Treasury Specialist Promotional

Position: Treasury Specialist 1 (OPEN & PROMOTIONAL)
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* Note:

Current Employees must use the*
* ** career section to apply for this position.
**** Employee Type:
** Regular
* * Department:
** Treasurer
* * Salary:**$43,348.50 - $60,391.50 Annually / $3,612.38 - $5,032.63 Monthly / $22.23 - $30.97 Hourly
** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 37.5
** Overtime Eligibile:
** Yes
* * Job Posting Date Range:
** 01/09/2026 - Until Filled
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* Job Summary:

** WHO MAY APPLY:
This recruitment is open to all applicants meeting the minimum requirements. Priority consideration will be given to Spokane County employees in a position covered by the 1553 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) submitting applications between 1/2/26 and 1/9/26. First consideration will be given to applicants working in the Treasurer's Office in a position covered by the 1553 CBA; second consideration given to County-wide applicants in a position covered by the 1553 CBA;

third consideration given to all other applicants, including the public.
This position performs technical and customer service work in the collection and maintenance of property taxes, special assessments, improvement district charges, and other types of payments in the Treasurer’s Office. Positions support County operations, as well as activities of junior taxing districts, municipalities, special districts and the state. The position allocated to this class is responsible for performing technical support, problem solving and extensive customer service work related to certain aspects of tax collection and payment processing, under the general direction of a Treasury Supervisor.

This classification differs from the Senior Treasury Specialist by the less complex nature of work, the need for a less comprehensive understanding of tax laws, and the primary focus of duties being on maintaining and collecting tax receivables according to the Revised Code of WA (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC) and County rules and regulations.
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* Job Description:

**** ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
*** Computes and processes senior citizen and disability exemptions.
* Reviews authorization from Assessor’s office for accuracy and completeness.
* Calculates changes in tax liability for taxpayer.
* Adjusts tax receivable account balance to reflect effect of change in exemption status.
* Approves and orders refund check or new tax statement.
* Certifies all changes and records appropriate documents.
* Analyzes various legal documents, forms and reports for accuracy and completeness related to payments and inquiries. Researches and corrects problems that are identified.
* Advises customer with alternative courses of action to resolve issues.
* Maintains improvement district billing and accounts receivable records for both the County and outside agencies.
* Mails billings at the appropriate time of year for each individual district. Calculates adjustments to annual interest receivable.
* Assists supervisor in the setup of districts in the tax system in accordance with the appropriate resolutions and laws.
* Researches questions from taxpayers, mortgage companies, attorneys or real estate professionals regarding the status of taxes and related actions on parcels using multiple computer systems, conferring with other departments, districts and agencies, and records.
* Reconciles payments made by mortgage companies to individual accounts.
* Balances daily payments to various source documents.
* Locates errors and exceptions and resolves any variances by researching source of error.
* Receipts payments from various sources, including taxes and other department and district payments, using multiple systems, procedures and regulations.
* Determines if payment is correct and can be accepted in accordance with applicable state laws.
* Prepares send-back of all mailed in payments that do not comply with state law.
* Receipts large sums of money via “over the counter”, electronic, and mail in deposits from county departments, as well as from a large number of different government entities
* Balances to supporting documentation and banking systems.
* Prepares daily bank deposit and reconciles all daily activity to deposit; and resolves any discrepancies.
* Performs complex analysis of excise tax…