Account Clerk Ii - North Branford, United States - Town of North Branford

Town of North Branford

Verified Company

North Branford, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

GENERAL PURPOSE:

This is a position having responsibility under the Tax Collector for all areas involving data entry and maintenance of all online systems used in the Tax Collector's Office.

Supervision Received:
Duties are performed independently under the direction of the Tax Collector and are reviewed through conferences and meetings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides assistance to the Tax Collector in the following areas: communicates verbally and by telephone with the general public, banks, and State and local officials.

Receives tax payments and validates bills. Records payments into the computer system. Calculates interest on past due accounts. Prepares and mails delinquent statements. Helps administer the procedures needed to collect delinquent tax payments.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience and Training:

An Associates degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Business or a related field and two (2) years' experience with computer administrative systems used in a Tax Collector's office OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Certified Connecticut Municipal Collector (CCMC) designation preferred.

Tools
and Equipment Used:

Personal computer, utilizing word processing software, spreadsheet software, and the administrative software for tax collection; telephone; typewriter; 10-key calculator; copy machine, and facsimile machine.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is frequently required to sit, talk and hear, walk, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools of controls; reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Primary work location is the tax office where noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet.

Job Type:
Part-time

Pay:
$25.84 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

Benefits: