Property Tax Specialist

Full Job Description

Who we are:

At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), we are funding a better state to live, work, and play.

Offering excellent benefits, hybrid work schedules, tuition assistance, and self-development opportunities, we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovative workplace that supports work-life balance and empowers our employees to reach their highest potential.

Open the door to a career at the SCDOR and discover why 93% of our employees see how their work contributes to the SCDOR’s success—by collecting 95% of South Carolina’s general fund, our team serves with purpose and impacts the success of our community.

Learn more about why you should join our team at dor.sc.gov/careers.

We are looking for teammates who are:

• Committed to customer service and interested in helping others
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of independently prioritizing tasks
• Strong oral and written communicators
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers
• Able to exercise discretion and confidentially of sensitive information

What you will do:

As a Property Tax Specialist, you will ensure compliance with state and federal laws by conducting audits of property tax exempt applications for both real and personal property while maintaining quality customer service.

Primary job duties include:

• Approving, denying, or placing on hold exemption applications for real and personal property tax by conducting audits and analyzing data provided by taxpayers and/or county officials to determine compliance with state and federal laws
• Examining and processing appeals for property tax exempt accounts to determine the accuracy and completeness of an appeal request with additional research as needed
• Providing all documentation and appeal requests to the litigation unit
• Researching and interpreting tax laws, internal guidelines, and other information or documentation to resolve outstanding issues or discrepancies
• Communicating effectively with taxpayers, representatives, county auditors, property analysts, and personnel by phone, email, or other written correspondence
• Utilizing various internal computer systems and internet resources to research, audit, assess and make corrections to property tax exempt applications
• Working with property analysts to order field checks on real property as needed per county request and to support exemption applications

Requirements

Either:

• An associate's degree and experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or tax preparation/analysis OR
• A bachelor's degree with multiple accounting courses may be substituted for the work experience OR
• Relevant experience or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis with an approved equivalence by the Division of State Human Resources (DSHR)

Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning.

Qualifications

• Accounting Hours

Additional Information

• EEO: The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation.
• Training: Property Tax Specialists will participate in an onboarding program to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to successfully perform their job.
• Hours: Work hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week).
• Telework schedule: This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week after one year of employment with SCDOR.
• Career development: This position is part of an SCDOR Training Plan, which provides learning opportunities that support career growth

Ready to apply?

• Apply online and complete the application fully, including all current and previous work history and education.
• You may submit a resume, but it will not be considered as a substitute for completing the entire application.
• Please include work samples, transcripts, etc. (if applicable) by attaching them to your application or emailing employment@dor.sc.gov.
• Candidates selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted to complete an aptitude or skills assessment and personality profile (using Criteria Corp) and may be contacted to complete a one-way virtual interview (using Spark Hire).
• Candidates selected for hire are required to comply with all SCDOR tax requirements and are subject to a National Criminal Background Check, which includes fingerprinting.