Assistant Town Clerk / Tax Collector

Town of Hudson

New Hampshire

Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s Office

Job Description

CLASSIFICATION: Assistant Town Clerk/Tax Collector Revised: 4/19/2022

BASIC PURPOSE:

To perform routine bookkeeping, collections, day end deposits including posting and reconciling payments, and other clerical duties requiring skills in processing, cataloging, maintaining and retrieving a variety of public and confidential records and documents. This position works under the supervision of the Town Clerk/Tax Collector and is expected to perform duties with a high degree of independence, exercising considerable judgement and tact in answering inquiries and determining correct courses of action.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties.

• Registration and titling of motor vehicles, collection of property taxes, dog licenses, and other collections as necessary in accordance with State law and town ordinances.
• Daily posting and reconciliation of cash receipts and other routine accounting duties necessary for maintaining records.
• Vital records administration including processing marriage licenses, birth and death certificates.
• Assist with voter registration and other election related business.
• Respond to routine tax inquiries from residents, businesses and real estate agencies.
• Reviews documents to verify accuracy of records and to ensure any discrepancies or errors are corrected.
• Ensure accurate compliance with both Town and State taxing and fiscal permitting requirements.
• Typing a variety of correspondence assuring accuracy in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Serves as custodian of town records.
• Acts as a key front end resource to residents and businesses in resolving questions and direction to other town departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of standard office procedures and computer skills.
• Must be detail oriented, accurate and have ability to multi-task in a fast paced setting.
• Excellent customer service skills and experience dealing with occasional hostile customers.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and procedures.
• Prior banking experience preferred.
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Ability to interpret laws and regulations as they relate to taxes, motor vehicles, vital records and election procedures.
• Position will require extensive state level training and certification.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.

Experience: Two years of clerical and/or banking experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.03 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hudson, NH 03051: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Administrative Assistants & Receptionists: 1 year (Preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location