Revenue Clerk- Starting Salary $15.48

Responsible for a variety of tasks to include locating and assessing business and personal property within Houston County and collecting appropriate taxes. Assist taxpayers in claiming exemptions. Collect delinquent taxes. Enters data in the computer in order to update files. Answers questions and provides information and assistance to the taxpayers of Houston County in person and over the telephone.

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Essential Job Functions

  1. Employee in this will work to perform entry-level department functions.  Will be competent and knowledgeable of all office policies and procedures.  Will be familiar with basic regulations and laws governing the department.  Will readily assist the public with any questions and concerns.
    1. Operates various computerized record keeping and document processing systems to input and retrieve data in support of departmental operations.
    2. Sorts, processes, and reviews for accuracy or completeness of various forms, applications, payments, remittances, and records in accordance with established systems, practices, and time lines.
    3. Receives, posts, or records payment, remittances and other records according to established procedures, tabulates data and calculates taxes, fees, fines and assessments due, paid, pending, or processed.
    4. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls or takes messages.
    5. Receives, records, and responds to informational inquires and questions from the public concerning the appropriate forms, applications, records, processes, and procedures to follow.
    6. Ensures that data has been entered correctly and maintains database to ensure correct addresses and value amounts.
    7. Maintains exemptions by adding or deleting exemptions as appropriate.
    8. Operates optical imaging and scanning equipment and conducts quality control.
    9. Operates a cash drawer, calculating and accepting payment fees, issuing receipts, counting and balancing daily monies received.
    10. Stays abreast of basic regulations and laws governing the department.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  1. Knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment.
  2. Knowledge of basic filing systems including alphabetic and numeric.
  3. Knowledge of basic mathematics sufficient to operate a cash drawer and make calculations.
  4. Knowledge of the Code of Alabama as it pertains to assessment and collection of taxes on real, personal and business property.
  5. Ability to read and comprehend departmental rules and regulations, procedures, and instructions.
  6. Ability to operate basic office equipment, including a computer.
  7. Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
  8. Ability to understand verbal instructions and directives.
  9. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.
  10. Ability to interact with the public providing information in a polite and efficient manner, both in person and on the telephone.
  11. Ability to make decisions in accordance with precedents and regulations and apply them to the work situation.

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

     High School diploma or GED certificate and some general clerical experience which included typing or data entry.

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Administrative Building

462 N. Oates St.
Dothan, AL 36303

Monday - Thursday
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Department Hours May Very
Closed Holidays

County Courthouse

114 N. Oates St.
Dothan, AL 36303

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.