Government of Saskatchewan Looking for Client Service Representative at Regina, SK Full Time

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Location(s): SK-Rgna-Regina

Ministry: 018 Finance

Salary Range: $22.323 – $27.975 Hourly

Grade: SGEU.05.

The Revenue Operations Branch of the Ministry of Finance is responsible for the administration of several provincial tax statutes and programs. This is done through a variety of activities including responding to client inquiries, maintaining client accounts, revenue processing, issuing refunds, education, and enforcement. The Operations Branch is committed to the Government of Saskatchewan’s core values of Respect and Integrity, Serving Citizens, Excellence and Innovation, and One Team.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented and conscientious individual for the challenging permanent position of Client Service Representative.

As the successful candidate, you will be client service focused and have experience working in a dynamic team environment to respond to inquiries and service requests through a variety of channels and methods. You will provide service to provincial and extra-provincial businesses and individuals operating in Saskatchewan related to the Provincial consumption tax programs in the areas of:

tier one tax inquiry services through a Canada-wide toll free call center;

program registration, licensing and maintaining the provincial tax roll for account closures, demographic account changes and returned mail;

financial account maintenance including calculations of tax, account adjustments, penalty and interest waivers, and refunds;

revenue deposit and reconciliation to other Government of Saskatchewan accounting and payment systems;

client support for the online client self-service portal, Saskatchewan e-Tax Services (SETS); and

assist in other areas as required when the need arises.

You will have knowledge of:
client service best practices;

provincial tax acts and regulations; and

office procedures and various types of office equipment.

You will have demonstrated the ability to:
accurately reference, interpret and appropriately apply acts, regulations, policies and guidelines to daily operations;

verbally and in writing, clearly, accurately and courteously explain complex issues, policies, procedures, legislation and other information to clients and co-workers;

accurately perform mathematical calculations in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and legislation;

input, edit, update, retrieve, maintain, format and transmit data, create and generate queries, reports and documents;

utilize word processing, databases, spreadsheets, communications and other software packages with speed and accuracy;

independently organize and prioritize multiple tasks taking into consideration changing priorities and deadlines;

interact diplomatically to identify and assess problems, explore options and implement appropriate solutions when encountering difficult, angry or confrontational clients, co-workers and/or vendors; and

work independently as well as participate as one of a team of Client Service Representatives to meet the goals and expectations of the work unit.

We are committed to workplace diversity.

Hours of Work: A – SGEU Office 36 – one day off every two weeks

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: Feb 10, 2022, 11:59:00 PM