Revenue Forester 3 - Port Angeles

Duties

• Manages forest tax assessments and compliance by harvesters of private and public timber for a multi-county region.
• Identifies and investigates evaded or avoided forest tax, determines potential tax discovery and liability while confirming accuracy of the largest and most complex accounts.
• Verifies species and volume of timber reported as well as the engineering encountered in road building and logging on timber harvest sites.
• Provides forest tax law and administrative rule assistance to taxpayers.
• Conducts records reviews of Small Harvester accounts.
• Prepares final field audit reports for review by Forest Tax Operations Manager.
• Works with counties and cities to ensure receipt of local permits for timber harvesting.
• Performs log scaling and timber cruising when needed.
• Represents the agency at meetings, hearings, classes and conferences as required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to apply the principles, practices, and concepts of industrial forestry through progressive professional experience independently performing work such as forest engineering, timber harvesting, timber sales, timber marketing, or timber appraisal.
• Proven ability to apply professional forestry concepts to Washington’s Timber Excise Tax through knowledge and experience working with applicable WACs and RCWs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in utilizing standard forestry mapping software and conducting aerial photo interpretation, gained through training, coursework, or professional field experience.
• Proven ability to work independently in remote outdoor settings utilizing navigation techniques, including map and compass skills and/or handheld electronic navigation devices, acquired through fieldwork or related experience.
• Proven ability to learn and effectively utilize proprietary software, based on prior experience adapting to and applying new technical systems or applications.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively, including in confrontational situations, through prior experience working with customers or members of the public.
• Proven ability to independently travel to and between varied work locations, with or without reasonable accommodation, and proven ability to safely operate vehicles suited for off-road terrain, gained through prior field experience, training, or similar professional work.
• Within 18 months of appointment to this class, the incumbent must demonstrate successful completion of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) course in market valuation of real property or a minimum of three credit hours of related coursework from an accredited technical or vocational institution.