About this role
Department: Appraiser Job ID: 13436 Pay: $20.72 per hour Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits . Please review the Appraiser’s Office Conflict of Interest Policy prior to applying for this position by clicking here . For questions about this policy, please call the Appraiser's Office at 660-5445.
- The Commercial Operations Specialist develops and maintains the procedures and databases that support the Commercial Division’s property listing, valuation, appeals, and value-tracking activities.
- This role coordinates annual property review and appeal projects, responds to specialized information requests, and helps ensure commercial appraisal processes are completed accurately and on schedule.
- Work is performed using sound mass appraisal practices and in compliance with Kansas statutes, Property Valuation Division guidelines, County policies, and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
- Divisional Appraisal Application Management Respond to data requests and information inquiries from staff and property owners.
- Collaborate with departmental staff, Appraiser’s Office technology staff, and Division of Information Technology staff to maintain, update, and improve commercial data applications.
- Provide support to staff on division-specific application issues and identify solutions.
- Report unresolved or widespread application issues for resolution.
- Supervise two support staff positions responsible for commercial data entry, document preparation, and related administrative support.
- Follow annual PVD Revaluation Maintenance Specifications and Compliance Guide requirements.
- Annual Final Reconciliation Ensure commercial tables, databases, and related applications are updated and maintained.
- Coordinate and verify application testing in accordance with final review timelines.
- Prepare and maintain the Commercial Final Review Manual and annual final review tracking log.
- Manage the distribution, return, and tracking of final review assignments.
- Coordinate with staff to monitor the entry of final review results.
- Direct support staff in compiling final review documents, entering data, maintaining tracking records, and completing quality-control reviews.
- Review final reconciliation work products and resolve discrepancies.
- Annual appeals processes Monitor Commercial Informal and Small Claims appeal calendars.
- Coordinate with department supervisors to establish appeal schedules and provide staff notices at least one week before scheduled appeals.
- Work with appraisers and staff to ensure appeal documentation is complete and prepared in advance of hearings.
- Assign and oversee support staff work related to compiling appeal documents, preparing case materials, and maintaining appeal records.
- Review appeal outcomes to confirm all applicable database applications are updated.
- Coordinate with the Appeals Coordinator to promptly update schedule changes and notify affected staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two (2) years of mass appraisal experience, and/or three (3) years of progressive responsibilities in a professional administrative assistance role.
- Has successfully completed the following course: International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) Course 101 - Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal.
- Must successfully pass the following courses within three (3) years of hire date: IAAO Course 102 – Income Approach to Valuation, IAAO Course 300 – Fundamentals of Mass Appraisal, IAAO Course 400 – Assessment Administration, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Kansas Property Tax Law, Orion Introduction and Overview of Basic Functionality.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five (5) years of experience in mass appraisal.
- Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Real Estate, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Have one or more of the following professional designations: Registered Mass Appraiser (RMA) or Assessment Administration Specialist (AAS).
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