What are the responsibilities and job description for the PROPERTY TAX ACCOUNTANT position at Tuolumne County?
Description
Interviews for successful candidates will take place on Friday, February 7, 2025
Under general direction, plans, manages, and coordinates the property tax function within the Auditor/Controller’s office, performs a variety of technical accounting work in the processing, maintenance, and review of property taxes and trust fund accounts; provides professional assistance to County management in areas of expertise; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from the Auditor-Controller. Exercises no direct supervision over staff. May provide technical and functional direction to lower level staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This single classification is responsible for applying specialized knowledge of accounting systems, program rules and regulations, and state/federal reporting requirements, along with fundamental knowledge of accounting principles to facilitate fiscal control of subsidiary ledger/trust fund accounts and solve operational problems for a property tax program including apportionments, preparation of the tax roll, reports to the state of California, revenue analysis, trust fund accounting, and others as required. The incumbent exercises a high level of discretion and independent judgment in performing the full range of routine and complex accounting and record-keeping programs. Successful performance of the work requires knowledge of governmental accounting practices and procedures, fund accounting, and fiscal management. This class is distinguished from the Accountant in that the latter has responsibility for all financial and accounting functions involving general ledger accounts.
Examples of Duties
(Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
- Provides responsible professional and technical analysis in the preparation of the tax rolls, including calculating schedules, setting factors, bond schedules and payments, annexations and subdivisions, board order changes, and prorating property ownership changes.
- Performs specialized technical review and control of accounting records and accounts.
- Reviews and verifies source documents to ensure proper coding and classifications, accurate accounting treatment, and compliance with provisions of contracts/program/legal requirements.
- Prepares standardized financial/statistical reports to County, State, or Federal agencies.
- Researches and resolves a variety of difficult account problems through the review of records, interpretation of program rules and regulations, projection of the impact of potential actions and decision, and the coordination with multiple stakeholders.
- Interprets a wide variety of complex policies, procedures, regulations, contracts, and agreements to determine their provisions and regularly applies them to unusual or difficult situations.
- Develops and updates system codes, rate schedules, apportionment formulas, and accounting protocols to comply with regulations and policies.
- Assists in the research and compilation of information needed to develop budgets, set rates, or allocate costs.
- Receives and responds to inquiries and requests for assistance from other County departments and external agencies regarding property tax assessment.
- Participates in operating an automated office and computerized financial and information system; identifies, develops, and implements new automated applications as needed to facilitate effectiveness and efficiency.
- Prepares a variety of financial and statistical reports including year-end reporting, budgetary, legal documents, and management analysis.
- Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions, and reviews publications to remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in accounting specialty.
- Performs routine administrative duties as necessary, including but not limited to conducting and attending meetings, reviewing and analyzing reports, compiling data for reports, preparing reports and correspondence, entering data into the computer and creating/maintaining spreadsheets, processing mail, copying and filing documents, etc.
- Evaluates operational policies and procedures and makes recommendations for modifications or changes as needed to maximize accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of:
Accountant I
- Modern principles, practices, and methods of public and governmental accounting and financing, including program budgeting and auditing.
- General principles and practices of data processing and its applicability to accounting and government operations.
- Applicable Federal, State, County, Department, and Division laws, regulations, codes, policies, and procedures.
- Basic principles and practices of supervision and training.
- Principles and practices of business organization and public administration.
- Principles and procedures of financial record keeping.
- Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to accounting applications, including word processing and spreadsheet software.
- English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
- Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and County staff.
Ability to:
- Analyze financial data and draw sound conclusions.
- Evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods.
- Analyze situations accurately and develop effective course of action.
- Understand and carry out a variety of complex instructions in a responsible and independent manner.
- Prepare clear, complete, and concise financial statements and reports.
- Make accurate arithmetic, financial and statistical computations.
- Establish and maintain a variety of files and records.
- Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and specialized software applications programs.
- Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
- Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
- Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting or a closely related field and three years of experience in governmental or professional accounting.
Licenses and Certifications:
- None.
