Tax Claim Office Manager

Montgomery County Pennsylvania; Norristown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Pennsylvania is seeking an Office Manager for the Tax Claim Office. The role handles delinquent tax payments, issues receipts, updates records, and ensures proper mail distribution within the department.

Under supervision, you will align work with daily priorities and verify daily batch totals, plus manage online deposits and lien processing. The position requires strong Excel/Word skills, solid bookkeeping experience, and excellent organizational abilities to support efficient

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• 3-5 years customer service and bookkeeping experience preferred.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word as well as web-based processes.
• Must have basic math skills and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Process delinquent tax payments and tax certifications.
• Oversee the distribution of refund checks and checks from sale distributions.
• Manage, sort and distribute all incoming mail.
• Review and track yearly agreements to ensure compliance.
• Communicate effectively with delinquent taxpayers and constituents.
• Understand and explain costs associated with RETSL and MCTLA.
• Responsible for reviewing and processing unclaimed surplus requests.
• Track and sort undeliverable mailings, postings & services.
• Organize, maintain, and photocopy sale files as needed.
• Create post-sale deeds and statements of value for processing.
• Always maintain a professional and customer service-oriented approach.
• Identify paid tax claim liens and process the necessary documentation for satisfaction.
• Coordinates daily office operations to ensure efficiency and productivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support department operations.

Skills

Customer service

Bookkeeping

Organizational skills

Communication

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Web-based processes

Job description

SUMMARY

The Tax Claim Office Manager's daily tasks will include distributing and processing delinquent tax payments, generating receipts and updating records in the tax claim software. They are responsible for all incoming mail in the tax claim department and ensuring its proper distribution to the clerks and disposition by the clerks. At the direction of the Asst Director or Second Deputy, they will assure that the work done by themselves, and the clerks conform to the day's priorities. The office manager will review and verify batch to totals at the end of the day and be responsible for making the online bank deposits for the Bureau. They will also review the tax claim software to identify defaulted agreements and will process lien satisfactions. They will be in control of incoming surplus fund requests, distributing refund checks and sale file copy requests. They will assist in the development and documentation of tax sale files, and participate, as needed in the preparation of sale information, sale processing as well as deed preparation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process delinquent tax payments and tax certifications.
• Oversee the distribution of refund checks and checks from sale distributions.
• Manage, sort and distribute all incoming mail.
• Review and track yearly agreements to ensure compliance.
• Communicate effectively with delinquent taxpayers and constituents.
• Understand and explain costs associated with RETSL and MCTLA.
• Responsible for reviewing and processing unclaimed surplus requests.
• Track and sort undeliverable mailings, postings & services.
• Organize, maintain, and photocopy sale files as needed.
• Create post-sale deeds and statements of value for processing.
• Always maintain a professional and customer service-oriented approach.
• Identify paid tax claim liens and process the necessary documentation for satisfaction.
• Coordinates daily office operations to ensure efficiency and productivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support department operations.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma.
• 3-5 years customer service and bookkeeping experience preferred.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word as well as web-based processes.
• Must have basic math skills and strong organizational skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands or arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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