County Center Redwood City, 94063
The Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer is seeking well-qualified candidates for the position of Principal Appraiser. Principal Appraisers must have thorough knowledge of Property Tax and the Revenue and Taxation Code as it relates to Real Property Valuation, Change in Ownership reassessment or exclusion requirements, New Construction valuation, Decline in Value valuation, Property Classification, etc.
The department currently has two vacancies in the areas of Residential and Commercial real property appraisal and assessment.
The Principal Appraisers share a critical role in assisting the Chief Appraiser and Deputy Assessor in the completion of the Office's mission to determine the assessed value of all taxable property located in San Mateo County, the creation of the official record of taxable property (approximately 240,000 assessments each year in the local assessment roll), and the sharing of this information with the County Controller and Tax Collector and making it publicly available.
This is an exciting time for seasoned Principal Appraisers to join our dynamic team of Appraisal professionals. The Assessor's Office is currently involved in several major projects, including the development of a new Assessor's Property Assessment System (APAS), and the appraisal and assessment of several large-scale new generation commercial, manufacturing, research and development, and mixed-use developments being built throughout San Mateo County. Principal Appraisers may be called upon to provide subject matter expertise in the development of the Assessor's Property Assessment System.
The technically-savvy and experienced individuals hired for these positions will have the responsibility to supervise appraisal and exemption staff in the timely collection, processing, and analysis of valuation data for real, personal, tangible, and intangible property for tax assessment purposes, and to manage the impact of the new regulations.
Additional responsibilities and duties of these Principal Appraisers will include (but are not limited to):
THE DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION
The mission of the Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer is to ensure equitable treatment of County property owners by accurate and fair valuation of land, improvements, and businesses; to create an accurate public record of recorded transactions relating to people and property within San Mateo County; and to register County citizens to vote and efficiently conduct honest elections.
The Department is responsible for:
The Department is also responsible for a budget of $20 million, election billing to all jurisdictions, and 15 governmental trust funds.
Licensure/Certification:Acquisition within one year of appointment of a permanent Property Tax Appraiser Certificate issued by the California State Board of Equalization.
Education and Experience:Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.
The preferred qualifications include:
Additional preferred qualifications include:
Three years of experience as a Sr. Appraiser with San Mateo County Assessor's Office is considered qualifying experience.
The preferred and most highly qualified candidates will have experience in both the commercial and residential areas.
Specialized knowledge of Property Tax Rules and Regulations and Revenue and Taxation Code as they relate to Change in Ownership, Transfers, Assessments, etc., is a plus.
Knowledge of:
Skill/Ability to:
Open and Promotional. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, Confidential and Management extra-help/limited term, and SEIU or AFSCME represented extra help/limited term positions prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.
Responses to the supplemental questionnaire, in addition to our regular employment application form, must be submitted in order to be included in this recruitment.
The first phase of the examination process will consist of an application screening (weight: pass/fail). Those who pass the application screening will be invited to the second phase of the examination process, the panel interview, which could include the evaluation of a brief written and/or performance exercise given immediately preceding the interview. In order to be considered for the position, applicants will have to successfully pass the interview.
Depending on the number of applicants, an application appraisal of education and experience may be used in place of other examinations or a screening committee may select those applicants whose education and/or experience appear to best meet the needs of the position. Qualified applicants will be notified of the date, time and place of the test(s).
IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online.If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply"button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org/to apply. Online applications must be received by the Human Resources Department before 11:59 p.m. on the final filing date.
Apply immediately. This recruitment is open on a continuous basis and selections may be made at any time within the process.
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
Final Filing Date: Continuous
Job Announcement URL:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanmateo/jobs/3347870/principal-appraiser…
Please visit https://www.smcgov.org/media/100206/download?inline=for a complete listing of all benefits for this classification.
Benefits are offered to eligible employees of the County of San Mateo. All benefits are subject to change. NOTE: Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 may be subject to new Pension Reform retirement laws.
As an additional benefit, the County offers extensive training and development programs designed to improve skills and enhance career opportunities. Most programs are offered on County time at no cost to you.
County employees are also covered by the federal Social Security system and earn benefits for retirement based on salary and time worked.
Contact email:
coverstreet@smcgov.org
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