Tax Accounting Supervisor

• Location 373 S High Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
• Job Category Franklin County Auditor, All Jobs, All Jobs
• Employee Type F6 - FT UNCLASS E
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others Yes

Employment Status:
Full-time

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Job Posting Dates: 4/24/26 until filled

The Franklin County Auditor’s Office is seeking a Tax Accounting Supervisor to join the Real Estate team.

The Franklin County Auditor’s Office is dedicated to serving the community by ensuring fairness and accuracy in weight and measures across the county. Our mission is to protect and empower consumers, making sure they receive what they rightfully pay for at gas pumps and retail store scanners. As a trusted steward of county finances, we strive to promote fiscal responsibility and innovative initiatives that benefit all residents of Franklin County.

In addition to these important responsibilities, we assess property values to determine fair property taxes, while also working to provide tax relief for senior and citizens who are disabled. We understand the importance of supporting vulnerable populations and strive to make the process as accessible and accommodating as possible.

At the Franklin County Auditor’s Office, we value the diversity of our residents and businesses and strive to create an environment of fairness, inclusivity, and equity in all our endeavors.

Manages and supervises all assigned employees (e.g. schedules and assigns tasks; sets department goals in ways that comply with the Ohio Revised Code and the office’s objectives; interviews job applicants; recommends the hiring of job applicants; recommends discipline; evaluates performance; receives employee complaints); addresses staff needs for training, schedules, and development; tracks workflow for the department; assists with creating departmental initiatives, establishes and keeps track of SMART goals;

ensures that team members are trained, motivated, and develop the necessary skills to be successful.

Serves as the authority (subject matter expert) for tax accounting, atENT, special assessments, annexations and training; teaches, explains, assists, and mentors staff (e.g. workflow processes and timelines; mathematical calculations; tax accounting and other various software; conducting research; refund processing; processing, compiling, preparing and analyzing reports; correcting errors; calculates personal property tax refunds on outstanding accounts with the Board of Tax Appeals;

coordinate with Political Subdivisions to collect/charge for charges allowable under the Ohio Revised Code; coordinate with developers and development agencies in setting up Community Economic Develop Area agreements, etc.).

Provides information to, and answers questions from the public; assists walk‑ins, email and telephone customers by providing information and answering questions;
Ensures all Tax Accounting mailings are accurate and timely; tracks and reports weekly processes; works with other departments and agencies to eliminate duplicate work; improves efficiencies and eliminates backlogs.

Authorizes monies and accounting (e.g. reviews the accuracy of refunds prior to authorization; reviews the accuracy of all checks created in tax accounting; verifies the authenticity of unclaimed fund requests from checks issued from tax accounting; monitors and balances the department’s refund account; supervises the balancing of refunds; supervises/uploads special assessments and provides the political subdivision with an accounting of the special assessments on a regular basis, etc.).

Manages and supervises data exchange payment rejections;
Performs annual tax processing in atENT;
Calculates interest on charges;
Calculates penalties;
Rollover (a three‑day process that advances the tax accounting system to the next tax year); CDQ coding (certified delinquent reconciliation and coding);
Review and removal of parcels.

Coordinates the publication of real estate, manufactured homes and personal property delinquent tax lists certifies and submits the certified delinquent parcels to the Prosecutor.

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