Associate Appraiser Jobs in Arizona (NOW HIRING)

Payson, AZ – Full Time

• Serves as Administrative Lead for the Assessor’s CAMA System, including but not limited to managing ongoing service and support relationship with software vendor, developing and implementing data verification and quality assurance procedures to produce an accurate, equitable, and error‑free assessment roll, and ongoing end user training and support. Manages, modifies, installs, and maintains database software and hardware including personal computers. Performs all related system and software upgrades. Analyzes complex problems and system malfunctions and implements effective solutions. Serves as liaison to vendor support of Assessor specific software and the DOR in systems information. Troubleshoots and maintains the Assessor’s database system.
• Maintains compliance with the Arizona Department of Revenue (DOR) equalization assessment calendar by conducting research, compiling data, and making data related recommendations to efficiently manage property valuations in compliance with State of Arizona standards and statutory requirements. Develops procedures and in‑house programs for the collection, manipulation, analysis, and reporting of appraisal data, runs testing to verify procedures and prepares results; develops and implements data verification and quality assurance procedures and queries to produce the most accurate, equitable, and error‑free assessment roll. Investigates and gathers data required for input and reporting of data for Assessor software and databases; produces all statutorily mandated Assessor administrative functions, including Notices of Value, Notices of Change, Personal Property Declarations and Tax roll.
• Responsible for generating statutory mandated reports, abstracts of value, Notices of Value, Notices of Change, Personal Property Declarations, and the annual delivery of the assessment roll to the County Treasurer to create the tax roll. Creates requested data reports for in‑house and public uses.
• Monitors property records for accuracy by conducting file and software queries; corrects errors in identification, classification and/or valuation of properties. Manages property valuation records in compliance with State of Arizona standards and statutory requirements. Creates and executes quality assurance procedures to produce the most accurate assessment roll.
• Serves as a liaison to the Gila County I.T. Department and third‑party vendors. Ensures limited property values and assessed values are calculated in accordance with State Statutes; runs checks and balances analysis against software and paper files.
• Completes special projects as requested by supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associates Degree with college coursework pertaining to computer assisted mass appraisal, statistics, database management or a computer related field.

• Five (5) years of computer system operations, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting experience in providing support services that involve relational databases, property appraisal, real estate, construction, and development, exposure to various Ad Valorem Appraisal functions in an Assessor’s Office, college level appraisal and/or real estate courses; exposure to software programs and database management evidenced by application and processing of data and/or certification or education; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• The ability to complete and pass DOR required sixty‑four (64) hours of introductory level appraisal courses to include twenty‑four (24) hours of introduction to Property Tax (TCH‑490) within 6 months of hire; the ability to complete and pass DOR required forty (40) hours of classroom/field study in Valuation Concepts and Cost Appraisal Methods (TCH‑4902) including data collection and Cost and Market Valuation Approaches within 6 months of hire; the ability to complete and pass DOR Level 1 Property Assessment Certification or obtain within 12 months of hire; the ability to complete and pass International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) level 1 courses and certification, or obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.