Business License Official - FACS - Business License

Mt Thompson South Carolina•Mount Pleasant, SC

About The Position

The Business License Official administers, manages, and enforces the Business License Ordinance and the Hospitality Tax Ordinance in order to collect revenue for the Town of Mount Pleasant. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Provides estimates and directs the collection of multiple Town revenues. Formulates, recommends and implements procedures and policies in compliance with town ordinances and State law, for the collection of business license taxes and hospitality taxes. Directs, schedules, and monitors the division’s work activities to include service to walk-in business representatives, field inspections, audits, fiscal reporting, processing of written correspondence, and managing of complex licensing matters.Supervises and evaluates subordinate employees. Coordinates daily revenue collection processes to include business license taxes, building permit fees, franchise fees, and various revenues from collection programs. Serves as liaison officer to confer with Charleston County and the Municipal Association for South Carolina in order to facilitate hospitality, insurance, and telecommunications tax collections. Prepares division reports to include collection activities as compared with budgeted revenues, new business information and other division responsibilities. Attends all meetings related to the collection and fiscal impact of business license taxes and hospitality taxes; presents information to the finance committee. Plans and directs research studies to ensure effective operations and/or to establish or modify standards. Consults with other government agencies, business community and private organization to discuss ordinance interpretations and applications in order to resolve issues. Recommends ordinance changes and administrative procedures to reflect technological and legislative changes, public sentiment and case law. Responds to specific information requests from business owners and other municipal officers. Reviews related Town Ordinances to ensure current standards and provisions. Calculates business license taxes and hospitality taxes in accordance with Town Ordinances; reconciles collections on a daily and monthly basis. Investigates newly established businesses to ensure compliance. Represents the Town in the Business License Appeal Process. Reviews, compiles data and renders decisions involving delinquent accounts.Issues citations and business license assessments to business owners not in compliance with the Ordinances. Reviews and interprets information for court action.Works with other Town Officers in the Planning and Police Departments to ensure compliance with other Town Codes. Performs other related assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting or a closely related field and five (5) years of business related work experience with at least three (3) years of supervisory experience Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to establish good working relationships within the business community, Town staff, and general public
Ability to meet and deal with the public effectively and appropriately
Ability to operate a computer
Ability to maintain confidential information
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a detailed and timely manner
Skill in the use of leadership and supervising
Ability to prioritize and organize work
Ability to communicate orally and in writing with individuals with varying backgrounds and education levels in a professional manner.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Master Business License Official (MBL) from the South Carolina Business License Officials Association.

Responsibilities

Provides estimates and directs the collection of multiple Town revenues.
Formulates, recommends and implements procedures and policies in compliance with town ordinances and State law, for the collection of business license taxes and hospitality taxes.
Directs, schedules, and monitors the division’s work activities to include service to walk-in business representatives, field inspections, audits, fiscal reporting, processing of written correspondence, and managing of complex licensing matters.
Supervises and evaluates subordinate employees.
Coordinates daily revenue collection processes to include business license taxes, building permit fees, franchise fees, and various revenues from collection programs.
Serves as liaison officer to confer with Charleston County and the Municipal Association for South Carolina in order to facilitate hospitality, insurance, and telecommunications tax collections.
Prepares division reports to include collection activities as compared with budgeted revenues, new business information and other division responsibilities.
Attends all meetings related to the collection and fiscal impact of business license taxes and hospitality taxes; presents information to the finance committee.
Plans and directs research studies to ensure effective operations and/or to establish or modify standards.
Consults with other government agencies, business community and private organization to discuss ordinance interpretations and applications in order to resolve issues.
Recommends ordinance changes and administrative procedures to reflect technological and legislative changes, public sentiment and case law.
Responds to specific information requests from business owners and other municipal officers.
Reviews related Town Ordinances to ensure current standards and provisions.
Calculates business license taxes and hospitality taxes in accordance with Town Ordinances; reconciles collections on a daily and monthly basis.
Investigates newly established businesses to ensure compliance.
Represents the Town in the Business License Appeal Process.
Reviews, compiles data and renders decisions involving delinquent accounts.
Issues citations and business license assessments to business owners not in compliance with the Ordinances.
Reviews and interprets information for court action.
Works with other Town Officers in the Planning and Police Departments to ensure compliance with other Town Codes.
Performs other related assigned duties.