes on tax rolls.

Essential Functions:

• Assists tax payer in performing various duties such as, but not limited to adding new vehicles, providing adjustments for high miles, prepares homestead exemption application, explaining tax exempt status by tax commission, providing various information for different forms, providing assistance in direction and information.
• Performs various duties such as answering telephones, providing assistance to the Lake City office, providing information on estimated taxes on vehicles and boats, providing information on tag transfers, lost or stolen tags. Notices, etc., providing information to new residents as to avenues to take for registration, etc., and obtaining information for real estate tax refund questions.
• Performs data entry for abatements, estimates, vehicle tax notices, etc.
• Prepares vehicles and watercraft tax notices from computerized reports, assistance to public, refunding applicants for overpayment of various taxes and filing.
• Utilizes various forms, documents and reports such as tax statements, vehicle titles, insurance forms, registration cards, copy of tax laws, tax exempt notices, telephone messages, wildlife and tax commission forms, etc.
• Assists veterans with completing and filing out paperwork for submitting to Department of Revenue (DOR) for exemptions.
• Maintains status reports, address changes, and updates information in regards to Exempt Property on Vehicles and Watercraft with computer links to DMV, DOR and DNR.
• Search web on National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Kelly Blue Book (KBB), and Edmunds for help placing assessment on vehicles not rendered by Department of Revenue (DOR).
• Operates and maintains a variety of equipment.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Performs all other related duties as required.

Qualifications: Education and Work Experience

• Requires a high school diploma supplemented by one year of clerical or data entry experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to perform basic physical activities and communicate effectively to carry out essential job duties
• Must be able to reach, bend, stoop, carry, move and lift 10 lb. objects regularly.
• Correctable vision sufficient to read monitors, labels, and drive safely.

Company Description

Vision

Florence County strives to be an exceptional place to live, work, and visit by enhancing the quality of life for our employees and those who call the County home, by encouraging innovation and economic opportunities, and by fostering trust and integrity in the County.

Mission

Florence County will provide high-quality public services, plan for the needs of our citizens, and promote a safe, healthy, and thriving community for all.

Benefits

• South Carolina Retirement System
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Onsite Employee Health Clinic
• Onsite Employee Workout Facility
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supplemental Insurance Options
• Discounted rates at local fitness facilities