[Hiring] Senior Tax Data Analyst @Guilford County

Role Description

Position is responsible for professional and technical expert data analysis of residential, commercial, industrial, and land property appraisal data. The Sr Tax Data Analyst provides validation of data, reporting, trend analysis, sales analysis, review of and publishing of data as needed to be used in the appraisal and appeal systems.

An employee in this class is responsible for the collection, analysis, validation of data, data analytics and reporting of appraisal work in support of the determination of the monetary value of residential, commercial, industrial, and land properties in the county. Work involves gathering data from various sources like CAMA, Power BI, City/County planning, permits, government websites, and market information from other locations where the data may be available. Creates reports to communicate tax data, develops analytical models and provides timely accurate analysis to influence and inform decision makers. Role requires strong technical abilities in managing and analyzing large amounts of data, understanding relationships between various databases and ability to identify discrepancies or variations. Considerable independent judgment and initiative must be exercised in correctly evaluating a wide variety of data. Assists Appraisal division in maintaining appraisal neighborhoods in preparation for countywide reappraisals. Reviews market data and sets new values for countywide reappraisals. This position does not exercise supervision of staff. This position reports to the Assistant Tax Director. Work is performed under limited supervision and is reviewed for compliance with current departmental appraisal methods and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science/Data or Business Data Analytics, Accounting, Finance, GIS or related degree and five years of experience in real estate appraisal including commercial real estate.
• Associates’ degree in Business Administration, Data Science/Data or Business Data, Accounting, Finance, GIS or related degree and seven years of experience in real estate appraisal including commercial real estate.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D. and nine years of experience in real estate appraisal including commercial real estate.
• Experience in the appraisal of commercial, industrial, residential properties and experience with mass appraisal.
• Experience working with Power BI, CAMA, NCPTS, Excel and/or creating data dashboards and writing SQL queries.

Requirements

• Advanced skills on Excel are required for use in analyzing data.
• Advanced knowledge of GIS relationship to real estate appraisal.
• Knowledge of real estate, tax and statutes.
• Knowledge and ability to use on-line meeting platforms such as MS Teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to read and interpret deed descriptions and maps.
• Ability to compose presentations using PowerPoint for Board of E&R meetings.
• Ability to relate GIS software applications to enhance understanding of sales information.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to work with databases, build queries and reports.
• Ability to gather and work with large amounts of data.

Benefits

• Driving is an essential requirement of this position whether driving a County owned or personal vehicle to conduct county business.
• Motor Vehicle Reports may be verified for valid driver’s license and that the driving record is compatible with the county’s driving criteria.
• If a personal vehicle is operated for county business, proper insurance is maintained as per Guilford County’s vehicle use policy.

Company Description

Guilford County is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to employees and applicants for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or political affiliation. The County is committed to complying with all applicable federal, state and local laws that pertain to employment, and to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination of any kind.

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