Location: Bismarck, ND

Terms: Full Time / Non-Exempt / Full Benefits

Salary: $19.78 to $21.95 per hour, Grade 4

Application Deadline: May 18, 2023

About the Role: Under the supervision of the Deputy Auditor/Treasurer, perform general clerical and bookkeeping duties. Assist the public, answer telephones, collect and tabulate data, prepare original correspondence and reports, balance accounts, and maintain files. Perform duties for deed transfers and the three-year delinquent tax process. Assist with property taxes and elections.

Candidate Requirements:

• Associate degree with major coursework in legal, business, or applied science, and two (2) years of work experience in high-level administrative and/or a combination of education and experience. Work experience must reflect an ability to conduct research, provide analysis and interpretation of information, and prepare formal reports.
• Requires knowledge of administrative processes, procedures, or methods, and attention to detail. Must have considerable knowledge, skill, and ability in duties similar in type and complexity to those performed at this position level.
• Requires a high degree of written and/or verbal communication skills dealing with general public and other employees.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite of products, specifically, Excel and Word in order to efficiently perform the administrative tasks assigned to this position.
• Ability to handle multiple duties and priorities under limited supervision.

Primary Job Duties:

• Receive and refer telephone calls, assist members of the public, receive payments, complete and process various applications and documents, assist with elections, and other general clerical duties.
• Transfer information from source documents such as deeds, plats, billings, invoices, reports, and statements to permanent records such as assessment rolls, and annual reports.
• Perform deed transfers and abatement recording. Reconciles abatements.
• Maintain accurate records, with respect to real estate and chattel properties, tax assessments and vouchers for payment as part of the abatement process.
• Responsible for the coordination of the three-year delinquent tax process.
• Serve as one of the contact people for all website content and updates to the website for the department and the county commission.
• Provide monthly expenses to the media as directed by the Auditor/Treasurer Tax.
• Process legal publications as directed by the Auditor/Treasurer/Tax.
• Process the multiple parcel maintenance and redaction of property records.
• Compile township packets annually.
• Assist the Auditor/Treasurer/Tax and Executive Assistant – Elections Coordinator in providing confidential administrative support for the Burleigh County Commission by preparing and coordinating various meetings, meeting arrangements, materials, agendas, and minutes.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

A complete job description is available at the Burleigh County Human Resource Office.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The employing agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.