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Governor's Summer Intern - Comptroller Property Tax Specialist

Date Posted: Dec 18, 2024

Requisition ID: 453952

Location:

Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

About the State Comptroller's Office:

The mission of the State Comptroller’s Office is to carry out the constitutional responsibilities of the Comptroller by: Informing the public about the Indiana State government’s finances; Maintaining the State’s financial records and reports and paying the State’s bills and employees accurately and efficiently; Taking a leadership role in the development of the State’s financial policy; Upholding the public’s trust and confidence by ensuring that Hoosier’s tax dollars are accounted for and spent transparently; Serving as a check and balance within the executive branch to sustain accountability among state and local governmental entities and; Providing quality customer service to all who conduct business with the State of Indiana.

Role Overview:

The Office of the Comptroller is seeking a Property Tax Specialist to join our agency in the summer of 2025. The Comptroller’s office works closely with local political subdivisions and local officials. Semiannually, we work with the local county auditor and treasurer as they prepare to distribute $10 billion of property tax collections. The Comptroller’s office will review and approve the collections, reconciliations, distribution rates, adjustments, refunds, and prior period corrections prior to approving the county officials sending the money to the various schools, cities/towns, libraries, and townships in their area. Statutorily, we also process monthly distributions like the motor vehicle highway, local road and street, innkeepers, food and beverage, and local income tax to local recipients.

Salary Statement:

The hourly rate for this position is $16.24 for those who do not hold a bachelor’s degree & $17.24 for those who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher by the time the internship starts.

Hours Per Week:

Approximately 22.5 hours with the opportunity for up to 30 hours per week.

A Day in the Life:

As a Comptroller Local Government Property Tax Specialist intern, you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience with:

• Auditing and approving 92 counties as they work through the Spring Property Tax Settlement

• The tracking and reporting of the Comptroller’s progress throughout the Spring Property Settlement process

• Daily reviewing and depositing of various locally collected taxes remitted to the State

• Weekly reviewing and distributions of various State collected taxes sent to local political subdivisions

What You'll Need for Success:

• Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate with an accredited post-secondary institution and have completed at least one (1) year of undergraduate education.

• Academic work in related field

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to analyze data sets related to discipline

• Ability to build relationships, establish credibility, and influence leaders at all levels

• Ability to conduct well-informed research

• Ability to solve complex, critical problems

• Ability to review and make recommendations on proposed changes to relevant policies and procedures

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

  Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

  This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period

  Equal Employment Opportunity:

  The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

  If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.

  The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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