Property Tax Compliance Analyst

Property Tax Compliance Specialist

Provide general support to the property tax department by preparing business personal property tax returns, preparing and processing tax payments, preparing exemptions, reconciling property tax accounts, managing audits as announced, communicating with taxing jurisdictions and other timely completion of all assigned work in the property tax compliance process.

• Gather property tax data for business personal property tax filings.
• Prepare tax returns for assigned markets within PTMS software.
• Present completed returns to Manager for review.
• Monitor and review all jurisdictional tax notices.
• Review and evaluate assessments notices, taking action when valuation is too high.
• Prepare and process tax payments on a timely basis.
• Prepare personal property tax exemptions for each property, as needed.
• Ensure all applicable returns/exemptions/tax bills and remittances are processed and mailed in a timely manner.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and annual property tax accrual calculations.
• Reconcile the property tax liability and expense accounts monthly.
• Update internal compliance software with appropriate tax related information for each property.
• Maintain annual tax filing calendar for renditions, tax payments and exemptions.
• Managed assigned audits as they are announced.
• Work with other departments throughout financial operations to maintain accurate fixed asset records.
• Support any acquisition or divestiture efforts.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Accountant preferred. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• 1-3 years experience in property tax compliance
• Multi-state property tax experience is a plus
• Experience in PTMS is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to complete high volume work in a timely and highly accurate manner
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and meet required deadlines
• Technical tax background experience is preferred but not necessary
• Proficient in Google Sheets and Google Docs
• Ability to learn tax compliance software quickly
• Ability to work overtime as required; overtime projected to be an average of 10 hours per week during the months of January-May