DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:  This is a technical position involving the upkeep and preparation of the assessment/tax rolls utilizing the Real Property System (RPS) in accordance with Real Property Tax (RPT) Law. This position will work closely with the Director of Real Property Tax Services to help ensure accuracy within the RPS database and software as well as assist in clerical functions of the department. This position involves a great deal of contact with representatives from various County departments, towns, villages, and school districts, as well as the public. Work is performed under general supervision of the Director of Real Property Tax Services. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)

• Assists in preparation of assessment and tax rolls, including review of tax rates and tax rolls for clerical accuracy and administrative maintenance of the RPS database software;
• Processes and prints total reports for calculation of tax rates in preparation of tax warrants for the County/Town tax bills;
• Applies data received from town and village Receivers/Collectors to produce tax bills and rolls from the RPS System and FoxPro;
• Helps prepare, print and envelope school, county, town and village tax bills;
• Distributes tax rolls and billing data to the County Department of IT/GIS, Assessors,
• Receivers/Collectors, and other tax agencies;
• Assists in the compilation and tracking of billing information for charge back invoices;
• Prepares change of assessment notices and other documents;
• Compiles and runs reports in the RPS for the Real Property Tax Services division and other entities including the public, i.e. for municipalities to check for assessment anomalies in the RPS database;
• Calculates mortgage apportionments semi-annually for the County Legislature;
• Enters completed real property transfers and 911 address information into RPS;
• Prepares Real Property Tax Service contracts and records payments of schools, towns and villages;
• Answers inquiries from the public and local assessors regarding assessment rolls, tax maps and the real property tax services in general; including conducting research in tax books, assessment rolls, and tax maps;
• Operates a variety of business office machines such as computers, copying machines, calculators, scanners, etc.;
• May assist in the completion of clerical work for the department;
• Performs a variety of related activities as required.

Typical Work Activities are intended only as illustrations of possible types of work that might be appropriately assigned to an incumbent of this title. Work activities that do not appear above are not excluded as appropriate work assignments, as long as they can be reasonably understood to be within the logical limits of the job.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:  Good knowledge of the Real Property System; good knowledge of real property assessment procedures; good knowledge of office practices, procedures, terminology and equipment; good knowledge of business arithmetic and English; ability to use computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software; ability to set up appropriate forms, charts and other tabular listings; ability to enter data, organize and maintain records, and prepare reports; ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to work effectively with members of the public; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; accuracy; resourcefulness; initiative; good judgment; tact; courtesy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either

1. Associates degree in Math, Finance, Computer Science, Accounting or Business Administration; or
2. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two (2) years of full-time office work experience which included database management or computerized record keeping; or
3. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience between the limits of a) and b) above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

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Competitive Class