County Tax Administrator

County Tax Administrator

Onsite in Beaufort, NC (Coastal beach town)

Salary range of $140-$160k, depending on experience

Up to $4k in relocation assistance

Required Skills & Experience

• Leadership experience and comfort with retaining people.

• County tax experience

• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in real/personal property appraisal, real estate, and collection of taxes/revenue.

• Three years of supervisory experience.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, or Business Administration (or equivalent combination of education/experience).

• Tax Administrator certifications (willing to give them 2 years to obtain).

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Tax Administrator to lead the County Tax Office of one of our clients. This crucial role oversees the busy Carteret County Tax Office with responsibilities that include planning, direction, supervision & coordination of appraising property, listing taxes, reevaluating property, collecting taxes and handling appeals/public contacts on tax assessments.

• Supervising, planning, and directing the listing, assessing, billing, and collecting of taxable property.

• Overseeing the collection of various fees and revenues.

• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

• Maintaining records and files and preparing reports.

• Managing staff (listing, mapping, appraisal, and collections personnel).

• Developing policies, procedures, and methods for program operations.

• Administers land records management and geographic information system program.

• Overseeing the collection of property taxes and delinquent property taxes including bankruptcies; enforces applicable legal remedies; oversees garnishments, bank attachments, and foreclosures; negotiates settlements in tax audits; approves tax exemptions.

• Managing computer software contract for tax

• Coordinating and serving as administrative support to the Board of Equalization and Review.

• Appraising and processing data on new construction; lists and appraises real and personal property in order to prepare and collect annual tax bills; updates/corrects changes for appraisals, tax bills, etc.

• Developing the Uniform Schedule of values, rules and standards to be used in revaluation.

• Coordinating and supervising County mass revaluations per the General Statutes.

• Preparing and submitting accurate value projections and annual tax base projections; reviewing tax files, records, and reports for accuracy; analyzing real estate sales, markets, and data.

• Overseeing the daily receipt of payments by mail and walk-ins and assures all money received is properly accounted for and deposited in the appropriate accounts.

• Preparing and administering department budget; monitors expenditures; requisitions supplies and equipment; prepares and disseminates requests for proposals/qualifications; makes recommendations; prepares and presents contracts.

• Handling appeals; defends tax assessments at State and local meetings; makes recommendations for tax releases to the Board.

• Assisting customers by phone, in person, via email, etc.; receives and responds to inquiries regarding tax bills, property cards, geographic information system, etc.

• Preparing and verifying various reports; assists with annual audit.

• Assuring that all required notices, postings, deadlines, and other guidelines are met in the tax appraisal and collection system.

• Overseeing Disaster Damage Assessment for the County’s Emergency Operations plan.

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Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.