Property Appraiser 3

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Funding Arizona’s future through excellence in innovation, exceptional customer service and public servant-led continuous improvement. PROPERTY APPRAISER 3

Job Location:

Taxpayer Services Division
1600 W Monroe St Phoenix, AZ 85007 Posting Details:
Salary: $55,000 Grade: 21 Closing Date: 7/29/2026

Job Summary:

The Property Appraiser 3 on the CVP Team conducts the appraisals of considerable difficulty of centrally valued properties (CVP)( e.g., electric generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy properties, mines, railroads, pipelines, telecommunications properties, airline flight property, among others), utilizing methods and techniques that comply with Arizona Revised Statutes, standard appraisal methods/techniques, and guidelines and rules of the Arizona Department of Revenue, to produce equitable valuations and uniform allocations of those values for property tax purposes.

May be called upon to review, discuss and defend values in informal taxpayer conferences, before both judicial and administrative bodies and formally represent valuations on behalf of the Department and the State.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (# days per week in the office/hoteling)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Property Appraisals

• Determines the full cash value for centrally valued properties
• Performs annual appraisals of centrally valued property
• Prepares, creates, and facilitates appraisal exhibits and presentations for workshops,
  roundtable discussions, and classes to county assessor personnel
• Compiles and analyzes data taking into consideration all relevant factors according
  to appraisal industry standards, e.g., construction costs, location, income,
  replacement costs, capitalization rates, highest and best use, comparable sales data,
  economic trends, market conditions, Arizona Revised Statutes
• Provides recommendations on issues and presents alternatives as appropriate to
  assignment
• Works closely with other agency staff, county assessors’ offices, property owners,
  real estate industry representatives, and attorneys at the AG’s Office, in researching property values, property classification, component data, sales transaction information
• Compiles/Writes appraisal narratives
• Performs appraisals of county valued property types, as needed or requested by the District
• Perform on-site inspections

Appraiser

• Provides training to team members
• Representing Valuations
• Prepares reports and presents the Department's position in taxpayer's
• Data Integrity/Custodian of Records
• Notifies taxpayers of annexations periodically throughout the year and ensures up
  - to-date CVP/CCIS (Centralized County Information System) database land files and cost records.
• Works within the CCIS database to ensure up-to-date tax area code

Reporting

• Reviews and revises annual reports forms for assigned centrally valued properties
  (e.g., research taxpayer's inquiries, prepare management reports as needed,
  participate in appraisal of property which may include assigned valuation as needed by the District, etc.)
• Prepares special reports, monitors litigation and works with attorneys and expert witnesses on lawsuits

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 principles of accounting. financial and economic theory, and standard appraisal methods of property valuation

Skills

• Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills
• Strong mathematical skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, average, percentage, simple and compound interest, gross yield, capitalization rates, and depreciated costs
• 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…