Taxing Authority Coordinator (Individual Contributor V)

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First review will begin February 12, 2025.

Johnson County Treasury, Taxation and Vehicles (TTV) is currently seeking qualified candidates to join our County Clerk and Register of Deeds division as the Taxing Authority Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity for an accounting or administrative professional with an interest in formal communication, group facilitation, and financial record keeping.

The County Clerk and Register of Deeds team is responsible for preparing and maintaining the county's annual tax roll totaling more than $1.8 billion. This includes assisting taxing authorities with developing and submitting their annual budgets, setting and certifying taxing authority mill levies, processing tax supplements and exemptions, and maintaining special assessments to the tax roll. Our priority is collaboration and high performance to positively impact thousands of lives in our community every day.

Additional responsibilities include:

Serves as the liaison for taxing subdivisions, bond companies, and financial firms. Provides technical assistance to these individuals and groups by coordinating compliance with the annual budget submission process, responding to inquiries, assisting with budget development, communicating deadlines and deliverables, facilitating educational workshops, and fulfilling information requests.
• Identifies and maintains a database of contacts with the Kansas Department of Revenue, Kansas Department of Education, neighboring County Clerks, and local taxing subdivisions. Communicates proactively, verbally and in writing, with internal and external contacts to exchange and update information.
• Reviews, reconciles, compiles, and tracks local jurisdiction proposed budgets and revenue neutral rate documentation. Applies significant attention to detail to maintain accuracy and compliance with statutory requirements related to the annual budget and truth in taxation processes. Identifies issues, trends, and patterns in financial data; analyzes and explains variances and reports on irregularities; prepares budget documentation and reporting to be certified by the County Clerk to the Kansas Department of Revenue and Kansas Department of Education.
• Creates and maintains the database of taxing jurisdiction budgets and supporting documentation. Generates standard and unique reports, creates spreadsheets; Gathers statistics based on information compiled from various sources; diagnoses and resolves software/hardware problems using substantive computer/software knowledge.
• Actively participates in projects for the Tax Administration team. Researches and recommends process and system improvements. Presents data in a clear, concise, and logical manner, identifying trends, insights, and discrepancies. Performs verification and reconciliation of all data.
• Communicates with the tax software vendor to test patches, identify and resolve system issues, and implement enhancements within the system. Provides related training to the team to ensure compliance with processes and procedures.

An associate's degree and minimum of four years of experience in tax administration, data analysis, data management, accounting, finance, business, public administration, or a related field is required.

A bachelor's degree in one of the above fields is preferred.

Experience can substitute for education, and education can substitute for experience.

Johnson County Government requires reference/background screening for all positions. Specified criteria may vary by Department/Agency.