Auditor-Appraiser

ASSESSOR/RECORDER

The Solano County Assessor/Recorder provides customer-service focused services including assessment of real and unsecured property, records of official records for transfers of real property, land maps, liens, etc., and maintains birth, death, and marriage certificates for Solano County.

The Auditor-Appraiser (Entry) learns to apply auditing and appraisal theories and techniques to assess valuations of personal property for inclusion in the local assessment roll.

The Auditor-Appraiser (Journey) performs full, accurate and complete audits and assessments of personal property for tax purposes. Incumbents conduct audit appraisals of personal property for private citizens and in commercial, industrial and agricultural businesses. Applies auditing and appraisal theories and techniques to assess valuations of personal property for inclusion in the local assessment roll.

• Experience:
  
  One (1) year of work experience in accounting, auditing, property appraisal.
• Education:
  
  A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required with a specialization in Accounting. A degree with a specialization in accounting consists of either:

• Eighteen (18) semester units (or quarter units equivalent) of accounting and/or auditing courses from an accredited institution of higher education. Courses taken (e.g., business law and economic classes) outside of accounting and/or auditing are not qualifying toward the 18 units;
• or Nineteen (19) semester units (or quarter units equivalent), 16 or more of which must be accounting and/or auditing courses from an accredited institution of higher education, and three (3) semester units (or quarter units equivalent) may be either business law or economic classes;
• or Possession of a valid Certified Public Accountant license in the State of California.

• Experience:
  
  Two (2) years of work experience in accounting, auditing, property appraisal.
• Education:
  
  A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required with a specialization in Accounting. A degree with a specialization in accounting consists of either:

• Eighteen (18) semester units (or quarter units equivalent) of accounting and/or auditing courses from an accredited institution of higher education. Courses taken (e.g., business law and economic classes) outside of accounting and/or auditing are not qualifying toward the 18 units;
• or Nineteen (19) semester units (or quarter units equivalent), 16 or more of which must be accounting and/or auditing courses from an accredited institution of higher education, and three (3) semester units (or quarter units equivalent) may be either business law or economic classes;
• or Possession of a valid Certified Public Accountant license in the State of California.

• Temporary Appraiser Certification: A temporary Appraiser’s certificate issued by the California State Board of Equalization must be obtained by employees in this class within the first month of employment.
• Permanent Appraiser Certification: A permanent Appraiser’s certificate issued by the California State Board of Equalization must be obtained by an employee in this class within the first year of employment.
• Driver’s License:
  Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License is required.
• Note: All licenses, certificates and registrations must be kept current while employed. This may include completion of continuing education units to maintain the required registration in good standing. Employees must keep their licenses, certifications and registrations current and failure to do so may constitute cause for personnel action, in accordance with Civil Service Rules and applicable bargaining agreement.

• 12/08/2025 – Deadline to submit application and required documents for first application review. Applications will be reviewed every 3 weeks thereafter.
• This position is open until filled and can close at any time.
• Qualified applicants may be invited for further examination. All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement…