CHIEF OF CONTRIBUTORS SERVICE (Unclassified)
Career Family: CHIEF
In the unclassified service, Chief of Contributors Service is appointed rather than examined for, and its pay is often negotiated case by case.
The spec names a master's degree, but it leaves the door open to substitute experience for the degree. Its salary schedule (frozen at an older rate) lists $71,879 to $100,638, though managerial and exempt titles like this are usually paid individually rather than on the step schedule.
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The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor, directs activities, administration, and functions of the Bureau of Contributors' Service; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
Administers the overall operation of the Contributors' Service function consisting of Contributions, Office Audits, Collections, Legal Processes, and Employer Files Sections. Analyzes the work of the unit and develops an appropriate work program and working procedures including utilization of available computer services for the tax function. Formulates policies and procedures for developing and implementing programs to secure maximum compliance and accurate reporting and payment of contributions. Determines and reviews legal action required in cases involving the entry or clearing of judgments in Superior Court, asset levies, and sheriff's sales requesting writs of execution and the searching and filing of claims in bankruptcy. Approves systems and programs which adapt deposit, maintenance of employer accounting records, experience rating, and collection operations to automated data processing services. Makes decisions on new methods for collection of accounts receivable. Directs the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data pertaining to Contributors' Service. Takes necessary measures to ensure that differences of opinion and interpretation are adjusted before they become serious. Evaluates and refers compliance violations to the Office of the Attorney General for filing of criminal prosecution complaints. Issues subpoenas for the appearance of employers and employee representatives before members of the units involved in Contributors' Service and field audits. Confers and communicates with contributing employers and employee representatives on matters pertaining to the collection of contributions and the establishment of contribution rates as determined by the experience rating provisions of the Unemployment Compensation and Temporary Disability Benefits Laws in difficult and/or unusual cases. Reviews methods used in processing applications for refund of contributions, interest, and penalties to determine whether they conform to provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Law. Attends conferences and committee meetings held for the purpose of establishing general policies and procedures. Prepares clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical, financial, and other reports of contributions matters containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Reviews and signs legal documents including arbitrary assessments and demands for payment of contributions, interest, and penalties. Reviews and signs legal documents filed with the courts including certificates of debt, proof of claims in bankruptcy, reorganization, and chancery proceedings. Appears at formal hearings to identify documents and notices issued by the division and to testify as to division interpretation of issues involved. Reviews for approval the transfer of employer accounts receivable to inactive status. Prepares the tentative budget request. Supervises the establishment and maintenance of records and files. Coordinates activities within the organizational unit. Drafts extensive correspondence in the course of official duties. Manages work operations and/or functional programs, and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of provisions of NJ Unemployment Compensation Law and rules and regulations dealing with the reporting and collection of contributions after a period of training. Knowledge of accounting procedures used in keeping agency financial records after a period of training. Knowledge of problems involved in analyzing work allocated to Contributors' Service and in developing the work program and working procedures after a period of training. Knowledge of procedures involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data relating to Contributors' Services after a period of training. Knowledge of procedures used in conducting formal hearings and informal discussions with contributing employers and the representatives of employees after a period of training. Knowledge of methods used in reviewing applications for refunds of contributions, interest, and penalties to determine whether they conform to provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Law after a period of training. Knowledge of EDP operations relating to the taxation function with the Bureau of Contributors' Service after a period of training. Knowledge of legal documents issued by the division in connection with the work of the bureau as well as procedures to be taken in foreclosure, condemnation, and demolition proceedings after a period of training. Knowledge of problems involved in the preparation of tentative budgets. Ability to develop and supervise the implementation of a large scale auditing or accounting program for a government agency. Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret provisions of NJ Unemployment Compensation Law and the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Employment Security Agency and the Bureau of Contributors' Service and apply these to specific situations. Ability to analyze financial statements and listings of assets and liabilities to determine acceptable plans of arrangements for liquidation of liability in bankruptcy cases. Ability to give assignments and instructions to employees and supervise the performance of their work. Ability to supervise the overall work of the bureau to ensure that desired objectives are achieved. Ability to direct the legal action required in cases involving subpoenas, entry and clearing of judgments, warrants for satisfaction, and searching and filing of claims in bankruptcy. Ability to interview employers and representatives of employee groups, discuss with them applicable provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Law, and provide technical advice and assistance. Ability to conduct formal hearings. Ability to issue and/or direct the issuance of subpoenas for the appearance of employers and employee representatives before members of the Bureau of Contributors' Service and the Bureau of Audits and Field Service. Ability to prepare and direct the preparation of clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative statistical, financial, and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to take and maintain a firm, correct stand when controversial matters are considered and when differences of opinion arise and to make a proper determination. Ability to direct the establishment and maintenance of records and files. Ability to prepare extensive correspondence. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. CODES: 32/M32 - RKR/cah 11/3/97
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Ten (10) years of administrative experience in a large private or public agency involving the recording of monies due; the recording and depositing of monies received; and the coordination of related computer program development and implementation as well as the carrying out of established policies and procedures, four (4) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, four (4) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, four (4) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.