Description:
Provide a comprehensive range of property tax consulting services to both new and existing clients, delivering practical, results-driven advice across complex property tax matters. With a strong focus on the oil and gas sector, the practice offers specialized consultation tailored to industry-specific challenges. The team plays a key role in expanding and strengthening DMA’s property tax consulting capabilities, helping position the firm as a leading provider of property tax advisory services throughout Western Canada.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Assist in oil and gas assets portfolio including wells, pipelines, facilities, and related infrastructure.
- Update, monitor, and maintain internal web-based Property Tax application containing clients’ property tax data
- Assist in property tax payments
- Assist with annual Request for Information (RFI) responses
- Review and analyze assessment and tax notices to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with provincial legislation and municipal bylaws.
- Conduct detailed field and desktop inspections of oil and gas assets to verify asset existence, classification, depreciation, cost inputs, operational status and asset inclusion/exclusion.
- Assist with hearings on behalf of clients when required
- Interpret and apply provincial assessment manuals, regulations, and evolving policy changes.
- Assist with property tax forecasting
- Gather assessment information from assessing jurisdictions
- Network and develop relationships with Senior Tax Consultants and Tax Managers across DMA to identify opportunities and share best practices
Non-Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide support to Sr. Tax Consultant, Tax Managers, and Directors
- Monitor legislative, regulatory, and market developments impacting oil and gas property taxation.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education And Qualifications
- Working towards a College Diploma or University Degree in Real Estate, Economics, Appraisal and Assessment, or a related field
- 1-3 years’ experience working in an Assessment/Appraisal position or other relevant experience
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Self-motivated, ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with DMA business development and sales personnel, clients, and Municipal assessment and tax staff
- Some overnight travel may be required