Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place... it’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees.
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

Assesses and collects taxable tangible business and/or mobile home Personal Property taxes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field; or an equivalent combination of related education and experience such as lending, equipment leasing bookkeeping, or finance which may include appraisal review, chattel loan review, personal property market analysis, or finance record review (fixed asset and depreciation reports) and appraisal.

Preference may be given to degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or other closely related field.

Preference will be given to applicants who are bilingual in English and Spanish.

This position requires a person to possess or obtain an ad valorem personal property auditor/appraiser designation in accordance with the appraiser designation program pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Sections 59-2-701 and 59-2-702, and rule R884-24P-19 within 24 months after the date of hire.

A valid Driver's License issued by the State of Utah is required to operate a Salt Lake County vehicle at the time of hire to access properties throughout Salt Lake County and participate in discovery and appraisal activities.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Locates new or unreported businesses or mobile homes, determines ownership and establishes a Personal Property assessment account.

• Field inspects properties to collect data elements of the taxable tangible business personal property and/or mobile home.

• Assesses the taxable tangible personal property and/or mobile homes using State Tax Commission publications such as the Recommended Personal Property Valuation Schedules, Classification Guide, and Percent Good schedules, actual acquisition cost, recognized publications that provide a method for approximating cost, and comparable equipment values.

• Collects delinquent accounts; researches and attaches unpaid taxes to real estate; seizes and sells property.

• Represents the Salt Lake County Assessor to taxpayers regarding valuation and property tax questions

• Researches and responds to the Manager, Division Administrator, Assessor, and the public on difficult or controversial situations