Property Appraiser II - Deeds, Splits, and Mapping

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

27d

About The Position

Classifies and appraises real property and/or personal property for tax evaluation. Appraises personal, residential, commercial, land and/or industrial property for tax purposes and develops and defends property valuation. This position is distinguished from Property Appraiser I by the complexity of property valuations and differs from Property Appraiser III, which provides leadership to other property appraisal staff. This vacancy is in the Deeds, Splits, and Mapping section within the Assessor's office.

Requirements

Three years of experience in construction, real estate and/or property appraisal AND one year of education in regional development, civil engineering, urban planning, property appraisal and/or real estate.
Acceptable real estate experience includes establishing value through research of sales of comparable properties.
Acceptable construction experience includes estimating and obtaining building permits.
Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.
OR: Two years of experience with Pima County as a Property Appraiser I or Property Technician I.
Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application.
Valid driver license is at time of application.
Valid AZ driver license is at time of appointment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination.
Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.
Within one year of hire, must complete the Arizona Department of Revenue Level I and Level II Basic Certification courses to qualify for Appraisal or Assessor Certification issued or recognized by the State of Arizona Department of Revenue (ARS 42-13006).

Responsibilities

Compiles and analyzes data to establish value of commercial, industrial, land, residential and personal property for tax appraisal
Contacts commercial accounts in the field to gather information for appraisals
Locates, computes and appraises secured and unsecured personal property of commercial, industrial and agricultural businesses, residential rental complexes and ranches in accordance with Department of Revenue guidelines and state statutes
Gathers, verifies and analyzes information regarding sales of real property
Reviews depreciation schedules, asset lists, financial statements and annual department forms to verify taxable property and to extract net operating income
Inspects and appraises property at market value using established cost, market and income approaches to valuation and correlates data into a single estimate of value
Makes corrections to applied valuations based on field inspections and other research
Reviews valuations when petitioned by taxpayers, and defends, arbitrates or testifies about properties before property owners, boards of valuation and courts of law, and appears as an expert witness in Superior Court cases
Explains assessment procedures to individual taxpayers
Utilizes and maintains departmental databases, spreadsheets and related networks
Completes special or complex projects as requested by supervisor.