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Senior Revenue Examiner - City of Birmingham na Merit System

Merit System · Birmingham, Estados Unidos Da América · Onsite

$47,382.00  -  $73,507.00

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TARGET CLOSE DATE:

09/08/2025

PAY GRADE:

Grade 21

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham Senior Revenue Examiners are responsible for overseeing and coordinating the enforcement of municipal and state revenue laws. They conduct inspections of businesses and residences within assigned territories to verify proper business classifications, determine tax liabilities, ensure compliance with licensing requirements, and gather other pertinent revenue-related information. When applicable, they also process various applications related to business operations—such as business licenses and special event permits—and are responsible for the collection of relevant taxes, including but not limited to occupational, liquor, ad valorem, lease, and lodging taxes. In their supervisory capacity, Senior Revenue Examiners provide guidance and direction to Revenue Examiners and clerical staff, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in daily operations.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is listed below:

Birmingham $47,382 - $73,507

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

Option A

  • Valid Driver's license.

  • Experience performing license and tax inspection including the following: inspection; calculating, collecting, and verifying application fees; processing business operation applications; and assisting taxpayers.

  • Customer service experience (e.g., face to face or over the phone to handle complaints, research information, provide guidance).

  • Experience researching, interpreting, and applying information related to applicable tax laws and/or codes (e.g., Code of AL Title 40).

  • Experience acting as a lead worker or in a supervisory capacity.

OR

Option B

  • Valid Driver's license.

  • Experience as a Revenue Examiner within the Merit System.

  • Experience acting as a lead worker or in a supervisory capacity.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Birmingham. These qualifications may be considered by the hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection process.

  • Certified Revenue Examiner/Officer and/or Municipal Revenue Officer.

  • Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, accounting, or a related field.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

  • Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

  • Oversees the revenue administration process by accepting and reviewing applications and documentation related to tax, revenue and licenses/bonds for proper reporting.

  • Communicates and collaborates with various parties and organizations (e.g., department heads, employees, citizens, board and council members, vendors) by responding to inquiries, tracking internal and external communications, and drafting correspondence to disseminate and receive information related to department/organization activity to ensure notification and compliance.

  • Performs residential and commercial revenue inspections by conducting site visits, reviewing financial and tax documents, and issuing citations using established guidelines to ensure compliance with city, state, and/or county tax and license laws.

  • Performs various administrative activities by creating and updating files, maintaining documents, and tracking information using various forms and computer systems in order to maintain records and document organization/department activities.

  • Provides service to internal and/or external customers.

  • Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at [email protected] or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.

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