What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Tax Collector (South) position at Arizona Department of Revenue?
Job Overview
The Field Tax Collector is responsible for the tax collection of assigned cases for the State of Arizona and participating counties and cities. Assigned tax cases could include Individual Income, Corporate Income, Withholding, and Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT). This role will contact and complete the collection of tax liabilities and delinquencies via phone calls and field visits to residencies, places of employment, and/or business locations and will educate taxpayers while promoting voluntary taxpayer compliance.
Job Requirements
Education & Experience
- Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
- Minimum one year of collections experience
Licenses & Certifications
- Valid Arizona Driver’s License
Knowledge/Understanding
- Basic knowledge and understanding of Federal and State tax statutes, administrative rules, and regulations
- Basic knowledge and understanding of tax collection enforcement rules and regulations
- Knowledge of investigative and research techniques
- Knowledge of lien laws pertaining to personal and real property for consensual liens and statutory liens from agencies such as the IRS
- Knowledge of tax filing requirements and supporting documentation necessary to process tax returns
Skills
- Excellent communications skills, to include verbal, written, and active listening with the ability to convey tax-related information in layman's terms
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor
- Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
- Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to make measurable progress on multiple priorities
- Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive
Abilities
- Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
- Ability to read, interpret, disseminate, and apply complex and comprehensive tax related information, laws, policies, legislative proposals, and contracts
- Ability to think creatively, critically, and strategically when analyzing and proposing compliance solutions
- Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and also participate collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner
- Ability to understand and solve problems by applying intermediate analytical skills to include collecting all the relevant information and data needed to address the problem; organizing, classifying and synthesizing the data into fundamental issues; from the information, identifying the most probable causes of the problem; reducing the information down into manageable components; identifying the logical outcomes from the analyses of the data collected; and, identifying the options and solutions for addressing the problems analyzed.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time within the Arizona region
- Willingness and ability to embody ADOR’s core values of Do the Right Thing, Commit to Excellence, and Care About One Another
Additional Job Demands
- Ability of driving throughout the State of Arizona
- In the course of performing the essential duties one must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
- Some exposure to adverse environmental conditions when conducting field collection duties
- If completing work remotely, must perform job duties in a dedicated, secured space with internet access
Selective Preferences
- Training and experience with multiple tax systems
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.63 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Collections: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- AZ issued Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Tucson, AZ (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Tucson, AZ: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 50% (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $22