For the past six years, Karo Aydindzhyan served as a tax auditor for the City of Los Angeles, and was deeply entrenched in how much the City collected tax revenue from. That experience and knowledge is being used to help municipalities across California as Karo recently made the jump from the City of Los Angeles to MuniServices, one of the nation’s leading providers of municipal revenue enhancements.
“My time with Los Angeles was very good and, my work was important. I oversaw field audits of corporations and individuals, and validated the accuracy of their tax payments. This work is extremely important in ensuring the City can operate effectively. While it was very fulfilling, joining MuniServices gave me the opportunity to continue my work in a greater capacity. I’m now able to help multiple cities and counties enhance the revenue they need to keep the lights on and police on the streets,” said Karo Aydinzhyan.
This in depth local tax experience was instrumental in the decision by MuniServices’ Senior Vice President Doug Jensen to hire Karo on as a client services manager. In the new role, Karo will represent the company throughout Southern California, and help more than 40 clients utilize the company’s range of financial management and revenue enhancement tools and services.
“During my experience working for the largest municipality in California, I was intrigued by the multitude of products and solutions MuniServices had to offer its clients,” said Karo. “From revenue auditing and forecasting, to its new line of revenue collections services, MuniServices is unmatched by any other company of its kind. But what really inspired me was that all of these services are vital for municipalities. They need this kind of help and I’m excited to be a part of that.”
MuniServices audits, administers and collects over 23 different types of taxes and fees for more than 500 municipal agencies. The company has had great success in helping municipalities recover more than $2.4 billion in tax and fee revenue, and has recently developed RevCollections, a new online platform that allows municipalities to issue electronic tax statements and collect payments through a web-based portal.
“We are very happy that Karo decided to join our team. We take pride in hiring talented people who have a great amount of experience and knowledge about financial management and municipal revenue. On top of that, Karo is a great guy to work with. He is a natural and good fit, and we know he will serve our clients extremely well,” said Doug Jensen.
“I know firsthand how important our work is. I want to build good relationships with our clients, and help them get the most value from us. But more importantly, I want to work with municipal leaders who need our help, and help them get the revenue and information they need to better serve their residents and business communities,” said Karo.
