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Property Tax Technician
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Carver County
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Under the direction of the Property Tax Manager, the Property Tax Technician position is responsible for the Tax Forfeiture process, including managing accounts, preparing correspondence and processing statutory required steps to forfeit delinquent properties and in some cases, managing the eviction process, preparing and managing sales of properties, and managing forfeited properties until sold or conveyed to a governmental agency; and managing the confession of judgement program for delinquent accounts including providing information, processing documentation, enrolling taxpayers, corresponding with taxpayers regarding payments due, coordinating court recordings, and managing all cancelations due to non-compliance. Performs a variety of high-level technical duties in accordance with established laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. In addition to the main Tax Forfeiture responsibilities they will be providing service to customers and taxpayers with a high level of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality. Responsibilities include assisting other staff with tax calculations duties including estimating tax amounts, proofing calculations for accuracy and proofing accuracy of tax adjustments and abatements to be processed; monitoring and responding to bankruptcy filings; processing complex land record ownership transfers in the property tax system; posting and tracking gravel tax payments received; collecting and managing batch tax payments including escrow and online payments; collection of fees for miscellaneous invoices; and assist the other staff with the delinquency processes. Carver County offers a comprehensive and flexible benefit plan to meet the needs of employees and their families including affordable health insurance, comprehensive dental insurance, a pension plan through Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), 12 paid holidays, generous paid time off, and more! For a full list of benefits, please click here: Carver County Benefits Upon successful completion of the training period, this position is eligible for partial remote work.
- Responsible for the Tax Forfeiture accounts and processes; coordinating all statutorily required steps to prepare the delinquent parcels for forfeiture and sale or conveyance; processing tasks including preparing communications, newspaper publications, court recordings, interacting with taxpayers regarding sensitive financial information and in some case managing the eviction process; managing and preparing properties for sale or conveyance to other governmental agencies; managing the confession of judgement program including determining qualification for the program; providing information, preparing documentation, coordinating enrollment, corresponding with taxpayers regarding payments due, coordinating court recordings; monitoring accounts for payments, and managing all cancelations due to non-compliance; assisting other staff with the delinquent tax accounts.
- Assists staff with some complex tax calculations; calculating tax estimates for customers; assisting with proofing tax calculations and statements for accuracy; and verifying accuracy of tax adjustments and abatements to be processed.
- Compiles and inputs extremely detailed, time sensitive, and complex data needed to report information for various documents and reports; produces, generates, analyzes, and assists in ensuring accurate reports are sent per regulatory guidelines to various government agencies.
- Processes land record ownerships; processing the complex ownership changes in the county property tax system; identifying issues with ownership changes; working with Land Record Department staff to resolve issues; and assisting with various communications and planning duties, such as mailings, returned mail processing, NCOA follow-up, daily mail and inter-office mail.
- Provides technical and detailed information to the public regarding current and delinquent property taxes, technical questions relating to MN State laws, and State programs; responds to customer inquiries related to payments, delinquencies, tax forfeiture, ownership changes and property tax bills; researching a variety of data bases; researching and completing certifications of taxes paid/unpaid for current and delinquent tax years; and explaining a variety of federal, state and county regulations relating to tax calculations procedures, deadlines, and requirements.
- Processes tax payments and reconciliation; collecting and posting high volume and significant property tax payments in compliance with statutory and fiscally sensitive distribution deadlines; processing returned items including NSF checks; corresponding with taxpayers to resolve unpaid balances; researching, tracking and recommending approval or denial of penalty waiver applications in accordance with County policy; managing escrow records and payments; managing, reconciling and applying prepayments of property tax to tax bills; managing, processing and reconciling tax payments paid online; and posting and tracking gravel tax payments received.
- Complete other complex duties as assigned.
- Associates Degree and one (1) year of banking, accounting, property tax, or public sector experience or
- High School diploma/GED and three (3) years of banking, accounting, property tax, or public sector experience All applications will be screened for minimum qualifications, scored and ranked.