RELIEF POSITIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS
Employee Benefits Webpage Union Memorandums of Understanding
PERSONAL PAID LEAVES
- 12 paid holidays
- 16 hours of floating holiday awarded on July 4th
- 80 – 160 hours
- 96 hours of sick leave annually
- 12 paid Personal Flex Days
The County contributes monthly:
- $1,050 towards single employee benefits
- $1,794 towards employee one dependent
- $2,384 towards family benefits
- $150 if you opt out of health insurance due to being covered under another qualifying plan.
- Available Medical Plans: Anthem Blue Cross CARE PPO, Anthem Blue Cross CHOICE PPO, and Kaiser for those within their service area. Law Enforcement Anthem Blue Cross plan available for specific positions. Tuolumne County is not within the Kaiser service area.
- Dental Plan: Delta Dental
- Vision: VSP Vision Care
- Life Insurance: $50,000 option life insurance plan for purchase
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: $50,000
- Retirement: Social Security and CalPERS
- Retirement: Voluntary Deferred Compensation plan (457b)
- Longevity/Retention Pay:
- 5 years = 2.5%
- 10 years = 5%
- 15 years = 10%
- 20 years = 15%
- 25 years = 20%
- Education Incentive Pay: 1 Certificate 2.5%, 2 Certificates 5%
- Probation: 13 or 26 completed pay periods
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Gym Membership for approved gyms
- Credit Unions
- California 529 College Savings Program
- Propane Discounts
- Verizon & AT&T Wireless Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee down payment and closing cost assistance
- Student loan forgiveness
- Educational assistance program
The County has a “Learning Forward” commitment to staff. We are dedicated to our employee’s growth and provide access to a career coach/employee development professional and provides an educational assistance program.
- A Road Worker shall receive a twenty-five ($0.25) cent per hour pay differential for each hour assigned to perform as a heavy equipment operator, when that assignment exceeds five (5) hours in any given standard tour of duty.* Employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift beginning between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am receive a shift differential of $8.00 per shift. *Upon successful completion of 160-hour training program.
- Social Workers, Social Service Supervisor I/II, Program Managers, and Deputy Directors receive a five (5%) percent salary differential.
- HCU employees who work between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am receive a shift differential of $3.00 per hour. The shift must start at 2:00 pm or later and applies to hours actually worked between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am.
- An IT Technician required to return to work or return to work on a day not regularly scheduled and work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
- OE3 employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
Assigned personnel shall receive on-call pay of six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour for each hour served on on-call duty. Assigned personnel become ineligible for on-call pay once activated to call back status.
Assigned Animal Control Officers receive on-call pay of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per hour from the time they are released from active duty but not before the regular conclusion of shift, until they are back on active duty or the Animal Control workday starts. For each call back, the Animal Control Officers receive overtime pay from the time they leave their home until the time they return to their home or commence their workday.
CALL BACK PAY
Call-back compensation shall be paid for one and one-half (1½) hours at straight-time rates for each call-back occurrence and is in lieu of any travel time and expense to and from home and the first or last work contact point.
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
Animal Control Officers receive an annual uniform allowance of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
Fire Prevention Inspectors receive an annual uniform allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
An annual uniform allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) each fiscal year paid twice a year in January and July will be provided for the purchase of boots, coats, shirts, hats, uniforms, gloves, gators (snake proof), overalls or coveralls. Items of clothing will reflect the County logo or wording identifying the employee as a County employee. This section applies only to the following classifications: Appraiser, Building Inspector, Environmental Health Specialist, Planner, Solid Waste Technician, Solid Waste Specialist, Junior/Assistant/Associate Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Land Surveyors, Code Compliance Investigators and Agriculture & Air Pollution Inspector.
A uniform allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per fiscal year paid twice a year July and January each fiscal year will be provided for the purchase of prescription safety glasses, safety boots, a safety coat, shirts with a County seal replica, trousers, hats and gloves.
Employees in the Road Operations Division, Skilled Trades and Maintenance Division who require corrective lenses for the normal execution of their job duties receive reimbursement towards safety glasses every two years.
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