Property Auditor

Orange County Public Schools • Orlando, FL

13h

About The Position

Under direction, the Property Auditor performs field and technical work related to inventory, property accounting, and control of school district-owned property. The role maintains accountability for a wide variety of property and equipment, coordinates records maintenance, and reconciles official district property data through a computerized information system. The position also performs related work as directed.

The work includes coordinating and conducting property audits, maintaining accurate records of property location and condition, tagging and tracking newly acquired equipment, and managing property transfers, loans, excess property, and disposal records. The Property Auditor may assist with public auctions and inspect received goods against specifications. The position is responsible for accurate and timely information, and for keeping current with job-appropriate technology and attending training supported by the district.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of previous experience or training demonstrating the ability to maintain detailed and accurate records and data, preferably in a warehouse or similar inventory-tracking environment with familiarity with automated inventory-tracking systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Ability to calculate, compute, sum, and tabulate data and perform related follow-up actions.
• Ability to exchange information to obtain information or clarify details within established policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to operate, maneuver, or control property-scanning equipment and computer terminals.
• Ability to use a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Ability to perform addition and subtraction.
• Ability to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions and perform routine work according to prescribed practices, with some independent judgment.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in situations involving generally predefined duties and frequent change.
• Ability to exert moderate, though not constant, physical effort, including some combination of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and potentially lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 12–20 pounds.
• Visual perception and discrimination for most tasks.
• Ability to perform physical inventories where there may be exposure to dust, odors, wetness, humidity, temperature extremes, machinery, and toxic or poisonous agents.

Nice To Haves

• Warehouse or similar inventory-tracking experience or training.
• Familiarity with automated inventory-tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures for district property and equipment accounting, auditing, and inventory control systems.
• Coordinate daily property accounting activities with agencies and departments, including schedules for periodic property audits.
• Conduct on-site audits of property and assets to reconcile information with property accounting systems.
• Maintain documentation of property and equipment locations and general physical condition.
• Create records and identification and tracking tags for newly acquired property and equipment.
• Inventory and tag property at designated locations in accordance with established regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain records of excess property and coordinate or perform auditing and records-management activities.
• Coordinate equipment and property loans between departments and maintain records for issuing and receiving loaned items.
• Assign property numbers, attach tags to accountable equipment, and record the property's age, condition, and value.
• Consult department heads about laws and regulations governing property control, surplus handling and management, and property disposal.
• Record transfers, acquisitions, changes, and deletions in property records and related data-processing files.
• Assist with public auctions of surplus, obsolete, and scrap property and inventory such property as required.
• Transport or coordinate the transportation of excess equipment to a central location for sale or disposal.
• Inspect the quantity and quality of received goods against specifications and accept or reject them accordingly.
• Develop storage methods, including allocating storage space, and ensure delicate or sensitive equipment and supplies are properly stored, handled, and distributed.
• Maintain a computerized database of property control, accountability, and inventory received.
• Keep current with job-appropriate technology and attend district-supported training to maintain the required technology skill level.
• Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
• Perform related duties as directed.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request to allow them to perform the essential job functions.

What This Job Offers

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