Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) Specialist I AS8935

About the role

The Center for Local Government Technology (CLGT) provides education, training, research, technical assistance, and customized services to local, state, and tribal governments, and other public and private entities through multiple programs funded by state appropriations, grants, and cooperative agreements. The Valuation Training Assistance Program (VTAP), located at CLGT, provides education, training, support, and technical assistance to County Assessor and County Treasurer offices in Oklahoma.

Responsibilities

• Support staff to the CAMA Senior Specialist and the CAMA Specialists II within the Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) division.
• Implement, train, and support CAMA software.
• Assist with real and personal property appraisals and cadastral mapping.
• Provide orientation, training, and ongoing assistance to County Assessors and their deputies.
• Coordinate specific mapping projects and assist in assessment appeals or other proceedings to substantiate appraisals.
• Attend relevant conferences to make presentations and provide training on property valuations, appraisals, and the CAMA system.
• Participate in professional development training to better serve the client base.
• Develop an annual work plan and establish annual performance goals and measures with his/her supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned, and adjust the annual work plan and performance goals as necessary.

Requirements

• High School/GED (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
• Three (3) years of prior successful work experience including real estate appraisal, working in or consulting with a County Assessor's office, using or training on a CAMA software, or relevant management experience; post-secondary education may be substituted for work experience.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of the Oklahoma Ad Valorem Tax Laws and Oklahoma Tax Commission Rules and Regulations.
• Understand cadastral mapping and its relation to mass appraisal and assessment administration practices in County Assessors' offices.
• Able to communicate the ad valorem process to county officials and public with written information and with multimedia presentations at local, regional, and state conferences, seminars, workshops, and classes.
• Possess intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel and Adobe Acrobat.
• Able to operate personal computers, projectors, and other office equipment.
• Able to travel extensively to consult with County Assessors, Boards of Equalization, and to provide training and technical assistance to CAMA users.
• Knowledge of property and land valuation methods, approaches to value including the three accepted approaches to valuation, appraisal theory, and appraisal techniques for urban and rural properties as well as knowledge of Mass Appraisal theory and techniques.
• Valid driver's license and be able to legally drive passenger cars, light trucks, and vans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Real Estate, Finance, Business Admin., or other degree programs
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration, or another related field and three (3) years in using or training on a CAMA software OR in-lieu of a degree, high school diploma/GED and three (3) years of real estate appraisal experience, seven (7) years experience of either working in or consulting with a County Assessor's office, and three (3) years experience in using or training on a CAMA software.