Assessment Auditor

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Job Title:

Assessment Auditor
Job

Requisition
Ministry:
Municipal Affairs

Location:

Edmonton/Calgary
Full or Part-Time:
Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent
Scope:
Open Competition
Closing Date:
January 11, 2026
Classification:
Program Services 4
Salary: $3,056.50 to $4,006.62 bi-weekly ($79,774 - $104,572 /year)

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs assists municipalities in providing well-managed, collaborative, and accountable local government to Albertans. To learn more about Municipal Affairs, follow the link to:

The Assessment Audit team, within the Municipal Assessment and Grants Division of Municipal Affairs supports the Ministry’s purpose of providing well-managed, collaborative and accountable local government to Albertans. We work together with municipalities to

• Achieve high quality assessments,
• Support fair and equitable distribution of property tax between property owners within a municipality and
• Form an accurate determination of the equalized assessment for cost sharing programs between municipalities.

This objective is achieved through an effective municipal assessment audit program that impartially monitors the assessment base to ensure fair and equitable results and the application of good assessment practices.

Reporting to the Manager, Assessment Audit, the Assessment Auditor is responsible for ensuring municipal property assessments across Alberta are completed accurately, consistently, and in accordance with the Municipal Government Act (MGA). This position supports the integrity of Alberta’s property assessment framework through the delivery of annual and detailed audits, adjudication, and equalized assessment activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conduct Annual Audits
  • Audit property assessment practices for all 330 Alberta municipalities through statistical reviews.
  • Monitor, review, and analyze municipal assessment data and valuation practices.
  • Determine compliance with Alberta’s legislated property assessment requirements.
  • Prepare audit reports with recommendations to improve municipal property assessment practices.
  • Collaborate with municipalities to support the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Conduct Detailed Audits
  • Perform in-depth qualitative and quantitative reviews of municipal property assessment practices.
  • Select and apply appropriate analytical methods to property valuation, including sales comparison, cost, and income approaches.
  • Evaluate assessor’s mass appraisal valuations for accuracy and reasonableness.
  • Prepare detailed audit reports with recommendations for Ministerial consideration and communicate findings to municipalities.
• Support Provincial Assessment Framework and Policy Objectives
  • Monitor assessment practices to ensure fairness, equity, and legislative alignment.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental goals related to equitable property taxation and consistent assessment practices.
• Adjudicate Compliance Review Complaints
  • Act in a quasi-judicial role to investigate and resolve disputes under sections 299 and 300 of the Municipal Government Act.
  • Apply administrative law principles and procedural fairness to ensure impartial decision-making.
  • Prepare written findings and recommendations for Ministerial review.
• Support Equalized Assessment Activities
  • Confirm assessment levels that form the basis for provincial equalized assessment calculations.
  • Collaborate with lawyers, assessors, and ministry representatives to defend Alberta’s equalized assessment determinations.

• Systems Thinking – Takes a long‑term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Must consider how different factors affect market and property values, how these factors were considered and implemented by municipal assessors and how they interact and influence property values over time.
• Agility – Identifies and manages required change and the associated risks. Adjusts project timelines and deliverables in response to new executive requests.
• Develop Networks – Leverages relationships to build input and perspective. Leads working groups with…