Accounting Technician, Finance/Tax

Deschutes County Human Resources•Bend, OR

4d•$5,056 - $6,775•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing general accounting and financial transactions, maintaining and producing financial information, and providing customer service and administrative support duties for the Finance Department. The Finance Department/Tax Office is responsible for the collection of property taxes, dog licensing, and the collection of transient room tax revenue in the unincorporated area of the County. The department also receipts in all revenue for land sales, LID’s, and invoices billed throughout the County.

Requirements

Knowledge of or experience with customer service standards and protocols.
Knowledge of or experience with accounting and bookkeeping principles and methods.
Knowledge of or experience with cash handling procedures.
Knowledge of or experience with entering information and producing reports.
Knowledge of or experience with reconciling accounts, collecting payments, and processing deposits.
Skill in collecting, compiling, and disseminating financial data.
Skill in performing related clerical duties.
Skill in paying close attention to detail.
Associate’s Degree in Accounting or related field; AND two (2) years of accounting experience; OR any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Reviewing, analyzing, and monitoring financial information for transient room and property taxes or other types of financial information.
Calculating property tax prepays in coordination with the Assessor’s Office and maintaining prepay records throughout the year.
Processing payments for property tax collections and transient room tax, balancing tills, and processing remote deposits to bank.
Maintaining addresses on all property and transient room tax accounts.
Performing research and collecting, compiling, and organizing data for administrative and annual review.
Reconciling accounts, collecting payments, processing deposits, and processing writs to garnish taxpayers’ bank accounts or employers.
Issuing collection warrants on personal property tax accounts and releasing them when paid.
Processing dog licenses.
Maintaining bankruptcy files and issuing proof-of-claim when needed.