Personal Property Specialist I

OVERVIEW

The Cache County Assessor's Office invites candidates to apply for a Personal Property Specialist to join their team! The Personal Property Specialist performs working-level clerical and technical duties required to expedite the discovery, assessment, valuation, taxation, billing, and record maintenance of personal property within the county, including manufactured homes, business personal property, transitory property, and related exemption review responsibilities. Acts as the first point of contact for the public by greeting, answering questions, and directing phone calls.

This is a full-time benefitted position generally working M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. You get weekends off, 14 paid holidays, and plenty of personal leave time! We have competitive wages, great insurance benefits, and we also participate in the Utah Retirement System.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs ongoing discovery, tracking, and documentation of manufactured homes, business personal property, and transitory personal property to ensure proper valuation and taxation.

Monitors community business starts through available sources such as business licensing records, Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) reports, public records, and site inspection information to ensure taxable personal property is accounted for on the tax rolls.

Monitors business licensing renewals within the county to assist in the proper identification, discovery, and assessment of personal property.

Uses the Personal Property Valuation Schedule, depreciation schedules, value tables, property classifications, and applicable office procedures to calculate assessment values and tax liabilities.

Prepares and mails business and manufactured home personal property declaration sheets, affidavits, notices, and related correspondence to newly established and existing businesses or property owners.

Reviews declarations, affidavits, account records, and supporting documentation; updates account records; processes personal property declared as taxable; identifies property classifications; and verifies increases, reductions, exemptions, additions, and deletions in taxable personal property.

Updates office records, files, and assessment systems to include additions to the tax roll and changes in taxable personal property.

Calculates market values, taxable values, and taxes due; prepares tax billings; verifies account information; and assures timely mailing or issuance of tax notices and billings.

For a complete list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: Graduation from high school or equivalent; AND 2 years of experience in personal property assessment, property tax administration, appraisal support, accounting, finance, business licensing, collections, records management, customer service, real estate, or closely related work

OR

An associate degree in accounting, finance , business administration, public administration, economics, real estate, appraisal, or a related field plus 1 year of related experience;

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Cache County is an equal-opportunity employer. Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

Reasonable accommodations are provided to individuals with known disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For accommodation information or special accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Team at hr@cachecounty.gov.

Veteran's Preference (Utah Code Ann. 71A-2-102): An applicant claiming veteran's preference must do so by providing sufficient information to identify the type of veteran's preference requested. Additionally, a copy of the applicant's DD-214 must be attached to the resume. If a disabled preference is claimed, a copy of the applicant's letter from the VA stating the disability percentage granted must also be attached.