City of Norwalk - Assessment Analyst
Posted on July 21, 2026
Job Title: Assessment Analyst
Salary: $79,064 - $91,542 Annually
Hours: Mon - Fri; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
Position Definition:
Assist in appraisal and administrative work in the valuation of taxable property to establish the Grand List; performs responsible assessment work in the functional areas of real, personal, or motor vehicle properties; and provides technical and administrative assistance to the Assessor.
General Duties:
- Receives oral and written instructions from Supervisor.
- Plans and organizes work according to standard office procedures. Establishes task priorities within work assignment, including all appraisal, clerical, and data entry work within the Real and Personal Property Sections.
- Assists in real estate and motor vehicle appraisal and recordings.
- Assists in identification and valuation of taxable property, as assigned by the Assessor, to establish the Grand List.
- Maintains and updates information concerning real, motor vehicle, and personal properties.
- Performs field inspections and appraisals, clerical and data entry work in the Real and Personal Property Sections.
- Follows up on new business and commercial properties to assure prompt and accurate assessment and billings.
- Performs all necessary calculations in personal property.
- Performs office review of personal property appraisal work performed by private firms for accuracy and conformance to City standards.
- Participates in the maintenance of records and lists.
- Assists in preparing data for entry into automated assessment records systems; enters information into systems by remote terminal.
- Reviews computer printouts for accuracy.
- Prepares statistical and narrative reports for submission to state and federal governments.
- Provides technical information and assistance to property owners, attorneys, banks and the general public.
- Assists in completing various property exception forms.
- Reports work accomplished to Supervisor.
Additional Duties:
- Provides information and assistance to City Departments, Boards and Commissions.
- Provides auditors with all information of accounts to be audited and assists with selected audits.
- Prepares state reports for Distressed Municipality which includes real and personal property.
- Assists in preparation of specifications for periodic revaluation of real properties.
- Assists in performing interim inspections and valuations.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to apply principles of municipal assessment to solve practical problems and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure.
- Ability to work cooperatively with property owners and staff members.
- A working knowledge of economic and accounting principles as applied to assessment practices.
- A working knowledge of assessment laws and practice.
- A working knowledge of data and word processing.
- Ability to climb and reach for field evaluation of properties.
- Ability to work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and snow.
Minimum Qualifications: A Connecticut Municipal Assessor I Certification; or an Associate’s degree in Business Administration or a closely related field and four years of experience in real and personal property valuation work.
OR
A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required practical valuation experience.Special Licenses/Certifications AND/OR Supplemental Information
License or Certificate: Connecticut Municipal Assessor I Certification or Connecticut Municipal Assessor II Certification preferred. Connecticut Municipal Assessor I Certification required within three years if hired based on education and experience. Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
Note: This position is a NMEA, Grade 15. This position is on-site in Norwalk, CT
Printable Job Description and Application Link
City of Norwalk
- Ability to apply principles of municipal assessment to solve practical problems and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
- 125 East Avenue
P.O Box 5125
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06851-5125