The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a vibrant waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. About one-quarter of the City’s square miles have been designated as a national or local historic district. We proudly embrace our rich history and seize the endless opportunities that lie ahead. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for the Deputy Treasurer position.
AN OVERVIEW
The City of Alexandria’s Finance Department is looking for an experienced, customer service-oriented, and detail-driven Deputy Treasurer to join our team. As a member of the Treasury Division, the Deputy Treasurer ensures that all revenues from electronic and traditional payment sources are processed in an accurate and timely manner and that the City’s general ledger and accounts receivable balances accurately reflect all financial transactions. To accomplish this, the Deputy Treasurer works as the lead and supervisor of a team of financial professionals who administer the billing and payment processing for several hundred thousand tax accounts annually, in addition to ongoing payments for parking tickets and other City revenues.
The Deputy Treasurer is an expert in the public sector accounts receivable field, equally comfortable with one-on-one, in-person customer service and complex, technical financial reporting and systems management. The Deputy Treasurer performs their work under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of Finance for Treasury. This work is generally self-directed and driven by the needs of the City's account's receivable function. Considerable independent judgment is exercised in applying the State of Virginia and City Codes regarding the levy and collection of various taxes and revenues, as well as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A significant portion of this work involves use of the City's four main accounts receivable systems; Catalis's Revenue Billing System (real estate tax and car tax), Avenity's RevOne (business taxes), and T2 Systems’ UPsafety (parking tickets); together with Catalis's Revenue Collection System (automated cash register), Tyler's Munis (general ledger) and Truist Bank's Treasury Manager (online banking).
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
The ideal candidate is well-organized, detail-oriented, tenacious, and committed to providing the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City of Alexandria with high quality financial management and customer service. Additional skills and abilities include:
- Expert knowledge of the local government accounts receivable function in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Strong knowledge of real estate tax, personal property tax (car tax), and various business taxes including license, property and trustee taxes, such as meals tax and admissions tax.
- Strong knowledge of alternative payment options, such as bank lockboxes, third-party payment portals, tax service companies, and ACH payments.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and resolve complex tax issues with direct interaction with City taxpayers.
- Ability to utilize various complex financial systems for data entry, reporting and analysis.
- Ability to lead a team and ensure the work the team produces is accurate, complete, and timely.
- Ability to improve financial business processes to be more efficient and effective.
- Ability to effectively manage and serve as team member to successfully implement and continue to analyze/upgrade complex automated accounts receivable systems.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot, vlookup, or equivalent skills)
THE OPPORTUNITY - EXAMPLES OF WORK
- Manages the processing of City revenues from both electronic and traditional payment sources, ensuring interface payment files update detail records in the applicable accounts receivable system and that summary revenue transactions post to the appropriate general ledger accounts and agree to the applicable bank deposit.
- Supervises professional and administrative Treasury staff, which includes planning and directing day-to-day work, training staff on new policies and procedures, and preparing performance appraisals.
- Resolves complex financial issues, such as bank and system reconciliation problems, by analyzing account balances, payment/assessment adjustments and transactions.
- Collaborates on the implementation and ongoing operation of the City's four major accounts receivable systems-- Catalis's Revenue Billing System (real estate tax and car tax), Avenity's RevOne (business taxes), and T2 Systems’ UPsafety (parking tickets); together with Catalis's Revenue Collection System (automated cash register) -- including workflow analysis, system configuration, and ongoing troubleshooting.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in accounts receivable matters on various ad hoc working groups and in providing related recommendations to senior financial leadership.
- Interprets Federal, State, and City code and regulations relating to accounts receivable and develops related cash handling, accounting, and taxation policies and procedures.
- Assists the Assistant Director of Finance for Treasury with investing City revenues, daily cash management, and mass billings of real estate, vehicle and various business taxes.
- Audits financial reports prepared by Treasury Division staff to ensure timely and accurate reporting to the Accounting Division.
- Provides excellent customer service and communication skills while working directly with taxpayers to resolve complex tax issues.
- Performs related work as required.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The City of Alexandria's Finance Department is a fast-paced, diverse, and customer service focused operation that is responsible for: the assessment, collection, and enforcement of all City taxes; the management of cash flow and investments; accounting for and reporting the City’s financial position; processing payroll; executing a fair and competitive procurement environment; assessing all real and personal property in the City; managing the City’s risk and safety programs; and managing the City’s pension plans. The Finance Department has seven divisions and in fiscal year 2026 is operating with a total budget of $16.2 million and 109 FTE positions. The goal of the Finance Department is to treat all employees, citizens, and business owners professionally, with fairness and compassion.
MINIMUM AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Four-Year College Degree in accounting, business administration or a related field; four years of increasingly responsible accounts receivable experience, including two years of experience with automated accounts receivable systems. Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite and intermediate skills with specialized accounts receivable systems needed; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. This is a supervisory position which requires the successful candidate to be on-site four days per week.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior experience as a team lead or manager in a large volume billing operation; prior experience implementing, configuring and/or troubleshooting the implementation of complex accounts receivable systems; strong experience using complex accounts receivable systems for data entry, reporting and analysis; experience improving financial business processes to be more efficient and effective; prior experience supervising professional staff performing financial management work; excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and resolve complex tax issues with direct interaction with City taxpayers; prior experience as a senior manager in the accounts receivable function for a local government in the Commonwealth of Virginia; strong knowledge of real estate tax, personal property tax (car tax) and various business taxes; strong experience alternative payment options, such as bank lockboxes, third-party payment portals, tax service companies, and eChecks; and strong experience with Microsoft Excel (pivot, vlookup, or equivalent skills)
NOTES
This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks including but not limited to a criminal background check. The selection process for this position may include a phone or virtual interview, in-person interview, and/or written examination.
The starting salary range for this position is $73,323.38 to $102,791.00, based on qualifications and experience. The incumbent can eventually be awarded up to $129,033.32 with tenure and job performance.