Property Tax Functional Analyst

Summary King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division, Treasury section, is seeking a Property Tax Functional Analyst (Functional Analyst 3)! This recruitment is to fill a Term-Limited Temporary position that is anticipated to end in December 2028.
If filled by a King County employee who has passed their initial probation, the TLT will be a Special Duty Assignment.
This position provides production and technical support for all issues related to King County’s property tax and fee administration.
These functions are supported by several internal and external applications.
Working primarily remote, the incumbent will act as the primary liaison between end-users, information technology analysts, and vendors in functional analysis, testing, and production support.
Successful candidates will have a passion for learning, problem solving, taking personal initiative, facilitating dialogue, and will ensure the highest quality support is delivered to internal and external customers.
Scope of Job Duties: To be considered for this opportunity, you must at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, skill and ability to: System Administration: Maintain and validate the accuracy and integrity of tax accounts in the property tax administration system.
Coordinate and provide quality assurance for tax roll balancing, reporting, and the annual tax certification process involving multiple County agencies.
Billing Cycle Support: Provide guidance and education to mortgage company service providers and mass payers of large entities; engage point of contacts during peak billing periods.
Facilitate and reconcile large wire payments; perform journal entries in Oracle; create and process payment files for payment submitters.
Reporting, Data Query, and Analysis: Ensure report jobs run timely; manage and validate monthly report distribution; manage requests from internal and external groups related to ad hoc reports and data queries, monthly tax receivable reports, state reporting, etc.
System Processing and Troubleshooting: Promptly and proactively investigate, troubleshoot, document, and resolve functional system problems on behalf of end users by communicating and engaging with our IT (KCIT) department, the Business Resources Center’s (BRC) technical support, and Treasury and Department of Assessments team members as needed.
Liaison: Aid system users; be the liaison between users and technical support.
Serve as a liaison between KCIT and BRC technical support and business process owners.
Effectively translate between technical and business language.
System Support: Provide system functional support and user support for business and financial systems.
Minimum Qualifications: Seasoned experience as a business systems analyst for an automated financial system involving automated systems testing, transaction processing, and troubleshooting applications.
Working knowledge and experience in financial analysis and accounting to facilitate financial reporting, integration with financial systems, auditing, and reconciliation of financial activity.
Highly competent in Excel; Can perform detailed and accurate data analysis with limited guidance.
Demonstrated ability to quickly develop working knowledge of organizational business practices and workflows.
Strong communication, interpersonal, writing and customer service skills Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities, work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, meet quick deadlines, and produce timely and quality work products Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
We would love it if you have: The most competitive candidates will have experience working as an analyst in a mainframe tax system or operating in a .
Net environment.
Technical ability to create simple SQL to support end users, familiar with MS Access, and understands relational databases.
Experience with LEAN processes and principles Experience with SharePoint, MS Teams and other collaborative online tools The Finance and Business Operations Division's mission is to provide exceptional customer value for accounting, procurement, treasury, and small business services.
We are actively seeking employees whose behavior is in alignment with our division's core values.
Other Position Information: This position is Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is not overtime eligible.
Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday, comprising a 40-hour workweek; normally 8:00 a.
m.
- 5:00 p.
m.
Monday through Friday.
This position is not represented.
The work associated with this position will primarily be remote with time in office as needed.
Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop.
When working remotely employees must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required, including the wearing of masks in some situations.
King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.
King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.
The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.
The Application Process: A completed King County Application is required.
The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified candidates.
Applicants from this recruitment may be used to fill future opportunities in this job classification.
We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letter addressing how you meet the minimum qualifications and why you are interested in this position.
Note: Online applications are preferred.
However, if you cannot apply online, go to www.
kingcounty.
gov/jobs for other options.
If you have any questions or concerns while applying, please contact: Caitlyn Prouty, Recruiter Email: cprouty@kingcounty.
gov Supplemental Information Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence.
Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive.
We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce.
To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity.
Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards.
We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.
Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
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