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NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF’s Property Valuation and Tax Mapping is responsible for valuing more than one million properties within the city and overseeing assessments and valuations in a fair and equitable manner. The valuations enable the efficient and effective collection of property tax revenues for New York City.

The Property Assessment Review and Real Estate of Utility Corporations (REUC) Unit is responsible for defending assessments that have been appealed to the Tax Commission and Small Claims Assessment Review hearings. The unit is also responsible for working on various utility-type properties, including, but not limited to, gas manufacturing plants, electric and steam generating plants, electrical substations, telecommunications companies, and transmission and distribution properties (including tunnels, pipes, conduits, wires, etc.).

An excellent opportunity is available in the Assessment Review & Real Estate Utility Corporation (REUC) & Special Properties Unit, for an Assistant City Assessor to perform entry level professional assessing work.

The selected candidate will assist City Assessors with various activities related to supporting the agency's property assessment operation and report to the Supervising Assessor.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

-Assist valuation teams with conducting physical field inspections of properties in the five (5) boroughs of New York City.
-Collect relevant data regarding property, values, and transactions from owners, lessors and lessees, superintendents or other building representatives such as brokers, relevant publications, or other departments of government.
-Enter, utilize and maintain data on mass appraisal computer systems.
-Take measurements and write descriptions of property.
-Interpret maps and building plans, make simple title searches, do computations and perform other related analytical and technical work.
-Take photographs of properties.
-Prepare timely reports and maintain detailed records as required.
-Utilizing the Tax Class 1 cost worksheet and other approved methods to prepare and implement value changes on capped properties.
-Examining parcels of greater complexity including physical changes on larger residential and commercial properties.
-Reviewing property and assessment-related records and interacting with tenants, property managers and/or owners and their representatives.
-Performing analytical and computation work at a higher level.
-Conduct title searches and gather historic records to determine relevant interests concerning real property.
-In the temporary absence of a City Assessor, may perform the duties of that individual.


Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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Qualification Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college; or university"
2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university or sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of full-time satisfactory experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two (2) years of full-time satisfactory experience in real estate work involving the valuation of real property; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above; however, all candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent. College credit listed in “2” above may be substituted for experience on the basis of thirty (30) semester credits from an accredited college or university for six (6) months of the experience described in “2” above.

-Successful completion of IAAO courses 101 Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal, and IAAO 102 Income Approach to Valuation or equivalent. Providing a strong basis for understanding cost and depreciation concepts used for valuation of REUC properties. -Experience as an Assistant City Assessor level 1 or similar experience in real estate property valuation, or appraisal work. -Experience in actively gathering, documenting, and verifying complex property and market data. This includes direct interaction with property owners, managers, brokers, and government contacts to acquire reliable information on property values, transactions, and structural details. -Experience using digital property tax maps and desktop review. -Ability to prepare rough sketches of building based on measurements and determine square footage and lot size. -Strong background in managing operational procedures and logistics indicating an ability to accurately follow guidelines, tables and valuation formulas. -Familiarity with the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. -Ability to balance working in a fast-paced environment and business analysts to produce SOP.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.