Revenue Compliance Officer

County of Montgomery, AL; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Montgomery, AL seeks a Revenue Compliance Officer to oversee delinquent collections and supervise staff within the revenues division. You will work on complex cases involving sales, use, and other taxes, and coordinate with legal to resolve matters.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in public or business administration and several years of debt collection experience, with strong judgment and knowledge of applicable ordinances and laws.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration.
• 4+ years of debt collection and investigation experience.
• Experience managing delinquent accounts and using multiple recovery methods.

Responsibilities

• Supervise two or more employees in the collections group.
• Manage complex revenue-collection cases and coordinate with legal actions.
• Prepare for legal actions and respond to protests and complaints.
• Interpret ordinances and state/federal laws related to revenue collection.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration

Job description

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.
**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies**

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to manage complex collection cases related to revenues such as sales and use taxes, motor fuel taxes, lodging taxes, and business licenses. Cases are referred to the compliance officer based on the need for collections expertise and/or the complexity, unusualness, or difficulty of the case.  Major work functions include supervising two or more employees, managing the collections group, processing complaints/protests, managing unusual or difficult collection cases, and preparing for legal actions. The Revenue Compliance Officer differs from the Revenue Examiner in that the Officer manages the more difficult cases, assumes responsibility of difficult cases from Revenue Examiners, follows a case throughout legal proceedings to a final resolution, and supervises a collections staff. The incumbent must exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative in the interpretation of ordinances and state and federal laws pertaining to revenues. The Revenue Compliance Officer is supervised by the Assistant Revenue Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration and 4 (four) years of experience performing debt collection and investigation work, which includes the management of a wide range of delinquent accounts and the use of a variety of recovery methods ranging from payment plans to court action. Qualifying experience can be substituted for college education on a year for year basis.
NOTE:� Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.