Forsyth County's Tx Administration Department has an opening for a Tax Accounting Technician. The Tax Accounting Technician processes mortgage and other electronic files to update accounts and process received funds. The position handles all deposits, in both cash and an electronic format. The Tax Accounting Technician researches and processes overpayment refunds and corrects improperly applied payments. This position provides support to Revenue Collectors and Tax Assistants. During the year there may be an occasional need for this position to work late or work on a weekend.A successful candidate should have the following:
Considerable knowledge of state law and departmental policies, rules and procedures for collecting taxes and other revenues.
Considerable knowledge of the accounting and recordkeeping systems of the office.
Knowledge of modern office machinery required by the particular position.
Ability to analyze and record information and to balance figures.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
Ability to keep accurate records and prepare reports.
Ability to detect errors; be resourceful in locating problems and making corrections.
Ability to communicate with others tactfully and courteously over the phone and in person.
Ability to handle large sums of money and account for them accurately.Graduation from high school or GED and four years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
Prefer college level course work in accounting.
A higher education level may be considered as a substitution for all or part of the experience requirement.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Complies data and completes various reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Records levy payments on a report; completes related documentation and vouchers as required.
Transmits all transaction totals to MIS on a daily basis, verifies totals, locates and corrects all errors.
Assists auditors by answering their questions and providing them with all needed information.
Researches on a daily basis various errors due to keying inaccuracies, inaccurate information being provided to tax office and micro processing mistakes.
Audits receipts and monies received to ensure the balance of the day's work.
Prepares and makes deposits of all monies received.
Notifies the Finance Department of the amount to transfer to other jurisdictions in the collection of their taxes and revenues.
Disburses monies for the day's receipts into various categories used for recordkeeping.
Researches possible refunds for correctness.
Prepares service vouchers for checks to be issued.
Performs on-line reversal of payments to an unpaid status, reapplies the payment(s) correctly on an error report.
Performs related work as required.
