[Hiring] Treasury Division Chief @Montgomery County

Role Description

The Treasury Division Chief is responsible for the effective management of the Treasury Division of the Department of Finance.

• Manage, oversee, and direct tax operations, including property tax billing and collection for over 350,000 real property and business personal property accounts.
• Oversee transfer taxes, recordation taxes, and several other excise taxes.
• Manage the collection of taxes and other fees through a cashiering operation.
• Account for all of the Division’s tax collection activity.
• Identify, recommend, and implement innovative solutions to business process and system-related issues.
• Reengineer opportunities to optimize tax collection software to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
• Develop and document policies and procedures.
• Review and analyze local and State legislation impacting Treasury.
• Foster positive working relationships with other Maryland county governments and the State Department of Assessment and Taxation.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize responsibilities in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Work independently with strong initiative and self-motivation.
• Foster a positive labor relations environment based on mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience overseeing the functional and technical aspects of the administration of taxes.
• Three (3) years of experience in a supervisory or executive capacity.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Requirements

• Experience administering or supervising the collection of property, transfer, or recordation taxes.
• Experience with complex system integration of financial-related information technology (IT) systems.
• Experience translating functional requirements to IT system requirements.
• Strategic planning and visioning experience.
• Management experience.
• Experience supervising, advising, and guiding professional staff.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• Hiring preference for certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability.