Tax Clerk I G115 Tax Commissioner's Office

Tax Clerk I G115 Tax Commissioners Office

Salary

$17.05 Hourly

Location

Columbus, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

2026-00000317

Department

Tax Commissioner

Division

Tax Commissioner

Opening Date

06/23/2026

Closing Date

7/23/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Major Duties and Responsibilities

This position performs clerical and customer service duties in support of office operations.

• Collects Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) on title-required vehicles; processes refund requests.
• Collects property tax payments on personal, residential, and commercial properties.
• Prepares motor vehicle, property tax, and accounting reports.
• Assists the general public with questions or concerns; refers individuals to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains office inventory.
• Issues and renews motor vehicle registrations and titles; issues decals for mobile homes and disabled person parking placards.
• Interprets state and local policies, procedures, and laws related to motor vehicles and property taxes.
• Enters and retrieves information from atENT and DRIVES computer systems.
• Operates a multi-line phone system.
• Mail property tax bills, delinquent notices, and mobile home bills.
• Opens, processes, and distributes mail.
• Verifies and processes applications for homestead exemptions;; conducts homestead exemption audits year-round.
• Examines insurance relief documents for accuracy; removes insurance lapses and suspension penalties.
• Prepares daily balancing reports; verifies credit card payments, check totals and currency.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) and Enterprise Assessment & Tax (atENT) procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, and departmental policy including sales tax codes and exemptions, use tax, and similar regulations.
• Knowledge of the principles of records management.
• Knowledge of standard business arithmetic.
• Skill in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Skill in the provision of customer services.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment, computers, and related computer software programs.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color.

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office. The work may be occasionally performed outdoors and occasionally in cold or inclement weather.

The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:

• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Credit Union
• Direct Deposit
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• PERK Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Free and Discounted Services
• Employee Assistance Program

Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.

• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Free Notary Services
• Ride a Metra Bus for Free
• Free Mulch
• Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
• Drivers Training for Employee Dependents
• Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
• River Center Discounts
• Cell Phone Carrier Discounts

Retirement Plan

The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.

Supplemental Retirement Plan

The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.

01

Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)

• No High School Diploma
• GED
• High School Diploma
• Technical College
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorates Degree

02

How many years of work experience do you have as a Tax Clerk or a related field?

• None
• 0 -1 year
• 1 -3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 years or more

03

What computer software programs are you proficient in using?

• None
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• Other

04

If you answered "Other" to the above question , please type in the computer software program(s)you are proficient in using.

05

Please describe any formal customer service training or on-the-job customer service experience you have obtained.

06

Please list and explain any work experience you have with motor vehicle registration, taxation collection procedures, policies and operations.

07

Please list and explain any work experience you have with computer applications related to taxes, specifically DRIVES and atENT.

Required Question

Employer Columbus Consolidated Government

Address City Hall

1111 1st Avenue

Columbus, Georgia, 31901

Phone 706-225-4059

Website http://www.columbusga.gov/HR