Job Details

Salary: $17.05 Hourly
Location : Columbus, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 2026-00000496
Department: Finance
Division: Revenue-Occupation Tax
Opening Date: 08/25/2026
Closing Date: 9/25/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position provides administrative assistance to the Revenue Division within the Finance Department.

• Assists the Revenue Division with administrative activities; composes and sends memorandums and other correspondence; manages the division calendar; attends and participates in staff meetings; helps manage the division filing systems.
• Prepares miscellaneous cash receipts and forwards receipts to Cash Management for processing; maintains various spreadsheets for data entry and tracking purposes; corresponds with citizen requests via telephone, postal service, or e-mail.
• Assists with logging incoming and returned mail for Occupation Tax and Collections; distributes correspondence to appropriate staff for processing.
• Processes payment documents for approved refund requests as designated by the leadership team.
• Processes purchasing requests and supply orders as needed.
• Assists with monthly, quarterly, and annual occupation tax and collection processes by providing administrative and technical support as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of relevant administrative policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of accounting, payroll, and computer operations.
• Knowledge of standard business mathematics.
• Knowledge of data entry and recordkeeping techniques.
• Knowledge of office administration practices and procedures, such as letter writing and the operation of standard office equipment.
• Knowledge of the operation of the Cisco phone system.
• Skill in report preparation.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

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. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• 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.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• 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.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• 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.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.
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
• Driver's 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
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate's Degree

02

Please list and explain any work experience you have with the principles and practices with basic government accounting.
03

Please list and explain any work experience you have in utilizing financial computer software programs.
04

How many years of specialized training work experience do you have in accounting, administrative or related field?

• None
• 0-1 Year
• 1-3 Years
• 3-5 Years
• 5 Years or more

Required Question