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The Treasury, Taxation & Vehicles (TTV) department is looking for a Supplement and Exemption Coordinator in the County Clerk’s division. The County Clerk’s division is responsible for creating and maintaining property ownership, tax records, calculating the annual tax roll, sending estimated tax notices, compiling reports, and assisting taxing authorities in the annual budgeting process. If you are looking for a rewarding experience, then consider joining our team!

This will remain open until filled.

Job duties include:

• Reviews, reconciles, compiles, tracks and processes accounting transactions and other similar items for approval; analyzes and evaluates financial statistical data to make recommendations and reports on department, division or fund expenditures and revenues to assist with budget or financial statement preparation; ensure compliance with governmental reporting regulations, or for management decisions regarding budget or fiscal issues. Coordinates and reviews the work of the Appraiser’s Office when exemptions are established, and values are changed by the State of Kansas Board of Tax Appeals. Reviewing, reconciling, compiling, and processing several dissimilar, complex, and specialized functions; specialty tax abatement incentive programs as well as supplements which are additions or reductions to the tax roll. Each of these programs has unique requirements and requires extensive knowledge of interlocal agreements and interdepartmental processes and procedures. Establishes procedures/tools to prevent or solve unusual problems; analyzes short and long-ranges needs. Audits, identifies, and corrects discrepancies and variances in reports and systems. Ensures compliance with all state statutes through detailed reporting.
• Communicates verbally and in writing with internal and external contacts to resolve discrepancies and exchange or update information; explains rules, regulations, and policies regarding fiscal programs to staff to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures. Establishes processes and procedures for accurately compiling and calculation of specialty tax abatement incentive program rebates as well as supplements to the tax roll. Acts as liaison and reaches out to other county department and taxing jurisdictions to track contractual agreements, maintain consistency where possible and resolve discrepancies. Identifies and maintains a database that allows for online submissions, contact updates, and sending of information to all local taxing jurisdictions for use by the county for information that is required by law and as part of the tax administration process. Taxing subdivisions are required by law to submit their entire budget for review and for the levy to be set.
• Reviews and evaluates records and fiscal activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting/legal requirements; identifies issues, trends and patterns; analyzes and explains variances and reports on irregularities; prepares documentation for revenue estimating; assists in the development, modification, implementation and maintenance of an automated financial tracking and recordkeeping system to improve efficiency of the accounting unit and to maintain the integrity of the information generated.
• Develops and prepares standard and customized reports, such as summaries of balances, cost information, and other reports; assists with processing fiscal period opening/closing transactions; prepares complex documents such as financial statements and/or annual department budget by compiling and summarizing financial or statistical data for management use; prepares cost, staffing and utilization analysis. Assists with taxing subdivisions budgeting process; reviews, reconciles, compiles, and tracks local jurisdiction proposed budgets as requested. Initiates contact with local jurisdictions and provides updates on the annual tax process.
• Creates and maintains databases, generates unique reports, creates spreadsheets; gathers statistics based on information compiled from various sources to draw; diagnoses and resolves software/hardware problems using substantive computer/software knowledge. Actively participates in projects for the Tax Roll Team. Researches and recommends process and system improvements.

High School or related field and two years in bookkeeping, accounting or administrative functions involving record keeping or related area experience are required. Must pass background check.

Associates degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Public Administration is preferred.