MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in finance, public administration, business administration, or a related field with coursework in business, finance, accounting, and quantitative analysis; plus, nine years of progressively responsible professional experience in financial or local/state tax administration, five years of which must have been in a management or supervisory capacity.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED: - Driver's License
- Certified General Real Estate Appraiser License from the State of Virginia or International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) or AAS (Assessment Administration Specialist) designation or comparable license or assessing designation within 2 years of appointment.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a credit check, and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
This position, because it is one with financial responsibility, will be subject to a criminal history record check and credit check as a condition of hiring and periodically thereafter. Applicants or employees will be required to submit a request for a criminal history record check and credit check to the appropriate agency. Applicants/employees in this position must demonstrate financial responsibility in personal finances as a condition of employment. Applicants must possess a valid Virginia Driver’s license.
This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Experienced leading and/or managing a large organization.
- Proven success in building and fostering business relationships.
- Experienced in facilitating resolution of complex technical issues amongst external and internal stakeholders.
- Experienced in contributing to strategic planning, technology and business process improvement efforts and implementation, and change management.
- Solid understanding of the real estate assessment process and tax laws/policies. Ability to negotiate, problem solve and deliver creative solutions.
- Prior experience working in or with local government.
- Experienced in presenting complex reports to senior management and boards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication necessary.
- Possess experience in any of the following:
- Computer Assisted Appraisal Systems;
- Statistical Techniques;
- Developing real property appraisal plans;
- Forecasting revenue;
- Departmental budgets;
- Assessment of Public Private Partnerships (P3s);
- Appraisal of properties utilizing Tax Increment Financing (TIFs);
- Administering land use assessments (Agricultural and Forestal);
- Assessment of properties administered by a public housing authority;
- Application of laws governing the exemption of real property;
- Assessment of properties in Special Commercial Tax Districts.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, job entails walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, reaching and bending. Uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Employee may be required to lift up to 15 lbs. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor. Incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment and computer. Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing. Ability to make field inspections of real property which may require measuring new and existing structures. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY. |