Auditor-Appraiser III

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW

ASSEMBLED\r\nEXAMINATION.� The eligible list resulting from this\r\nexamination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year\r\nbut can be extended.\r\n\r\n\r\n

Supplemental Questionnaire:

A properly completed\r\nSupplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application.\r\nApplications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the\r\nHuman Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for\r\nFiling.� Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire\r\nwill result in disqualification. \r\nApplications and Supplemental Questionnaires\r\nwill only be accepted online.\r\n

DESCRIPTION

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTHE AGENCY\r\nThe primary mandated services of the Assessor's Office include: locate and identify the ownership of all taxable property in Alameda County; determine the taxability of all property; determine the re-appraisability of property changing ownership or having new construction added; annually assess all real estate in accordance with the provisions of Article XIIIA of the State Constitution (Proposition 13); annually assess all taxable personal property at its fair market value; determine and apply all legal exemptions against these assessments; and surrender an accurate assessment roll to the Auditor's Office prior to July 1st each year.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Assessor's Office mission is to provide timely and accurate appraisal services in a manner resulting in fair and equitable treatment for all Alameda County taxpayers. With a proposed staffing level of 175.47 full‐time equivalent positions, this team of professionals provides mandated assessment services performed in accordance with the California Constitution, Revenue and Taxation Code, Government Code, and State Board of Equalization guidelines and directives.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTHE POSITION\r\nUnder general supervision, to perform audits, as required under California Revenue and Taxation Code (hereinafter R&TC) Section 469, of books and records of businesses and make appraisals of business personal property and trade fixtures of the most complex businesses for assessment purposes; and to perform related work as required.\r\n\r\n\r\n(As used in this definition and elsewhere in this specification, the term "complex business" refers to businesses with substantial business personal property assets and/or trade fixtures.� Such businesses may utilize accounting systems that contain subsidiary ledgers and journals, may have unusual equipment whose valuation requires sophisticated valuation techniques, or may have abnormal obsolescence requiring sophisticated analysis.� Examples of "complex businesses" include airlines, factories, automobile manufacturers, and major retail chain stores.)\r\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

\r\nEducation (must meet one of the three options below):\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Possession of a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting from an accredited college or university; or\r\n Possession of a bachelor's degree with a specialization in accounting that consists of either of the following:\r\n \r\n The completion of 18 semester units (or quarter equivalents) of accounting and/or auditing courses�from an accredited college or university; or�\r\n The completion of 19-semester units, 16 of which must be accounting and/or auditing courses from�an accredited college or university, and three (3) units may be either business law or economic�classes (Equivalent quarter units are acceptable).�\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Possession of a license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.�\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAND\r\n\r\n\r\nExperience (must meet one of the three options below):\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in the classification of Auditor-Appraiser II in the Alameda County classified service; or\r\n The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in the office of a California Assessor or the office of the California State Board of Equalization at the level equivalent to Auditor-Appraiser II in the Alameda County classified service, which�included the performance of R&TC Section 469 audits and other audits of books and records and appraisals of business fixtures for ad valorem tax purposes; or\r\n The equivalent of four (4) years of full-time professional experience as an auditor or accountant preparing financial statements and managerial reports, which must have included two (2) years of full-time experience preparing and reviewing audited financial statements and tax returns.�\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAND\r\n\r\n\r\nLicense/Certificate Requirement (must possess both):\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.\r\n Possession of a current, valid, permanent, or an inactive permanent appraiser's certificate issued by the California State Board of Equalization; or be eligible for issuance of a temporary appraiser's certificate by the State Board of Equalization upon hire.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

NOTE:

\tThe Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

\r\nThe most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Knowledge of:

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n General accounting and auditing principles and procedures.\r\n The theory, methodology, practices, and procedures involved in the appraisal of business personal property and trade fixtures.\r\n Factors that determine the value of business personal property and trade fixtures.\r\n Provisions of real estate law, the California State Constitution, the California Revenue and Taxation Code, Administrative Rules, Property Tax Rules of the California State Board of Equalization, appraisal sections of the Assessor's Handbook, California statutes, local rules and regulations pertaining to the appraisal of business personal property and trade fixtures for ad valorem tax purposes.

\r\n\r\nAbility to:

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Audit financial books and records and appraise business personal property and trade fixtures of the largest, most complex properties (as hereinabove defined).\r\n Assemble, analyze, and draw logical conclusions, including the ability to do so with respect to data of the sort used in the appraisal of business personal property and trade fixtures.\r\n Prepare clear, concise audit reports, letters, and other written communications.\r\n Identify, assess, evaluate, and solve problems.\r\n Organize and plan time for audit workload.\r\n Work independently.\r\n Make appropriate decisions and judgments.\r\n Establish and maintain cooperative and professional relationships with others.\r\n Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.\r\n Follow written and oral instructions.\r\n Work effectively with the public and co-workers.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE\r\nEXAMINATION

WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS

\r\n\r\n A review of applicants'\r\n applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those\r\n applicants who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on\r\n to the next step in the examination process.\r\n A review of candidates'\r\n Supplemental Questionnaires to determine the best qualified. Those\r\n candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in\r\n the examination process.\r\n An oral interview which\r\n will be weighted as 100 % of the candidate's final examination score. The\r\n oral interview may contain situational exercises.�\r\n\r\n�\r\nCANDIDATES

MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF

THIS\r\nEXAMINATION.�\r\nWe reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination\r\ncomponents.��\r\n�\r\nAlameda\r\nCounty utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.� Such a\r\nsystem is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal\r\nopportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed\r\nto determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform\r\nduties of the vacant position.� Many of our recruitments are targeted and\r\nspecific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible\r\nlist may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.� Other\r\nrecruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or\r\nfor other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. To learn more about\r\nour recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know"\r\nsection of our website,�hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.\r\n

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

Applicants will be informed via email with\r\nreasonable notice�in advance of any examination process which will require\r\ntheir attendance.� The following dates are tentative and\r\nsubject to change based on the needs of the

Agency:

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TENTATIVE

RECRUITMENT\r\n PLAN:

�\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Deadline for

Filing:

� ��\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n 5:00:00 PM Monday, August 12, 2024\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

Review of Minimum Qualifications:

\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Wednesday, August 21, 2024\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n •

Civil Service Oral Examination/Departmental Hiring Interviews:

\r\n \r\n \r\n �Week of September 16, 2024\r\n \r\n \r\n

Notification of Results:

\r\n �Monday, September 30, 2024\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n

• The combined oral\r\nexamination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list,\r\nmay serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this\r\nclassification.

\r\nWE\r\nRESERVE

THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT

& SELECTION\r\nPLAN\r\nAlameda County and the Human Resource Services\r\nDepartment will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection\r\nprocess to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical\r\nconditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing\r\nAct (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County's\r\nReasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes.� To request\r\naccommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases\r\nof the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human\r\nResources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last\r\ndate of filing.�� Alameda County\r\nrequires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a\r\nrequest for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable\r\naccommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to\r\nthe ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes. \r\n�\r\nFor more\r\ninformation regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our\r\nwebsite, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov\r\n

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.� These benefits include but are not limited to

• :\r\nFor your Health & Well-Being\r\n\r\n Medical

• HMO & PPO

  Plans\r\n Dental

• HMO & PPO

  Plans\r\n Vision or Vision Reimbursement\r\n Share the Savings\r\n Basic Life Insurance�\r\n Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)�\r\n County Allowance Credit\r\n Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance\r\n Short-Term Disability Insurance\r\n Long-Term Disability Insurance\r\n Voluntary Benefits
• Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services\r\n Employee Assistance Program\r\n\r\nFor your Financial Future\r\n\r\n Retirement Plan
• (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)\r\n Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)\r\n\r\nFor your Work/Life Balance\r\n\r\n 12 paid holidays\r\n Floating Holidays\r\n Vacation and sick leave accrual\r\n Vacation purchase program\r\n Catastrophic Sick Leave\r\n Pet Insurance\r\n Commuter Benefits Program\r\n Guaranteed Ride Home\r\n Employee Wellness Program (e.

g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)\r\n Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)\r\n Child Care Resources\r\n 1st United Services Credit Union�\r\n\r\n

• Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.

� This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.\r\n�\r\n Conclusion All\r\nnotices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be\r\nsent/delivered via email. Please add�@jobaps.com, @acgov.org, Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org�and�Noreply@jobaps.com�as\r\naccepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use.\r\nIf you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block\r\nreceipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are\r\nalso strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online\r\napplication account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All\r\nemail notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal\r\nonline application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in\r\nyour online application account by clicking on the 'My applications'\r\nbutton on the Current Job Openings page.\r\nPlease\r\ntake the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a\r\nrecruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not\r\nresponsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any\r\napplicant for a County recruitment.\r\n

NOTE:

\r\nAll notices are generated through an automated email notification system.\r\nReplies to the email boxes�Noreply@jobaps.com�and\r\nnoreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org�are routed to unmonitored\r\nmailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our website at�hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.\r\nYou may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement\r\nfor the recruitment for which you have applied.\r\nAngelica\r\nCuevas, Human Resources Analyst\r\nHuman\r\nResource Services, County of Alameda\r\n(510)\r\n271-5154 |�Angelica.

Cuevas@acgov.org\r\nhrs.alamedacountyca.gov��\r\nDISASTER SERVICE WORKER\r\nAll\r\nAlameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state\r\nand local law.� Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a\r\nloyalty oath to this effect.� Employees are required to report to work as\r\nordered in the event of an emergency.\r\n�\r\nEQUAL

EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY\r\nAlameda\r\nCounty has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we\r\nserve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.� All aspects of\r\nemployment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need.\r\nAlameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race,\r\ncolor, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national\r\norigin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability,\r\ngenetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation,\r\nparental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under\r\nfederal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is\r\ncommitted to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.\r\n