Revenue Examiner

Austincc; Alabama; On-site; USD 35,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Employer-sponsored retirement plan (pB

Generous paid holidays

Sick and vacation leave

Job summary

Austincc is seeking Revenue Examiners to enforce city/county/state revenue laws across assigned territories in Alabama. You will inspect businesses and residences to determine classification, tax liability, and licensure, and process applications like business licenses and event permits while collecting relevant taxes.

The role offers a competitive benefits package including medical and dental insurance, retirement plan, generous holidays, and paid leave.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Experience with MS Office Suite or similar office productivity software to include spreadsheets, word processing, and email.
• Financial experience (e.g., balancing cash, money orders, computing taxes, collecting past due payments, preliminary and final assessments on business licenses and permits).
• Customer service experience (face to face or over the phone to handle complaints, research information, provide guidance).

Responsibilities

• Performs residential and commercial revenue inspections by site visits, reviewing financial and tax documents, and issuing citations to ensure compliance with city, state, and/or county tax and license laws.
• Oversees the revenue administration process by accepting and reviewing applications and documentation related to tax, revenue and licenses/bonds for proper reporting.
• Communicates and collaborates with various parties and organizations by responding to inquiries, tracking internal and external communications, and drafting correspondence to disseminate and receive information related to department/organization activity to ensure notification and compliance.
• Manages departmental accounts receivable and payable by monitoring expenditures and producing financial reports using financial software to ensure compliance with set financial guidelines and budget.
• Performs various administrative activities by creating and updating files, maintaining documents, and tracking information using various forms and computer systems in order to maintain records and document organization/department activities.
• Provides service to internal and/or external customers.
• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

Skills

MS Office Suite

Customer service

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Revenue Examiners are responsible for enforcing the City/County/State revenue laws within their jurisdictions. Employees in this position inspect businesses and residences in assigned territories to determine business classification, tax liability, appropriate licensures, and other revenue-related information. Revenue Examiners process various business operation applications (e.g., business licenses, special event permits) and collect relevant taxes (e.g., occupation tax, liquor tax, ad valorem tax, lease tax, lodging tax).

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.

Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.

• Bessemer $40,060 - $62,171
• Birmingham $40,934 - $63,502
• Center Point $38,625 - $59,924
• Fultondale $44,304 - $68,744
• Homewood $47,278 - $73,340
• Hueytown $43,409 - $67,329
• Jefferson County $45,468 - $70,532
• Mountain Brook $51,355 - $79,664
• Tarrant $35,297 - $54,745

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Valid driver's license.
• Experience with MS Office Suite or similar office productivity software to include (spreadsheets, word processing, and email).
• Financial experience (e.g., balancing cash, money orders, computing taxes, collecting past due payments, preliminary and final assessments on business licenses and permits).
• Customer service experience (e.g., face to face or over the phone to handle complaints, research information, provide guidance).

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

Performs residential and commercial revenue inspections by conducting site visits, reviewing financial and tax documents, and issuing citations using established guidelines to ensure compliance with city, state, and/or county tax and license laws.

Oversees the revenue administration process by accepting and reviewing applications and documentation related to tax, revenue and licenses/bonds for proper reporting.

Communicates and collaborates with various parties and organizations (e.g., department heads, employees, citizens, board and council members, vendors) by responding to inquiries, tracking internal and external communications, and drafting correspondence to disseminate and receive information related to department/organization activity to ensure notification and compliance.

Manages departmental accounts receivable and payable by monitoring expenditures and producing financial reports using financial software to ensure compliance with set financial guidelines and budget.

Performs various administrative activities by creating and updating files, maintaining documents, and tracking information using various forms and computer systems in order to maintain records and document organization/department activities.

Provides service to internal and/or external customers.

Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.