Assessment Office Manager

Amenities: The County of Northumberland offers a full benefits package to employees including health insurance, prescription, vision, dental, vacation, holiday, sick, personal time, and retirement. Position Summary: The Assessment Office Manager is an administrative level position, which will serve as primary back-up management to the Assessment Office. This position must be knowledgeable in all areas of real estate and per capita assessment, with strong emphasis on record keeping, bookkeeping and customer service. This position involves limited decision making and policy interpretation related to the collection of real estate and per capita taxes. Assignments are to be carried out in accordance with established assessment office practices, procedures and precedents, along with applicable governing legislative mandates and regulations. The ability to work independently is required to perform daily duties. This position is also responsible for the supervision of workflow for the data entry and record maintenance positions in the Assessment Office. Work performed under the general supervision of the Chief Assessor. Requirements What You'll Do: Daily duties: answer questions from the public, data entry, take payments from customers, balance register for daily deposit to Treasurer, maintain account balances for customers, supervise general workflow of office staff, delegate tasks appropriately, fulfill electronic requests, Act 1 program maintenance, collect and compile Assessment Tax Billing data required for generation of annual tax bills, and perform other nonspecific related tasks. Monthly duties: prepare reports for tax collectors and tax governing bodies, assist with data entry of tax reports when clerk experiences high return volume. Promote a good and favorable county image, along with special attention given to following County policy. Job Requirements/Skills & Abilities: High school diploma, supplemented with general business courses, along with 1-2 years of management experience, is requisite to perform the duties of this position. Associate degree in business administration, Accounting or other closely related field, or any combination of training and experience equivalent to the knowledge, skill and ability, is preferred but not mandatory. Minimum Training & Experience: Knowledge of Supervisory principles and practices. Basic knowledge of Microsoft office programs. Knowledge of Quick Books. Knowledge of basic filing and data input processes related to minor accounting, bookkeeping, and familiarity of computerized collection systems. Ability to effectively and independently exercise judgement, planning, research, make decisions and follow through to completion of duties, interpret policies related to county government (i.e. Tax Claim and Assessment), plus communicate both orally and in writing. Physical Demands: Position involves walking, talking, hearing, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds a distance of fifteen (15) feet. Employment Category: Full Time The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to successfully do the job.

Created: 2024-10-31