Property Tax Consultant

Job Category:
Property Tax Consulting

Pay Range

$49,335.00 - $115,115.00

Disclaimer: The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Altus Group’s salary range for this position in the primary work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The pay range listed above does not reflect Altus Group’s total compensation for employees. Other rewards may include an annual bonus, flexible work arrangements, and many region-specific benefits.

Opportunity Awaits at Altus Group

Responsible for providing a variety of property assessment and tax consulting services related to a client deliverable with relatively little oversight from senior staff. This may include project management, managing deliverables, meeting deadlines and partnering with other business units to explore synergy opportunities.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities- Independently researches external data sources (brokerage listings for leases and sales, third party rental rate and vacancy reports, Board decisions with data as part of public evidence, REIT reports, market reports, etc.) and internal data sources (client rent roll data, sales, etc.)- Teaches junior staff how and where to collect market research and data- Takes information learned from research, file management and- Creates initial valuation opinion during the preliminary review (‘Stage 1’) for small or less complex properties and supports senior staff on more complex properties-
- Ability to weigh three valuation approaches and reconcile and support a final opinion of value for assessment purposes- Conducts analysis of equity in relation to comparable assessments with consideration to and understanding of governing legislation- Generates various financial models & analysis using established procedures/templates to be used in valuation process- Assembles research and preliminary analysis for senior staff and points out areas for further investigation to support argument development- Under the direction of senior staff, performs all types of property (land & building) inspections for the purposes of validating site specs, neighborhood, surveying the building or land (building type, description, land use etc.), collecting qualitative information to be used as evidence in hearings and/or client reports- Proposes initial view on the merits of the appeal to be reviewed by senior staff- Attend site visits with senior staff to develop an understanding of what to look for to build a case to contest the value of a property or building- Review and assist junior team members with set-up and preparation of initial reports External reports include assessment appeal reports, review panel, Appeal Board hearing materials etc.- Review relevant data (using Altus templates specific to property type) as required: Copy & paste tables, references, images etc. from established sources

Education & Experience- Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Law, Business or Economics preferred- Minimum 1-5 years of relevant experience required- Obtained, or working towards, designation and paralegal license in Ontario

Skills & Knowledge- Understanding of how taxes are determined from the assessments returned- Understanding of tax legislation pertaining to tax classifications, exemptions from taxation, and tax phase in tools- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Acrobat. Excel skills should include IF statements, Vlookups and Pivot Tables- Quantitative and analytical skills: specifically, financial modeling in Excel & Tableau- Technical knowledge in all three approaches to valuations.- Understanding of appeals process & applicable legislation- Valid driver’s license with a clean drivers' abstract
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