Manager, County Services

Job Summary:

This position serves as the Manager of the County Services Team and is responsible for providing leadership, strategic initiative, and management of the Team within the Property Tax Administration Unit, which is responsible for supporting the agency in its role to exercise general supervision over the Arizona County Assessors in the administration of Arizona property tax laws to ensure all property is uniformly valued. This role is responsible for completing the most complex appraisal work related to the team’s responsibilities, and additionally serves as a liaison between the agency and County Assessors, and assists assessors in the performance of their statutory duties.

Supervision:
This position supervises a team of three (3) direct reports serving in Property Appraiser roles.

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Education & Experience
-Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor’s Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
-Minimum of three years of previous property appraisal experience in ad valorem property taxation, to include a minimum of two years of commercial property appraisal experience.

Licenses & Certifications
-Valid Arizona Driver’s License
-Successful completion of the DOR intermediate appraisal certification program or ability to successfully complete the program within three years after the hire date

Knowledge/Understanding
-Working knowledge of federal laws, the Arizona Constitution, Arizona Revised Statutes, Administrative rules and tax
court cases pertaining to property tax
-Working knowledge of accepted ad valorem appraisal principles, techniques, and practices
-Working knowledge of property tax assessment systems
-Working knowledge of assessment administration
-Working knowledge of mathematics, statistical research, report, letter, and technical writing
-Knowledge of the legislative process and statutory interpretation
-Understanding of research techniques including Internet research, and knowledge of the sources of information for
general real estate appraisal and property tax valuation, and assessment related subjects.

Skills
-Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills
-Strong statistical research and mathematical skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, average, percentage, simple and compound interest, gross yield, capitalization rates, and depreciated costs
-Effective interpersonal skills and demeanor
-Effective presentation and public speaking skills
-Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to make progress on multiple duties and tasks simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
-Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Access, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive.

Abilities
-Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
-Ability to develop exhibit packages for review and presentation
-Ability to analyze collected income, expense, and sales data and to develop capitalization rates from this data for all types of income producing property
-Ability to create and facilitate presentations for workshops, roundtable discussions, and classes to county assessor personnel
-Ability to travel and operate a vehicle to attend workshops, roundtable discussions, and classes.
-Ability to create, measure, monitor, and analyze metrics for standard processes.
-Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
-Ability to appraise property for ad valorem property tax purposes and successfully defend the appraisal in front of a Board of Appeals and in tax court.
-Ability to work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner.
-Ability to interpret Arizona Revised Statutes, Department of Revenue manuals, guidelines, and standard appraisal methods and techniques relating to appraisal for property tax purposes.
-Ability to learn and apply lean principles and practices.
-Ability to understand and solve problems by applying intermediate analytical, and critical thinking skills to include collecting all the relevant information and data needed to address the problem; organizing, classifying and synthesizing the data into fundamental issues; from the information, identifying the most probable causes of the problem; reducing the information down into manageable components; identifying the logical outcomes from the analyses of the data collected; and, identifying the options and solutions for addressing the problems analyzed.
-Willingness and ability to embody ADOR’s core values of Do the Right Thing, Commit to Excellence, and Care About One Another.

Additional Job Demands
-In the course of performing the essential duties one must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
-No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)

-Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
-Experience with LEAN management process improvement methodologies
-Experience in testifying before a panel or before a jury or judge in a courtroom situation
-Experience in Commercial Property Appraisal
-Current Level 2 Arizona Department of Revenue Certificate
-Designation through a recognized professional appraisal organization

The final candidate will be required to abide by the the following pre-employment checks:
-Employment and Education Verification and Reference Checks
-State and Federal Criminal Background Check, including fingerprinting
-Arizona Tax Filing Records Check
-If applicable, ASEDRA Authorized Driver Identification Check

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: 

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides a world class comprehensive benefits package including:
-Paid time off for holidays, sick days, annual leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and civic duty leave
-Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
-A robust and affordable insurance plan that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability options.
-Higher education discounts for State employees and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per fiscal year, available to seek further career advancement or certification in Continuing Professional Education.
-Work-life balance and additional options for life betterment such as the Infant at Work Program, State Wellness Program, Public Transit Discounts, Alternate Work Schedules, and Telework opportunities.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program . For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our

Top ranked Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) provides 100% employer matched contributions (enrollment eligibility will be effective after 27 weeks of State employment). ASRS provides a lifelong benefit based on years of service earned, or worked, and your ending salary. Learn more about ASRS at: