Tax Incentives Specialist

• Location 373 S High Street,Columbus, OH, 43215,United States
• Job Category Franklin County Auditor, All Jobs, All Jobs
• Employee Type F5 - FT CLASS NE
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Tax Incentives Specialist (Hybrid eligible)

Compensation:
Starting at $57,200.00

Employment Status:
Full-time

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Job Posting Dates:
July 22, 2026 - August 5, 2026

The Franklin County Auditor’s Office is seeking a Tax Incentives Specialist to join the Real Estate Appraisal 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.

We are committed to upholding state regulations by ensuring that our furry friends are licensed. As required by state law, we proudly license dogs, recognizing the significance of responsible pet ownership within our community.

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.

Reviews and completes tax incentive (Exemptions, Abatements, Public Utilities, and CAUV) applications filed including ensuring the application contains all required information, date stamping applications, assigning numbers, logging applications, creating file folders, entering assessed property values and other information, keying certain data, printing Property Record Cards and maps, forwarding documents to County Treasurer and mailing documents to State of Ohio Department of Taxation;

splits property values on Property Record Cards; maintains data on worksheets.

Processes Final Determinations from the State of Ohio including data stamping, noting decisions, keying information, copying the Final Determination, preparing and filing folders, ordering Property Record Cards and maintain files for specified durations; maintains and updates spreadsheets for all abated parcels in Franklin County.

Completes and processes Property Record Cards for Final Determinations for exemptions; creates spreadsheets with tax information for parcels with Enterprise Zone abatement, CRA and EPA parcels; prepares parcels with values that have been adjusted by a BOR decision, an incentive being applied, or Auditor’s correction has been made.

Maintains parcels from the Land Reutilization Program and Auditors Sale parcels; calculates and processes Tender Payments to adjust real estate tax per exemption case; maintains exempt parcels that transferred and need to be taxable to ensure statutory required dates; prepares mailings for exempt parcels that have any changes; maintains Public Utility and Railroad values submitted by the state; mails Cell Tower Tax Letters;

upon request, calculates taxes for the cellular site for a parcel that has a cell tower.

Processes in-house exemption applications including date stamping, assigning numbers, logging information, filling in property values, keying data and maintaining in the CAMA and Tax systems; forwarding information to other departments, maintaining files, creating Final Determinations, and processing Property Record Cards.

Performs customer service functions, both externally to members of the general public and local government, as well as internal to the Auditor’s Office and other county agencies (e.g., handles questions and inquiries in person, on the phone and via email and refers customers to other areas as appropriate).

Maintains records of the legislation per municipality regarding CRAs…