Supervising Auditor-Appraiser en Merced County, CA

About the Department

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

• Performs a broad range of complex appraisal, audit, and administrative work.
   
• Plans, organizes, manages and coordinates the work of a staff of Auditor-Appraisers performing personal property and business appraisals.
   
• Schedules and assigns audit workloads, reviews each auditor's work and assists staff with the more complex areas of individual assignments as needed.
  
  
• Prepares an annual update of all property statements to conform with State standards.
   
• Answers questions and assists taxpayers in the preparation of personal property returns.
   
• Keeps records and prepares reports and an annual compilation of factors and valuation rates for assessment purposes, including market research.
   
• Prepares and presents assessment cases to the Board of Appeals.

Position Duties

Experience:
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the appraisal of personal and business property for tax purposes.

Education:
Graduation from a four (4) year college with a major in accounting or its equivalent. Certification as an Accountant (CPA or PA) in California may be substituted for the required education.

License:
Possess a valid California driver's license at time of appointment and maintain.

Possess and maintain a valid advanced certificate as an Auditor-Appraiser/Appraiser issued by the California State Board of Equalization.

Minimum Qualifications

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
 

• Operate a personal computer and other modern office equipment.
   
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
   
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
   
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
   
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints from the public.
   
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
   
• Establish, implement and achieve goals and objectives.
   
• Train, evaluate and supervise staff.
   
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
   
• Occasionally lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
   
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
   
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
   
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
   
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
   
• Sit or stand for long periods of time.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.
  
  

• General accounting and auditing principles and procedures.
  
  
• The principles and procedures of real and personal property valuation.
  
  
• Modern inventory maintenance and recordkeeping methods.
  
  
• Revenue and Taxation Code and the California Administrative Code as it pertains to the legalities of property taxation.
  
  
• Principles of employee supervision, training, and evaluation.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, schedule and coordinate the personal and business property appraisal work of Assessor's Office.
   
• Supervise, train, and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
   
• Read, understand, and analyze new legislation and regulations, in order to determine their impact on the business and personal property appraisals.
   
• Formulate and recommend policies for maintaining compliance with changes in legislation and regulations.
   
• Perform the most complex and technically difficult auditing-appraisal work.
   
• Perform market research to gather, organize, and analyze data for valuation purposes.
  Make oral presentations.
   
• Prepare clear and concise recommendations and analytical reports.
   
• Effectively represent the Assessor's Office in contacts with the public, community organizations, other County departments, and other government organizations.
   
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.