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Auditor-Appraiser III

San Bernardino County

Job Location:

San Bernardino, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 83137 - 117333

Posted: 24 August 2026 (23 days ago)

Application Deadline: 1 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Job

The Office of the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerkis recruiting for Auditor-Appraisers IIIwho serve in a lead capacity and perform the most difficult and/or challenging audits and appraisals. Essential duties include training staff involved in business property assessments and audits; providing public assistance in resolving assessment issues; preparing the departments defense for personal property assessment appeal cases; scheduling and monitoring the agenda of Business Property Appeals; appearing as an expert witness; presenting appeals at hearings before the Assessment Appeals Board; and responding to and examining testimony.

For more detailed information refer to theAuditor-Appraiser III job description.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

To review job-specific benefits refer to:Summary ofBenefits and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Certification: Must obtain a valid permanent Appraisers Certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization within one year of employment.

Travel:Travel within and outside the state as well as throughout the county is required. A valid California Class C Driver License is required to carry out the essential job-related functions of this position. Mileage reimbursement and proof of automobile liability insurance must be maintained.

Sponsorship:San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

CANDIDATES MUST MEET FOLLOWING REQUIREMENT:
EXPERIENCE	Must possess three (3) years of audit-appraisal experience performing business property audits under R & T code section 469 and/or preparing appeal cases for business property appeals. (Experience equivalent to an Auditor-Appraiser II with San Bernardino County.)
SUBSTITUTION:	One (1) year of auditing experience as a Certified Public Accountant may substitute for one (1) of the required experience as indicated above.

CANDIDATES MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTION REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT.
OPTION A	Must possess completed/awarded Bachelors degree in accounting or Bachelors degree in another field with 18 semester (27 quarter) units of completed accounting and auditing courses. Transcripts must be included with the application if your degree is not in accounting.**
OPTION B	Must be a licensed accountant in the State of California with a combination of higher education and relevant experience totaling four (4) years. *License number and expiration date must be listed on the application.*
OPTION C	Current or past possession of a permanent appraiser certificate for property tax purposes issued by the *California Board of EqualizationAND**experience performing mandatory audits. Per Revenue & Taxation Code Section 469.*

*REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION (Must be attached):*
EDUCATION	A copy of legible transcripts required if your degree is not in accounting.
Required documentation MUST be attached to your application or submitted via email to Subject: Auditor-Appraiser III. Failure to provide the requested documents at the time of application submittal may result in disqualification of the application.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

All work experience and education information must be clearly detailed and demonstrated on the application AND supplemental questionnaire to ensure qualifications are properly considered (resumes are not reviewed). All information must be current and up to date.

EDUCATION

Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education.(Must be attached if applicable.)For education evaluation services refer toNaces.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will havea Bachelors Degree with an emphasis in accounting aPermanentAdvanced Appraisers Certificate issued by the California State Board of Equalization andfive (5) years of experience performing business property audit/appraisals in a California Assessors office.

Selection Process

Examination Procedure:
There will be acompetitive evaluation of qualificationsbased on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; thereforeit is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experienceas possibleas resumes will not be reviewedin lieu of the application materials.

Application Procedure:
Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by5:00 pm Friday September 04 2026.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application please allow ample time to complete and submit your application as soon as possible. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records.Please note if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.