- Salary
- $61k – $73k/yr
- Location
- 803 S Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, US
- Department
- Finance
- Education
- High School
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
General Definition of Work
Performs skilled technical work appraising, assessing and reassessing real property for tax purposes, conducting field investigations, assisting citizens with real property appraisal and tax matters, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Appraisal Manager and Tax Assessor.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Essential Functions
- Makes field appraisals and door to door inspections of real property and answers inquiries concerning appraisal when possible.
- Takes measurements of buildings, collects data relative to number of rooms, type of construction, age and other conditions affecting values, makes calculations and applies such data to appraisals of specific buildings; takes pictures of structures and uploads to computer system; prepares drawings.
- Collects data and other pertinent facts for valuation operation.
- Reviews and determines end of the year value of unfinished new construction.
- Makes necessary and routine calculations to determine valuations.
- Prepares, updates and maintains a variety of logs, records and databases.
- Responds, analyzes, and processes property owner requests for informal appeals; responds to formal appeals and presents information to the Board of Equalization and Review; responds to state appeals and presents evidence to North Carolina Property Tax Commission.
- Performs all tasks and assignments necessary to assist the Tax Assessor to perform required duties.
General knowledge of the practices of real estate appraising for assessment purposes; some knowledge of building and land values; some knowledge of the state laws, charter provisions and County ordinances relating to real property assessing; ability to analyze factors which tend to influence the value of property and to exercise judgment in the determination of property values; ability to write clear and concise reports; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, builders, real estate agents and the general public.
High school diploma or GED and moderate experience which has provided an understanding of appraisal principles, theories, methods and techniques, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Possession of or ability to acquire North Carolina Department of Revenue Real Property Appraiser certification within two years of employment.
Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms and frequently standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; 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, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).