Assessor's Office: Deputy Assessor

**Deputy Assessor** **Salary** $24.28 hourly **Job Type** Full-time **Position Summary** Performs basic responsibilities by maintaining all real, residential and commercial, and personal (mobile homes and business personal) property information for the county in both paper format and database management; verifying and processing sales disclosures; answering questions and solving issues with the public on the phone and in person at the counter. Responsibilities also include gathering all field information for sales, permits, reassessments and general purposes; reviewing data on GIS (Geographical Information System) for consistency and accuracy; entering data; and performs related work as apparent or assigned. To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this document are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Vigo County provides reasonable accommodation to qualified employees and applicants with known disabilities who require accommodation to complete the application process or perform essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would cause undue hardship. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** Maintains all real, residential and commercial property valuations; verifies and enters data information into the database; takes information from Plat Mapping and makes the required parcel splits or combinations; distributes the appropriate land and improvements from these splits and combinations. Communicates with mobile home owners and/or mobile home park owners to ensure the most accurate information; gathers information to ensure taxes are paid before a transfer can be made; communicates with the Treasurer and Auditor offices to ensure accurate information. Communicates with business owners or representatives; possesses a thorough understanding with the accounting forms which must be submitted; verifies and analyzes all form information; ensures all information and calculations balance; communicates with the Auditor any fees or penalties. Assists tax payers and title companies with filling out sales disclosures; verifies all information is correct; fills in the appropriate information from the database; directs the submitter to the appropriate office or indicates the information still needed. Responds to the public at the counter or on the phone concerning any valuation questions; looks at software from other offices; directs them to any other office when necessary. Maintains all county Mobile Homes valuations; notifies all Mobile Home Owners of their requirements to file. Maintains all county Business Personal Property valuations; notifies all businesses of their requirements to file. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** High school diploma or GED and relatable experience. Ability to meet all employer and Department hiring requirements, including passage of a drug test. Thorough knowledge of Indiana tax law, real estate assessment/appraisal techniques, and proper filing of tax forms, and ability to read and understand legal codes and apply Indiana real property assessment guidelines established by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). Working knowledge of standard office procedures and computer programs used by the department and ability to apply such knowledge to a variety of interrelated processes, tasks, and operations. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with co-workers, other County departments, realtors, PTABOA, and the public, including being sensitive to professional ethics, gender, cultural diversities and disabilities. Ability to provide public access to or maintain confidentiality of department records and information according to state requirements. Ability to occasionally apply knowledge of people and/or locations, and plan and layout assigned work projects. Ability to perform arithmetic calculations, and compute/calculate taxes and/or assessments. Ability to read and interpre…