Temporary Tax Roll Clerk - Canada - County of Grande Prairie

Description

The County of Grande Prairie builds on its natural environment and the entrepreneurial spirit of its citizens to provide an unmatched quality of life and opportunity for all. We offer a collaborative and dynamic workplace where our values of Trustworthy, Transparent, Respectful, and Collaborative guide our conduct and contribute to a healthy culture.

Job Description

At the County of Grande Prairie, we value fiscal responsibility and good financial management. If you pride yourself in your great attention to detail, have a strong accounting background and the ability to use sound financial judgement, you may be the right one to join the team

The Financial Services area provides financial stewardship and management services for the County, including financial support to all departments in the areas of accounting, finance, and budgeting.

Reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Tax Roll Clerk is responsible for all aspects related to the administering and collection of the County's property taxes. This is a temporary 12 month position.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Import new assessment information yearly into accounting system.
• Verify new assessment roll balance in the tax system after the annual assessment update
• Prepare and process the assessment changes, including cancellation of initial levy, processing new levy invoice, and reconciling the assessment changes to the total assessment.
• Prepare and send the annual tax & assessment notices to the property owners.
• Prepare and submit annual Grant in Place of taxes applications to the Provincial and Federal grants department.
• Download and process land title changes and filing of document registration requests.
• Create new property tax rolls for newly subdivided property.
• Manage the Tax Instalment Payment Program (TIPP).
• Work with Mortgage companies to maintain mortgage data.
• Maintain and process School Declaration.
• Manage the tax recovery process.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications

• Business or Accounting Diploma and a minimum of three years related experience in a variety of accounting practices including experience with account analysis and reconciliation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced computer experience supplemented by post-secondary training.
• Advanced work experience in Excel.
• Experience working for a municipality an asset
• Previous property tax experience is an asset

Additional Information

This position works 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. It is Temporary Full time for 12 months and includes benefits.

Hourly Pay: $37.76 to $44.42

This position will be posted until April 23, 2024 until 11.59 pm.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The County of Grande Prairie recognizes and values the principles of fair hiring practices. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact and we will work with you to meet your needs.

• This posting may be used for future vacancies or to fill more than one position
• This posting may be open until a suitable candidate(s) is/are found.

Please note that once your application is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. If we require any additional information we will contact you. Due to the volume of applications received we can only answer questions at the interview stage.