PROPERTY APPRAISER 2

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Nevada is seeking a Property Appraiser in the Locally Assessed Section of the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Taxation, Carson City. The role involves valuing real and personal property, performing ratio studies, and preparing detailed narratives with findings and recommendations for the Legislature and boards.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and several years of appraisal experience or equivalent education/experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mass appraisal practices and statistical procedures.
• Ability to analyze sales data and determine property values.
• Capability to prepare detailed narratives and recommendations.
• Experience conducting internal and field audits for appraisal validation.

Responsibilities

• Determine value of property for tax purposes using standard appraisal methods.
• Review and analyze sales data to evaluate land factors and county assessors’ work.
• Conduct physical inspections to classify construction and determine building costs.
• Prepare oral and written defense of appraisals to taxpayers and boards.

Skills

Appraisal of property

Appraisal theories

Local zoning knowledge

Construction types

Survey and parceling systems

Mining operations knowledge

Accounting and finance practices

Statistical models

Property valuation methods

Interpreting statutes and regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

High school diploma + 4 years property appraisal experience

One year as Property Appraiser I in Nevada

Job description

This position works in the Locally Assessed Section of the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Taxation, Carson City. The incumbent collects data, conducts field studies, computes square footage, develops scaled drawings, uses prescribed procedures to classify the uses, character, and quality of construction, analyzes sales, determines replacement cost new of improvements and prepares documents to be used in connection with the appraisal of real and personal property. The incumbent evaluates applications for certain agricultural use designations, performs special appraisals assigned by the State Board of Equalization, conducts independent internal and field audits to validate, verify, and establish fair and equitable property valuations; applies a working knowledge of statistical procedures, analyzes results to determine if valuations established by county assessors conform to the requirements of law and generally applied appraisal practices, and writes detailed, complete and timely narratives including the findings, conclusions and recommendations relating to the Department's ratio study; The incumbent conducts performance audits of county assessors and treasurers to determine performance effectiveness of the property tax system; and researches, collects, prepares, and presents information and data to various taxpayers, public officials, agencies and Legislature as requested.

Property Appraisers value real and personal property; conduct ratio studies to evaluate work of county assessors; value mining improvements and net proceeds of mines; research and develop agricultural values for approval by the Nevada Tax Commission; research and recommend appropriate appraisal and assessment standards for use by county assessors.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, accounting, economics or related field and two years of professional experience in property appraisal work related to the transfer and sale of real property, valuation of property at a local assessor's office, real estate sales, real estate lending, cost estimation, or tax assessment; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of professional experience in property appraisal as described above; OR one year of experience as a Property Appraiser I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Determine the value of property for tax purposes; apply statistical procedures and analyze results to determine if valuations established by county assessors conform to the requirements of laws and generally accepted mass appraisal practices.

Review and analyze sales data to examine the accuracy of proposed land factors by county assessors within guidelines established by statute and regulations; prepare narratives including the findings, conclusions and recommendations related to the ratio study.

Conduct physical inspections to identify and measure construction characteristics of a variety of buildings and classify them as to use, character and quality of construction to determine the cost of buildings; identify land characteristics such as topographic and environmental characteristics which affect value.

Classify and value property by reviewing county assessor’s records and/or physical inspection to ensure properties are valued correctly.

Consult with developers, contractors and others regarding construction costs, real estate brokers to determine local market conditions, and county assessors to provide appraisal assistance as well as to regulate their activities according to departmental policies and procedures.

Determine value of properties using income approach to value and apply accounting and financial procedures and techniques.

Prepare oral and written defense of appraisals to taxpayers and county and State Boards of Equalization and testify before the Nevada Tax Commission.

Conduct research in a variety of areas including issues for the Legislature; gather and compile information into reports and respond to questions from taxpayers in the field.

Assist in the valuation of intercounty and interstate utilities and transportation companies.

Provide training to county assessors regarding the determination of value of properties and the calculation of proceeds.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties described in the series concept at the journey level.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

• appraisal of real and personal property;
• appraisal theories and practices including methods, approaches and techniques employed in appraisal of classes and types of real and personal property;
• local zoning, restrictions, codes covenants, financial and market conditions which may affect property values within the various counties;
• construction types, materials and building methods utilized throughout the State;
• various survey systems and the assessment parceling systems to determine the location of parcels from its legal description;
• mining operations;
• accounting and financial practices and procedures;
• statistical models including correlation coefficients, standard deviations, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion and sampling techniques.

Ability to:

• calculate and/or verify computations of land parcels;
• value real and personal property by applying accepted appraisal theories;
• read and interpret a variety of measurement tools and methods to determine the physical dimension of properties;
• interpret statutes to verify the terms and conditions of sales contracts, title and escrow files;
• read and interpret blueprints and building plans to determine type and quality of construction;
• analyze reports to explain the probable impact of new or changed statutes and regulations resulting from the review of assessor’s appraisals, policies and procedures;
• prepare business correspondence and reports;
• calculate net proceeds of mineral taxes;
• develop training programs for county assessors.