City of Oshawa Job Posting: Temporary Full-Time Tax Administrator
The City of Oshawa is hiring for a Temporary Full-Time Tax Administrator .
City: Oshawa Province: Ontario
Employment Group: CUPE 251
Wage Rate: 06, $34.21 - $37.99
Standard Weekly Hours of Work: 36.25
Shift Work Required: No
Posting End Date: 2024/05/21 by 4:30pm
Job Description
Reporting to the Supervisor, Taxation Services, this position is responsible for ensuring quality customer service regarding property tax collections, cash deposits, administrative duties and maintenance of the tax account data integrity. This position collaborates with tax staff on tax collection through administration of payments and records maintenance in compliance with the tax collection policy. The City of Oshawa strives to provide an environment that cultivates and supports the following core values: Authenticity, Courage, and Trust (ACT).
Responsibilities:
- Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan (PTP) processing including administering the PTP data processing, processing adjustments to tax accounts, and maintaining PTP filing system;
- Providing customer service and administration including assisting ratepayers through the multiple customer service portals, providing records management administration, processing purchase requisitions for tax department, coordinating and preparing tax certificate, and general office administration (e.g. incoming mail, phone calls, fax & emails);
- Tax Accounting processing including processing adjustments, maintaining tax accounts and collections data, assisting with legislated tax sale registration files, processing payments, processing end of day balancing, closing, reporting and imports, and process end of month balancing, closing, reporting and imports;
- Ensuring banking and batch controls including coordination of deposit with armored car service, acting as liaison to other business units ensuring effect tax account maintenance, transmitting and receiving electronic banking files:
- Processing ownership changes and reviewing tax account data and status of tax accounts; and
- Performing other clerical and administrative duties including filing and providing support for all taxation duties where required.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated knowledge and skill of generally accepted accounting principles normally associated with completion of a two (2) year Business Accounting Diploma, and two (2) years of relevant municipal accounting experience; or have an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Proven aptitude to accurately work with figures, demonstrated analytical and software and tax account troubleshooting capabilities along with knowledge and experience complying to legislation regarding taxation matters (e.g. Municipal Act, Assessment Act, PIL Act, Tax Collection Policy).
- Excellent customer service experience and good communication skills to deal effectively and courteously with the public and staff and be able to respond to inquiries by telephone, in person and in writing.
- Possess personal qualities of maturity, tact, discretion, and have a willing and co-operative attitude and the ability to acknowledge and assist distressed ratepayers.
- Ability to work independently, quickly and competently in a multi-tasked environment with frequent interruptions and to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet rigid deadlines and prioritize tasks according to tax cycle.
- Established skills and experience using PC equipment and related software applications (i.e. TXM, P2P, Versatile, Lagan, PeopleSoft, MS Office).
Apply online at: https://oshawa.jobs.net/en-CA/search
The City of Oshawa is situated on lands and waters within the Williams Treaties Territory, home to seven First Nation communities of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Anishinaabeg, who have cared for and maintained these lands from time immemorial and continue to do so to present day. Learn more
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). The City of Oshawa promotes the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. The City of Oshawa encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples and persons of all cultures, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.
The City of Oshawa will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities and/or needs related to the OHRC. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process or assistance with the application process please contact Human Resource Services. Personal information provided is collected under the authority of The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.