DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Funding Arizona’s future through excellence in innovation, exceptional customer service and public servant-led continuous improvement.

Taxpayer Services Division
1600 W Monroe St Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $55,000 

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 7/29/2026

The Property Appraiser 3 on the CVP Team conducts the appraisals of considerable difficulty of centrally valued
properties (CVP)( e.g., electric generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy properties, mines, railroads,
pipelines, telecommunications properties, airline flight property, among others), utilizing methods and techniques that
comply with Arizona Revised Statutes, standard appraisal methods/techniques, and guidelines and rules of the Arizona
Department of Revenue, to produce equitable valuations and uniform allocations of those values for property tax
purposes. May be called upon to review, discuss and defend values in informal taxpayer conferences, before both
judicial and administrative bodies and formally represent valuations on behalf of the Department and the State.

This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (# days per week in the office/hoteling)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Property Appraisals

• Determines the full cash value for centrally valued properties
  
• Performs annual appraisals of centrally valued property
  
• Prepares, creates, and facilitates appraisal exhibits and presentations for workshops,
  roundtable discussions, and classes to county assessor personnel
  
• Compiles and analyzes data taking into consideration all relevant factors according
  to appraisal industry standards, e.g., construction costs, location, income,
  replacement costs, capitalization rates, highest and best use, comparable sales data,
  economic trends, market conditions, Arizona Revised Statutes
  
• Provides recommendations on issues and presents alternatives as appropriate to
  assignment
  
• Works closely with other agency staff, county assessors’ offices, property owners,
  real estate industry representatives, and attorneys at the AG’s Office, in researching
  property values, property classification, component data, sales transaction
  information
  
• Compiles/Writes appraisal narratives
  
• Performs appraisals of county valued property types, as needed or requested by the
  District
  
• Perform on-site inspections
  

Appraiser

• Provides training to team members
  
• Representing Valuations
  
• Prepares reports and presents the Department's position in taxpayer's
  
• Data Integrity/Custodian of Records
  
• Notifies taxpayers of annexations periodically throughout the year and ensures up-
  to-date CVP/CCIS (Centralized County Information System) database land files and
  cost records.
  
• Works within the CCIS database to ensure up-to-date tax area code

Reporting

• 
  Reviews and revises annual reports forms for assigned centrally valued properties
  (e.g., research taxpayer's inquiries, prepare management reports as needed,
  participate in appraisal of property which may include assigned valuation as needed
  by the District, etc.)
  
• Prepares special reports, monitors litigation and works with attorneys and expert
  witnesses on lawsuits
  

Knowledge/Understanding

• 
  Working knowledge of federal laws, the Arizona Constitution, Arizona Revised Statutes, Administrative rules and tax
  court cases pertaining to property tax
• Working knowledge of principles of accounting. financial and economic theory, and standard appraisal methods of property valuation

Skills