Assistant Assessor Job at City of Medford
POSITION:
Assistant Assessor
DEPARTMENT: Assessor's Office
HOURS OF WORK: Full-time (35 hours/weekly) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM; Friday 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
SALARY: $1,312.57 - $1,533.96 weekly (Union).
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Assessor performs skilled routine to complex technical work involved in appraising and examining all types of real property for assessment purposes to Mass Appraisal Standards using technical judgment and knowledge of state and local laws, regulations and guidelines and the policies of the Board of Assessors. The Assistant Assessor has access to and must exercise discretion regarding, confidential and sensitive information. Errors could result in loss of revenue due to late tax billing, significant delays or loss of services, adverse public relations and/or legal repercussions.
SUPERVISION: Works under the direct supervision of the City’s Chief Assessor and assists in the supervision of clerical and appraisal vendor employees on a regular basis.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Proactively identifies new growth revenue for the City from review of businesses for personal property and new developments under construction.
- Analyses market data and trends and makes recommendations to Chief Assessor.
- Reviews annual income and expense submissions to identify trends for commercial valuation.
- Collects and analyses data from field work, as it relates to real estate sales, building permits and cyclical property inspections.
- Reviews and processes applications for abatements and exemption of property tax to determine eligibility and appropriateness and makes recommendations to Chief Assessor and Board of Assessors.
- Assists and provides aid to taxpayers of the City concerning motor vehicle excise, boat excise, real estate, and personal property taxes.
- Provides information and assistance in person, on the telephone and in writing to property owners and others regarding the municipality's assessment policies and procedures, the determination of property assessments, statutory exemptions and overvaluation abatements.
- Receives, processes, and validates applications for statutory exemptions and overvaluation abatement applications.
- Prepares, processes, and tracks all real estate tax deferral applications including the recording at the Registry of Deeds.
- Assists the City’s Chief Assessor with the computation, alterations, additions and/or deletions to all property records.
- Assists with the maintenance of a variety of department records.
- Prepares department’s bill warrants and updates budget in an excel spreadsheet.
- Prepares lists of abutters for various boards and officials requiring such lists.
- Communicates with other employees within the department and in other municipal departments.
- Maintaining contact with property owners, developers, attorneys, engineers, bank officials, real estate professionals, and State officials to obtain or provide assistance, resolves operating problems, coordinates work efforts of supporting staff and consultants.
- Performs other related duties as required.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Real Estate, or related field.
- Massachusetts Assessor Certification (MAA, RMS, CMA) or completion of assessing courses offered by the Massachusetts Association of Assessors or International Association of Assessing Officers, preferred.
- Applicants must have at least three (3) years of progressive responsibility experience as assessor, appraiser or in a related field. Experience in a Massachusetts municipal setting preferred or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Licenses & Certifications:
- In accordance with the Department of Revenue regulations (830 CNR), any person who is elected or appointed as an assessor is required to complete the basic course of training and pass the examination prepared by the State Revenue Commissioner within two year following election or appointment, except as otherwise provided for in the statute.
- Additionally, pursuit of a certificate in Municipal Assessing, such as the Massachusetts Accredited Assessor (MAA) is required within three (3) years of appointment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Knowledge: Working knowledge of Massachusetts laws relating to municipal finance and property assessments for tax purposes. Knowledge of real estate, including building styles, deeds, subdivisions, and mapping.
Skills:
- Familiarity with computerized software systems, especially the Vision Appraisal CAMA Software, the Softright Municipal Management Software System and the Microsoft Office Software applications.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with employees, city officials, and the general public.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Records maintenance skills.
Abilities:
- Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions.
- Ability to read deeds, search titles, and data enter the information into the Vision Appraisal CAMA database.
- Aptitude for working with numbers and good attention to detail.
- Good communication and organizational skills required.
Physical Requirement:
- While performing the duties of this position, an employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear, in person and by telephone, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment, (such as calculators, copiers, typewriters, fax and personal computers) and reach with hands and arms.
- Moderate physical effort required when conducting field duties under typical conditions.
- Vision and hearing at or correctable to normal ranges.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Standard indoor office environment.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
- Outside field work is conducted under varying conditions with exposure to some occupational risk.
ADDRESS ALL COVER LETTERS AND RESUMES TO
Office of Human Resources
City of Medford – Room 204
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155
Or send cover letter and resume with the job title in the subject line to
jobs@medford-ma.gov
For the posting please visit the City of Medford's website – www.medfordma.org
The City of Medford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/504 Employer Residents of the City of Medford, Women, People of Color, Veterans and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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