Job DescriptionIMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A PERMANENT CITY ASSESSOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT CITY ASSESSOR.The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.The Property Valuation and Tax Mapping is responsible for valuing more than one million properties in the city and overseeing assessments and valuations in a fair and equitable manner. The valuations enable the efficient and effective collection of property tax revenues for New York City.The Property Valuation and Tax Mapping (PVTM) division seeks an experienced real estate professional with considerable knowledge of the principles, methods and techniques of real property appraisal, strong quantitative skills with data analysis experience, and demonstrated leadership and management abilities to fill the position of City Assessor Level 4, Senior Supervising Assessor.Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Serves as primary borough office administrator; monitors supervising assessor, assessor, assistant assessor and support staff performance, productivity, and adherence to Department time, leave, and other regulations.
Conduct regular meetings with staff to discuss policies and procedures. Hold weekly conferences with supervising assessors and staff as needed to communicate goals and performance expectations. This includes monitoring performance, productivity, and staff adherence with the Department's time and leave regulations and other Department rules and guidelines.
Assist in developing, directing, and implementing new policy directives, programs, and strategies.
Supervise a team of assessors and perform quality control of valuations and review valuation methodology for assessment staff at that location.
Implement borough-wide policy.
Handle and resolve operational issues, e.g., ensuring service to clients, inter-agency matters, etc.
Respond to central quality control team.
Provide technical expertise and on-the-spot training to staff.
Physically inspect and determine the assessed valuation of properties as required and assist staff with scheduling of assignments to ascertain that valuation goals are achieved.
Ensure general office operational issues are appropriately resolved.
Ability to incorporate change management using the Department of Finance pillars (fairness, transparency, effectiveness/efficiency, and customer service).
QualificationsFor Positions Not Requiring State Board Certification
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property such as assessor, appraiser, valuation data manager, real property appraisal aide or the like. To be credited the experience must have been primarily gained in the performance of one or more of the following tasks: collection and recording of property inventory data, preparation of comparable sales analysis reports, preparation of signed valuation or appraisal estimates or reports using cost, income or market data approaches to value. Mere listing of real property for potential sale, or preparation of asking prices for real estate for potential sale, using multiple listing reports or other published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or
For Positions Not Requiring State Board Certification
An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university and three years of satisfactory full-time experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property as described in "1" above; or
For Positions Not Requiring State Board Certification
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in real estate involving the valuation of real property as described in "1" above; or
For Positions Not Requiring State Board Certification
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least two years of satisfactory full-time related experience.
For Positions Requiring State Board Certification
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full time experience in an occupation involving the valuation of real property, such as assessor, appraiser, valuation data manager, real property appraisal aide or the like. To be credited the experience must have been primarily gained in the performance of one or more of the following tasks: collection and recording of property inventory data, preparation of comparable sales analysis reports, preparation of signed valuation or appraisal estimates or reports using cost, income or market data approaches to value. Mere listing of real property for potential sale, or preparation of asking prices for real estate for potential sale, using multiple listing reports or other published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or
For Positions Requiring State Board Certification
Graduation from an accredited two-year college and three years of the experience described in paragraph "1" above; orpotential sale, using multiple listing reports or other published asking prices is not qualifying experience; or
For Positions Requiring State Board Certification
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of the experience described in paragraph "1" above; or
For Positions Requiring State Board Certification above.
Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. A written commitment from the county director that the county will provide training in assessment administration, approved by the State Board, within a six-month period may be substituted for six months of the required experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least 18 months of satisfactory full-time related experience.
Additional InformationThe City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.