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Senior Auditor-Appraiser (Open & Promotional)

County of San Mateo
  • San Mateo, CA
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Note: This recruitment schedule was amended on March 16, 2026 to extend the Final Filing Date.  This recruitment has been changed to "Continuous."


    The Office of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Senior Auditor-Appraiser.


    Under general direction, Senior Auditor-Appraisers:

    • Make site visits to businesses to audit their books, records, and financial reports, and to make appraisals to determine assessment valuations.
    • Provide direction to Auditor-Appraiser I/II staff including assigning, directing, and reviewing their work.
    • Perform the most difficult audits and appraisals of the largest and most complex properties for assessment purposes.


    "Largest" audit and appraisal projects will include those businesses with the higher assessed values, such as airlines, biopharmaceutical, or manufacturing concerns. "Complex" audit and appraisal projects will include those businesses with accounting systems that contain subsidiary ledgers and journals, "abnormal" obsolescence, such as high technology concerns or specialized manufacturing equipment, and major accounts with multiple locations.  


    In addition to the ability to perform large and complex audits and appraisal projects, the ideal candidate for this position will have:

    • Successfully present appraisal reports at the Assessment Appeals Board.
    • Appear as an expert witness before the Assessment Appeals Board as to property values.
    • Review other assessment issues, in compliance with the Revenue and Taxation Code.
    • Perform out-of-state audit assignments in a variety of geographic locations, as necessary.
    • Lead a team on an out-of-state airline audit, or major biopharmaceutical audits, as necessary.
    • Possess excellent computer skills, including advanced working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Excel and Word.
    • Demonstrate outstanding interpersonal relations and customer service skills.


    The ideal candidate will also have:

    • Two or more years of experience as an Auditor II performing a full range of audits and appraisals and will have experience performing more advanced level audits and appraisals of tangible and taxable property for tax assessment purposes.
    • A four-year degree with a specialization in accounting from a recognized institution of higher education (accredited); or 18 semester units (or quarter equivalents) of accounting and/or auditing courses from a recognized institution of higher education. Business law and economic classes may not contribute toward the 18 units; or 19 semester units (or quarter equivalents), 16 units of which must be accounting and/or auditing courses from a recognized institution of higher education, and 3 semester units may be either business law or economic classes.


    In addition, the ideal candidate will be working toward an Advanced Appraisal Certification. Information about the California State Board of Equalization can be found at: https://www.boe.ca.gov/.


    The Assessor's Office is currently involved in several major projects, including the development of a new Automated Property Assessment and Tax System, and the appraisal and assessment of several large-scale commercial, manufacturing, research and development, and mixed-use developments being built throughout San Mateo County.  This is an exciting time to consider career advancement as a Senior Auditor-Appraiser.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Mateo, CA

    Skills

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    • Equalizationunmatched
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    • Manufacturingunmatched
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    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
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    • Property Taxunmatched
    • Real Estate Appraisalsunmatched
    • Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
    • Tax Accountingunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched

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