Sr Real Property Appraiser

County of Mecklenburg, NC • Charlotte, NC

2d • $69,389 - $104,083

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Four years of commercial or residential appraisal experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid Mecklenburg County Vehicle Operator’s Permit.
• Certification with the North Carolina Department of Revenue as a County Real Property Appraiser within 1 year of hire (Passing scores on tests in two 30 hour courses in NC Property Tax Listing and IAAO Course 101). Certification must be maintained by taking 30 additional hours of coursework/training as required by the North Carolina Department of Revenue every two years.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, methods and requirements of private sector business accounting and personal property auditing.
• Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets and values.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures and buildings.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of pertinent federal, state and local rules, regulations, ordinances, and other regulatory standards applicable to the work.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Collect, analyze, correlate and apply 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, memoranda, reports and other documents.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, organizations and the public.
• Data analysis skills, sound judgment and strong problem-solving skills.
• Skill in researching, compiling, and summarizing statistical data and information materials.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Mass appraisal experience preferred.
• Candidacy for RES, AAS, CEA or SRA is preferred.
• Additional years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and interprets data such as cost of construction, market comparison, and income-producing potential. This may include reviews of complex income and expense statements, leases, depreciation, and property sales to determine correct valuation for all property classes assigned.
• Designs, performs, analyzes, interprets and documents 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.
• Prepares 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.
• Receives and analyzes 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.
• Performs reviews of classes of properties to assure assessment uniformity as verified by state audit.
• Researches and collects data for database inventories on new construction, cuts/combinations, and demolitions.
• Prepares reports utilizing a variety of statistical methodologies and software, and per guidelines established by the Appraisal Standards Board.
• Assists taxpayers and other agencies and organizations to obtain real estate information and provides explanations of appraisal methods, statutes and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level