Personal Property Appraiser I

Guilford County • 400 W. Market Street Greensboro, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs annual listing and assessing of all personal property in the county. An employee in this class processes and maintains the records and correspondence which represent the transactions in the personal property section of the tax office. Processes information in a timely manner and ensures applicable laws, policies, procedures and guidelines are used. Assists with assuring tax bills are correct and/or generating manual tax bills. Serves as an appraiser for the listing and assessing of personal property listings for Guilford County in accordance with Chapter 105 of the Machinery Act. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated through observation for conformity to establish departmental appraisal standards.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and one year of experience in personal property assessment.
• Must be able to obtain level one certification in Personal Property from the NC Department of Revenue within two years of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Considerable knowledge of office policies and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of NC Machinery Act and the NC General Statutes that pertain to personal property listing and assessing attained by certifications through the NC Department of Revenue and the School of Government.
• Knowledge of office accounting practices and policies.
• Knowledge of School of Government annual tax calendar.
• Considerable skill in utilization of computer and software including specific knowledge of NCVTS (NC Vehicle Tax System), NCPTS (NC Property Tax System), STARS (NC State Registration System), CAMA, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word and Alvin (NC Wildlife Watercraft System) software programs.
• Ability to obtain historical information upon request using computer data, archived records and historical data.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively about tax records and property taxes.
• Working knowledge of GIS land record systems.

Responsibilities

• Discusses tax bills and educates public of applicable laws and guidelines that pertain to their specific bill as per NC General Statutes via face to face contact, phone and email.
• Researches tax information for taxpayers.
• Reviews and processes documentation to ensure proper valuation, situs and calculation of applicable taxes on various tax systems.
• Processes discoveries, manual bills, county changes, and processes exceptions in various personal property work queues on various tax systems as they relate to registered motor vehicles and personal property (such as watercraft, mobile homes, campers, trailers, unregistered vehicles, etc.).
• Reviews listing forms for changes January to June annually per NC General Statutes.
• Assists with answering questions regarding elderly/disabled, veterans and circuit breaker exemption requests.
• Assists with questions regarding participant qualification.
• Assist with data corrections when reports are run to correct situs and/or determine taxable county for the personal property.
• Review GIS Data viewer and canvass County for unlisted personal property.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to employees and applicants for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or political affiliation.
• A work environment that is free from discrimination of any kind.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED