Tax Billing Manager (Accountant III)

Tax Billing Manager (Accountant III)

Anne Arundel County Government is hiring for a full-time, permanent Tax Billing Manager (Accountant III) vacancy within the Office of Finance located at the Arundel Center in Annapolis, MD. This is responsible professional and supervisory work in analyzing, maintaining, and reviewing county fiscal records. During the probationary period, this hybrid role requires working on-site Monday through Friday.

Nature and variety of work: Work involves responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the activities of a central accounting unit of the Finance Department. Work includes reviewing unit processes, defining objectives, and establishing priorities. Supervision is exercised over subordinate clerical and sometimes professional personnel, and provides oversight for accounting staff. Work is performed with considerable independence within established policies, procedures, and accounting techniques, and is reviewed by an administrative superior through conferences, reports, audits, and internal controls.

Examples of duties and knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of an assigned unit of the Finance Department, such as grants, capital projects, non-disbursement activities, or payroll processing.
• Provides guidance on all accounting policies, methods, procedures, and upgrades in the MUNIS Utility Billing system.
• Provides financial analysis and reporting with an emphasis on grants, capital projects, non-disbursement activities, and payroll processing.
• Supervises and participates in the work of a small staff of subordinate professional and clerical employees; assigns and reviews work; appraises the performance of employees; and provides training.
• Monitors the financial aspect of the entire capital budget and program; prepares bond ordinances; controls revenue and expenditures.
• Coordinates financial accounting and reporting for a selected group of federal and state grants.
• Accumulates financial data and inputs into the financial system for the production of month-end and year-end computer-prepared financial statements.
• Processes and accounts for payroll for all county employees.
• Conducts special fiscal studies as assigned; develops and recommends improved fiscal policies and procedures; prepares complex fiscal reports.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, abilities, and skills:

• Thorough knowledge of general and governmental accounting principles, procedures, and processes governing the receipt, custody, and expenditure of monies.
• Thorough knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment, and standard clerical techniques as applied to the maintenance of accounting systems.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of public finance administration, and data processing systems as they apply to the maintenance of accounting records.
• Ability to conduct or assist in conducting a major accounting function.
• Ability to analyze and solve a wide variety of complex accounting and fiscal problems.
• Ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of a group of professional, sub-professional, and clerical personnel in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, other employees, county officials, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in operating a calculator and CRT terminal.

Minimum qualifications:

Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, with major course work in accounting. Experience: Two (2) or more years of experience in complex accounting and fiscal operations, including two (2) or more years of supervisory experience. Note: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, with major course work in accounting, may be substituted with an Associate degree with major course work in accounting and two (2) additional years of experience for a total of four (4) years of experience in complex accounting and fiscal operations, including two (2) or more years of supervisory experience. For a University or College outside the United States, the applicant must provide documentation of accreditation and educational equivalency, which can be accomplished through a credential evaluation service. Applicants with a foreign degree must provide this documentation upon the close of the announcement. Note: This position requires a thorough background check.

Supplemental qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following:

1. 3 additional years of work experience in complex accounting and fiscal operations, including supervisory experience.
2. Experience with billing and/or collection of Real Property and Personal Taxes.
3. Experience with property tax credits.
4. Experience with the Maryland Tax Sale Process
5. Experience with Munis or a similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
6. Experience with filing bankruptcy claims.
7. Advanced experience with Excel and Word.