Sr Real Property Appraiser (FT) Job at Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County Charlotte, NC
$59,443 - $89,164 a year
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Salary Range for this (Exempt) position is $59,442.94 - $89,164.42. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
The Mecklenburg County Assessor’s office is an environment where you touch and enrich lives every day in countless ways. The work you do in the County Assessor’s Office directly affects every citizen in Mecklenburg County by providing fair appraisals of taxable property or providing funding for virtually every service in the County. Working for Mecklenburg County Assessor’s office means you will be a part of a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative team providing valuation, audit, assessment, and appeal services for an amazingly diverse population. Whatever your motivation is, working for the Assessor’s Office provides an opportunity for personal growth, professional development, and to truly make a difference in people’s lives. We welcome talented, high-energy, team and customer focused individuals to join our team and help us meet our mission to” … provide accurate and timely information to internal and external customers while fostering good relations with those customers and the community.”
This is the Senior Level Position in the Appraiser Job Series. Incumbents are responsible for the most complex Commercial or Residential Appraisals. Duties include appraising complex commercial properties; measuring and listing large commercial, multi-family and complex residential properties; defending ad valorem values before the Board and some cases to the NC Property Tax Commission; establishing property grades and characteristics for revaluation; assisting with cost, market and income studies for revaluation; and assisting in training and providing guidance to staff. Incumbents are required to fully understand, interpret, and apply appraisal rules and regulations
Position Summary:
Perform the most Complex Commercial or Residential Appraisals. This Senior Level Position, under minimal supervision, is responsible for measuring and listing large commercial, multi-family and complex residential properties; defending ad valorem values before the Board and some cases to the NC Property Tax Commission; establishing property grades and characteristics for revaluation; assisting with cost, market, and income studies for revaluation; and assisting in training and providing guidance to staff.
Essential Functions:
Salary Range for this (Exempt) position is $59,442.94 - $89,164.42. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
The Mecklenburg County Assessor’s office is an environment where you touch and enrich lives every day in countless ways. The work you do in the County Assessor’s Office directly affects every citizen in Mecklenburg County by providing fair appraisals of taxable property or providing funding for virtually every service in the County. Working for Mecklenburg County Assessor’s office means you will be a part of a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative team providing valuation, audit, assessment, and appeal services for an amazingly diverse population. Whatever your motivation is, working for the Assessor’s Office provides an opportunity for personal growth, professional development, and to truly make a difference in people’s lives. We welcome talented, high-energy, team and customer focused individuals to join our team and help us meet our mission to” … provide accurate and timely information to internal and external customers while fostering good relations with those customers and the community.”
This is the Senior Level Position in the Appraiser Job Series. Incumbents are responsible for the most complex Commercial or Residential Appraisals. Duties include appraising complex commercial properties; measuring and listing large commercial, multi-family and complex residential properties; defending ad valorem values before the Board and some cases to the NC Property Tax Commission; establishing property grades and characteristics for revaluation; assisting with cost, market and income studies for revaluation; and assisting in training and providing guidance to staff. Incumbents are required to fully understand, interpret, and apply appraisal rules and regulations
Position Summary:
Perform the most Complex Commercial or Residential Appraisals. This Senior Level Position, under minimal supervision, is responsible for measuring and listing large commercial, multi-family and complex residential properties; defending ad valorem values before the Board and some cases to the NC Property Tax Commission; establishing property grades and characteristics for revaluation; assisting with cost, market, and income studies for revaluation; and assisting in training and providing guidance to staff.
Essential Functions:
- Analyze and interpret data such as cost of construction, market comparison, and income producing potential.
- Design, perform, analyze, interpret and document appraisal studies for varied and complex property types which may include analysis of financial and investment data as well as cost data from multiple sources.
- Prepare full narrative appraisal reports and presents oral presentations at various hearing boards in support of the appraised value that conform to standards promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board.
- Explains to citizens, professional tax representatives’, attorneys, and private appraisers the basis for appraised values for assigned property classes.
- Receive and analyze property valuation appeals, explains assessment procedures, prepares testimony and presents evidence to the County Board of Equalization, the State Board of Assessment Appeals, County Commissioners, and District Court.
- Perform reviews of classes of properties to assure assessment uniformity as verified by state audit.
- Research and collect data for database inventories on new construction, cuts/combinations, and demolitions.
- Prepare reports utilizing a variety of statistical methodologies and software, and per guidelines established by the Appraisal Standards Board.
- Assist taxpayers and other agencies and organizations to obtain real estate information and provide explanations of appraisal methods, statutes and procedures.
- Mentor and assist appraisal staff with appraisal methods and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience:
- Minimum of four years of commercial or residential appraisal experience.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted. Yes
Licenses and Certifications:
- Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License.
- Requires County Driving Privileges.
- Annual Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required.
- NC Dept. of Revenue as a County Real Property Appraiser within one year of hire.
- Completion of IAAO Course 102 or equivalent required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Mass Appraisal Experience
- IAAO designation such as AAS, CAE, RES
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of
- Principles, practices, methods, and requirements of private sector business accounting.
- Real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
- Materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings.
- Generally accepted accounting principles and procedures.
- Pertinent federal, state, and local rules, regulations, ordinances, and other regulatory standards applicable to the work.
Skills:
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Collecting, analyzing, correlating, and applying relevant information to determine exemption/exclusion qualification.
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Strong Oral and Written communication skills to be used in interactions with external and internal customers: ability to prepare oral presentations for managers. and staff; ability to compose correspondence, memorandums, reports and other documents.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, organizations and the public.
- Data analysis skills, sound judgment and strong problem-solving skills.
- Researching, compiling, and summarizing statistical data and information materials.
Abilities:
- Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities. comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions, using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.
- Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships.
- Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of action for self to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
- Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing and guiding others in accomplishing work objectives.
Computer Skills:
- Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Basic Knowledge with Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) systems, GIS applications, ArcView and PC applications.
Work Environment:
Works in outdoor exposed to weather conditions
Selection:
This classification has been identified as having a role in the development of ADA compliant technologies and for which the incumbent agrees to follow County policies to the best of their abilities to meet these obligations.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement:
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.
COVID-19 Vaccination Disclaimer
Mecklenburg County requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of
employment for any new Mecklenburg County employees.
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