Tax and Licensing Specialist

Closing Date:
November 9, 2026
$29.30 to $38.58 DOQ.

Performs intermediate work processing property tax payments and balancing monies daily, assist with various tasks involved with tax calculation, manage issuance of various licenses, assisting with election and processing absentee ballots and voter registrations, assisting customers at the front counter and over the phone, assist with the application, review, maintenance and compliance of all land record transactions and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Auditor-Treasurer.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintenance of computerized and/or manual department records.
• Assist with election administration with the distribution and processing of absentee ballots, processing of voter registration application and election day duties as necessary.
• Manages retention and destruction of records with questionable items discussed with the County Auditor-Treasurer.
• Assist with coverage of front counter and telephones as necessary to ensure appropriate customer service for the department.
• Collection of property tax receipts of the County. Accurately collect, receipt and record all revenue collections. Balance daily property tax receipts.
• Maintenance of computerized property tax records. Ability to read complex legal descriptions, calculate property tax payments (current and delinquent) for both real and personal property, calculate mortgage registration and State deed tax, research various aspects of property ownership and tax, and accurately maintain property ownership.
• Assist the public with inquiries such as identifying property ownership, legal descriptions, taxes, special assessments and property address information to provide professional and helpful customer service.
• Provide assistance in reviews, researches, verifies and interprets legal documents presented for property transfer for accuracy and completeness and to determine ownership and encumbrances to ensure accurate property and tax records.
• Assist with initial approval of legal descriptions for internal and external customers to ensure accurate legal description for property records.
• Assist with property tax system management assuring accurate and current property records and address databases in the electronic tax system.
• Assist with review of final plats, parcel combinations and parcel splits for accuracy.
• Calculates and collects taxes for transfer and mortgage documents and reconciles deposits into the financial and property tax databases.
• Interprets and researches property ownership, parcel identification numbers, legal descriptions, tax information and minor subdivision for transfer documents, mortgages and other items.
• Reviews and edits transfer of property maintained in the electronic tax system.
• Reviews and edits Certificates of Real Estate Value and transfers to the State of Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Assist with delinquent tax and forfeiture legal processes to assist with tax collection and returning properties to taxable status.
• Research property ownership for tax forfeit legal processes and assist with preparation of required notifications.
• Assist with collection of information from outside taxing authorities for tax calculation and special assessment maintenance.
• Assist with property tax calculation and proofing of calculations for accuracy.
• Manage Aggregate Tax collection and fund distribution process.
• Manage Green Acre paybacks in conjunction with the Assessor’s Office.
• Interprets State statutes and processes applications for issuance of liquor, tobacco and cannabis licenses; manage the licenses process to facilitate legal and timely license issuance.
• Manage license issuance process.
• Monitors and keeps current on property tax laws and legislative changes.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of department office practices, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and…