Revenue Examiner

Personnel Board of Jefferson County; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Personnel Board of Jefferson County in Alabama seeks a Revenue Examiner to enforce revenue laws across the jurisdiction. You will inspect businesses, classify taxable activity, determine licensure needs, and process applications for licenses and permits, while collecting relevant taxes.

The role involves field inspections, customer service, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with state and local revenue requirements.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Experience with MS Office Suite (spreadsheets, word processing, and email).
• Financial experience (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 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 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

Driver's license

MS Office Suite

Financial experience

Customer service

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

LOCATIONS

Tarrant; Mountain Brook; Hueytown; Homewood; Fultondale; Center Point; Birmingham; Bessemer; Jefferson County

TARGET CLOSE DATE

10/16/2026

PAY GRADE

Grade 18

TYPE

Full time

JOB SUMMARY

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking or standing. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs. May involve the ability to walk on unstable ground (e.g., loose dirt at construction sites).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is conducted both indoors in an office setting as well as during regular field visits to external places of business. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT

The Personnel Board of Jefferson Countyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Each Merit System member city/agencyoperates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION

To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at [e-mail] or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

NOTE

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.