Litigation Manager - Property Tax

Salary: $27.96 - $31.86 Hourly
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 16540
Department: Tax Assessor Collector
Opening Date: 04/10/2026
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 300


Position Description
Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office is seeking a Litigation Manager - Property Tax to join our team!

The Litigation Manager is responsible for managing complex property tax and litigation-related processes, including coordination with outside law firms, handling litigated and bankruptcy accounts, and preparing certified statements for court. Oversees escrow disbursements and maintain fiduciary, attorney ad litem, and check-tracking databases. Ensures accuracy, compliance, and effective communication across departments and external partners. This is a full-time, in-office position. Remote work is not available unless specifically authorized based on operational needs.
About the Tax Assessor-Collector

The Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector's Office is essential for ensuring the proper administration of tax laws and providing vital services to the community. The office plays a key role in local government, handling various financial and administrative tasks including:
Property Tax Collection: Assess and collect property taxes for all eligible commercial and residential property owners and entities. Calculate property taxes based on appraised values and ensure collection and distribution to the appropriate entities.

Motor Vehicle Services: Manage commercial and residential vehicle registration, issue license plates, and handle vehicle title transfers, including the collection of associated fees.

Voter Registration: Oversee voter registration within the county, issue voter registration certificates, and maintain an accurate voter registration roll.

Additional Revenue Collection: Collecting certain fees, fines, and revenues related to permits or state mandates, depending on the county's needs.
Duties and Responsibilities

Review, Approval, and Quality Control

• Review and approve payment deposits, payment transfer requests, litigated refunds, government proration refunds, bankruptcy refunds, statute-of-limitation cancellations, backdated payments, system access requests for outside law firm employees, paid time off requests, and employee timecards.

Litigation Account Management & Customer Support

• Communicate with outside law firms to correct property tax accounts under litigation.
• Resolve escalated taxpayer inquiries received via phone or email.
• Determine account errors, identify payment transfer needs, and adjust system due dates when required.

Workflow Coordination & Staff Communication

• Assign work including property call schedules, payment agreement default requests, voicemail responses, manual litigation data entry, and lawsuit updates.
• Coordinate daily and weekly work schedules and provide support during review processes.
• Determine appropriate communication methods and timing to guide staff.

Operational Support & Workload Prioritization

• Provide cashiering and payment transfer assistance during high-volume periods.
• Prioritize workloads, reassign tasks, and assist staff with manual processing as needed.

Training Development and Administration

• Plan, develop, and deliver training for Litigation Department and Customer Service staff.
• Create step-by-step guides and conduct one-on-one training sessions.
• Determine training needs and communicate expectations to staff.
• Oversight of Processing Functions & Department Inboxes
• Oversee check processing, certified statements, government prorations, bankruptcy payments, and litigation email inboxes.
• Communicate with employees to ensure timely, accurate completion of incoming work and identify when additional training is needed.

Fiduciary and Attorney Ad Litem Database Maintenance

• Maintain fiduciary and attorney ad litem records by running system reports, contacting attorneys for W-9s, and producing 1099 forms for IRS-required filings.

Escrow Account Oversight

• Maintain six payment escrow buckets by running and reviewing system reports to ensure accurate transfers and billing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Legal Studies, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field from an accredited college or university
  
  • Relevant experience may substitute for the required education.

Experience:

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in clerical and/or administrative experience in tax, finance, or accounting-related role.
• Minimum of two (2) years in a supervisory/leadership role overseeing staff or departmental functions.
• Exceptional attendance and punctuality.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Personal Computer (PC) experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to interact and coordinate with other departments
• Excellent reading comprehension and verbal/written communication skills
• Knowledge of the Texas Property Tax Appraisal and Collection Process
• Good decision making and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work long hours under stress while maintaining a great deal of patience with customers
• Excellent telephone and organizational skills
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial data, technical procedures and government regulations
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, tact and diplomacy with a high level of confidentiality
• Leadership skills to manage multiple processes, professional attitude, and excellent attendance
• Must be able to work independently and function effectively in a team-oriented environment

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences
Preferred Experience

• Experience in property tax administration, litigation support, government finance, or a closely related field.
• Experience working with litigated, bankruptcy, or government-prorated tax accounts.

General Information
Working Hours:

• Monday-Friday
• Subject to overtime and weekends

Work Environment:

• Work is performed primarily in an office setting subject to frequent interruptions with extensive work at a computer workstation and site visits to various Tax Offices, Harris County and community facilities, both outdoors and indoors.
• Flexibility to work evening and weekend hours and occasional overnight travel to conferences and training sessions required.

Physical Demands:

• This role is a standard office role that requires remaining stationary for long periods of time and communicating effectively in person, by phone, and electronically.
• At times, boxes or equipment must be transported weighing up to 30 lbs.
• It may at times involve long periods of standing, walking, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, lifting or similar activities (e.g., filing, delivering, sorting).
• Regular application of basic skills (calculator, keyboard, hand tools, eye/hand coordination).

Work Location:

• 1001 Preston Houston, TX 77004

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. This Position will be Open Until Filled with Applications Reviewed on a Rolling Basis. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01


Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02


If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Legal Studies
• Accounting
• Finance
• Business Administration
• Public Administration
• Other related field
• Unrelated field
• N/A; No degree

03


Which of the following best measures your relevant progressively responsible experience in clerical and/or administrative experience in tax, finance, or accounting-related role?Qualifying information must be documented in the Work Experience section of your application.

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) years or more but less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years or more
• N/A; No experience

04


Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained progressively responsible experience in clerical and/or administrative experience in tax, finance, or accounting-related role. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2024" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
05


Which of the following best describes your verifiable experience in a supervisory/leadership role overseeing staff or departmental functions?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years or more but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) or more years
• I do not have this experience

06


Please provide details about your verifiable experience in a supervisory/leadership role overseeing staff or departmental functions.*** Do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.***(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
07


Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

08


Which of the following do you have significant knowledge and/or experience?

• Experience in property tax administration, litigation support, government finance, or a closely related field.
• Experience working with litigated, bankruptcy, or government-prorated tax accounts.
• None of the above.

09


Do you have a family member who is currently employed with the Harris County Tax Office? If yes, please provide their first and last name.
10


Are you currently employed by or on assignment with a staffing agency to perform work for the Harris County Tax Office?

• Yes
• No

11


Are you now employed or have you previously been employed by Harris County?

• Yes, I am now employed or have been previously employed by Harris County
• No

12


If you answered 'Yes' in response to the previous question, which Harris County department were you most recently employed by? Please enter 'N/A' if not applicable.
13


If previously employed by Harris County, please provide your employee ID number or the full name under which you were employed in the space provided. Please enter 'N/A' if not applicable.
14


If you were previously employed by Harris County, are you currently eligible for rehire with that department?

• Yes
• No

Required Question