CAMA Program Administrator

About the role

Under the direction of the Assessor, is responsible for administrative database functions of considerable difficulty in the maintenance and management of Assessor specific software and all third-party applications. Works closely with Gila County I.T. Department. Provides technical support in troubleshooting, installing, and maintaining various hardware, software, and equipment. Provides user assistance and training. Evaluates and develops procedures to improve department accuracy and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Manage, modify, install, and maintain the department's database application by performing all related system and software upgrades, and by maintaining the integrity of records through research, compilation, and update of property valuation information.
• Serve as Administrative Lead for Assessor's CAMA System, including but not limited to managing ongoing service and support relationship with software vendor, developing and implementing data verification and quality assurance procedures in an effort to produce an accurate, equitable and error free assessment roll, and ongoing end user training and support.
• Manage, modify, install, and maintain database software and hardware including personal computers. Perform all related system and software upgrades.
• Analyze complex problems and system malfunctions and implement effective solutions.
• Serve as a liaison to vendor support of Assessor specific software and the DOR in systems information.
• Troubleshoot and maintain the Assessors database system.
• Maintain compliance with the Arizona Department of Revenue (DOR) equalization assessment calendar by conducting research, compiling data, and making data related recommendations to efficiently manage property valuations in compliance with State of Arizona standards and statutory requirements.
• Develop procedures and in-house programs for the collection, manipulation, analysis, and reporting of appraisal data, runs testing to verify procedures and prepares results; develop and implement data verification, and quality assurance procedures and queries in order to produce the most accurate, equitable, and error free assessment roll.
• Investigate and gather data required for input and reporting of data for Assessor software and databases; produce all statutorily mandated Assessor administrative functions, including Notices of Value, Notices of Change, Personal Property Declarations and Tax roll.
• Generate statutory mandated reports, abstracts of value, Notices of Value, Notices of Change, Personal Property Declarations, and the annual delivery of the assessment roll to the County Treasurer for the purpose of creating tax roll.
• Create requested data reports for in house and the public uses.
• Monitor property records for accuracy by conducting file and software queries; correct errors in identification, classification and/or valuation of properties.
• Manage property valuation records in compliance with State of Arizona standards and statutory requirements.
• Create and execute quality assurance procedures in order to produce the most accurate assessment roll.
• Serve as a liaison to the Gila County I.T. Department and third-party vendors.
• Ensure limited property values and assessed values are calculated in accordance with State Statutes; run checks and balance analysis against software and paper files.
• Complete special projects as requested by supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.