Senior Treasury Accountant
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. Alexandria has a charming 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. We proudly embrace our racially and culturally diverse community 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 Senior Treasury Accountant position.
An Overview
The City of Alexandria’s Finance Department is seeking an experienced, analytical, and detail\-oriented Senior Treasury Accountant to join the Treasury Division. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the City’s core revenue and receivable systems.
The Senior Treasury Accountant is responsible for maintaining and reconciling the City’s four primary accounts receivable systems: Real Estate Tax (PCI RBS), Personal Property Tax System, Business Taxes (RevOne), and Parking Citations (UPsafety). This includes ensuring all transactions, adjustments, imports, refunds, and reconciliations are properly recorded and supported.
In addition to daily operational oversight, the Senior Treasury Accountant supports the design, testing, auditing, and implementation of enhancements to the City’s receivable and payment systems. The role works extensively with the City’s cashiering platform (PCI RCS), the City’s online payment systems (Virginia Interactive), the City’s banking and lockbox services (Truist), and the City’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system (Tyler Munis).
This is complex and highly collaborative work in a fast\-paced, customer\-focused environment. The Senior Treasury Accountant partners closely with Treasury leadership, staff, IT, and other City departments to ensure financial data accuracy, strong internal controls, and continuous process improvement. The position operates under the general supervision of the Deputy Treasurer.
What You Should Bring
The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detail\-oriented, and proactive financial professional with demonstrated experience in local government tax collection and accounts receivable operations, and a strong commitment to delivering exceptional service to residents, businesses, and stakeholders. Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities include:
- Experience with the modern theories, principles, and practices of accounting;
- Experience with real estate tax, personal property tax (car tax), parking tickets, and various business taxes including license, property and trustee taxes, such as meals tax and admissions tax;
- Experience with bank lockboxes, third\-party payment portals, tax service companies, and eChecks;
- Experience with financial system implementation and maintenance in a large organization;
- Ability to perform complex reconciliations and identify, diagnose, and resolve financial issues;
- Ability to utilize various complex financial systems for data entry, reporting and analysis;
- Ability to prepare accurate, complete, and timely reconciliations and other financial reporting;
- Advanced ability to analyze and manipulate large datasets using Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data validation, and reporting tools);
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, to staff, leadership, auditors, and the public.
- Resolves complex financial issues, such as bank and system reconciliation problems, by analyzing account balances, adjustments, and payment transactions;
- Reads and comprehends Federal, State, and City Code and regulations relating to accounts receivable and Treasury functions;
- Partners with the Deputy Treasurer to train, mentor, and support staff on cash handling, accounting, accounts receivable systems, and taxation policies and procedures;
- Assists Deputy Treasurer with tax and parking ticket refund review processes;
- Requests and confirms accurate completion of journal entries in the General Ledger;
- Responds in person, on the phone, via email, or via traditional mail to customer issues that cannot be resolved by other staff;
- Researches and prepares correspondence for the Finance Director or designee in response to customer complaints and disputes;
- Collaborates with the Financial Business Process team and other stakeholders to identify, diagnose, and resolve issues in the City’s four accounts receivable systems and related payment workflows;
- Prepares detailed, audit\-ready documentation and working papers for the City’s external auditors and performs ad hoc reviews of accounts and transactions in the City’s four accounts receivable systems;
- Performs other duties, as assigned.
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The Opportunity – Examples of Work
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\.1 million and 109 FTE positions.
Minimum \& Additional Requirements
Minimum and Additional Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or closely related fields from an accredited college or university and two years of applicable experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Experience utilizing accounts receivable systems in a large organization; experience performing financial system implementation (e.g. user acceptance testing, project management, etc.); experience in local or state government tax assessment and collection;
Notes
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 and an in\-person interview.
The starting salary range for this position is $ 63,346\.40 to $ 84,855\.16 based on qualifications and experience. The incumbent can eventually be awarded up to $ 111,477\.08 with tenure and job performance.
Applicants should complete the online application fully; a resume alone does not substitute for the information requested in the application.
The City of Alexandria is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, military status, or disability.