Property Appraiser I

Transylvania County; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Transylvania County is seeking a Property Appraiser I to join the Tax Administration team. The role supports discovery, listing, and appraisal of real and personal property for tax evaluation and helps citizens with maps, appraisal information, and tax inquiries.

The position includes backup responsibilities for related divisions and ongoing data gathering from official records. Qualified candidates should have familiarity with financial record analysis, tax assessment processes, and property

Formación

• Financial record analysis and tax assessment knowledge.
• Understanding of depreciation schedules and asset valuation.
• Knowledge of property tax laws and auditing basics.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with delinquent collections and respond to tax inquiries.
• Assist in maintenance of personal and real property records.
• Gather data for plats and retrieve data from official records.
• Provide maps and appraisal information to taxpayers and professionals.
• Attend seminars to maintain current appraisal knowledge.

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Tax assessment

Accounting principles

Property tax laws

Public interaction

Geographic knowledge of the county

Educación

Associate's degree

Descripción del empleo

The Transylvania County Tax Administration is seeking a Property Appraiser I to join the team. The Tax Administration Office is responsible for the discovery, listing, and appraisal of all real and personal property in Transylvania County as well as the collection of property taxes and maintaining Geographic Information System (GIS) records. As a Property Appraiser I you'd perform technical and professional duties in the assessment of real property for tax evaluation purposes and assists citizens and other business professionals with maps, appraisal information, property values, tax inquiries and concerns.

• Assist with monthly motor vehicle processing and portions of personal property records- including boats, mobile homes, untagged vehicles, etc.
• Assist in maintaining a portion of the personal property records and serve as a backup to Personal Property Appraiser division as needed.
• Serve as a backup to Real Property division as needed and provide support work for revaluation team as needed.
• Gather data for plats to be processed and daily retrieval of data from Register of Deeds.
• Responsible for all Estate files as they relate to Tax Administration – including the transfer of property and filings for delinquent taxes.
• Conduct phone calls and letter distribution for a portion of delinquent collections accounts and serve as a backup to Collections as needed.
• Assist taxpayers with tax related questions via phone and walk-in.
• Assist taxpayers with special problems; explores and researches facts; reviews data and decisions; makes recommendation on concerns and errors.
• Assist clerical and mapping personnel, as needed.
• Attends seminars, conferences, and workshop to maintain current knowledges and trends on appraisal of real property.
• Serve as backup to License Plate Agency.
• Other duties as assigned.

A successful candidate will have:

• Financial Record Analysis
• Tax assessment & billing
• Accounting Principles and Financial Analysis
• Property Tax Laws, Regulations, and accounting practices
• Tax Auditing and Compliance
• Depreciation schedules and asset valuation
• Customer Service and Public Interaction
• Knowledge of the geographic layout of the County.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

An associate's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Ideal candidates may have experience as a Business Personal Property Appraiser, Property Appraiser, Tax Appraiser, Tax Assessor, Property Tax Auditor, Assessment Technician, Tax Administration Specialist, Accountant, or in a related property tax, valuation, auditing, or financial analysis role.

Required Licenses or Certifications:

Ability to obtain Property Appraiser certification within (1) one year of employment from the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Valid driver's license.

Certification Courses

• IAAO 101 – Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal
• Property Tax Listing and Assessing

Continuing Education Courses

• Mapping School
• Personal Property Appraisal and Assessment
• Fundamentals of Property Tax Collections

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of SBI background check with required fingerprinting by Sheriff Office. (Instructions issued by HR at pre-boarding)
• Successful completion of Transylvania County standard background check. (Instructions issued by HR at pre-boarding)
• Successful completion of drug screening. (Instructions issued by HR at pre-boarding)