Salary: $65,656.00 - $103,277.00 Annually
Location : City Hall, 442 W. Washington Street, Suffolk, VA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 04693
Department: TREASURER
Opening Date: 09/29/2026
Closing Date: 10/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
Under general supervision, performs professional level fiscal control and accounting work in the City Treasurer's Office. Work involves ensuring the integrity and accounting of all activities related to the receipt, deposit, investment, reconciliation, and disbursement of funds. Reports the results of these efforts to the Treasurer. Employee is also responsible for gathering and analyzing data and preparing various fiscal reports. Employee must exercise independent judgment and initiative. Reports to the Chief Deputy Treasurer.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains fiscal data, records and reports pertaining to all city collections. Reconciles various departmental reports. Ensures proper and accurate recording of all collection transactions.
• Assists with the reconciliation of monthly bank statements and interest earnings
• Audits daily work performed by customer service staff
• Assists with preparing refunds for processing
• Ensures timely deposit, posting and reporting of State and Estimated Income tax to the State. Maintains state income and estimated income tax records within state regulation.
• Maintains state income and estimated income tax records within state regulations.
• Assists in enforcement of delinquent collections through creation of database queries.
• Answers questions and perform research activities for treasurer's staff, finance staff and other departments.
• Assists with the monitoring and enforcing of the office's record retention program within state regulations.
• Assists in the processing of animal rabies certificates from area veterinarians per Virginia State Code.
• Prepares and distribute various reports, schedules, account analysis, etc. to Treasurer and other officials as requested.
• Prepares checks and transfers money between bank accounts.
• Assists with and prepare year-end audit schedules.
• Audits treasurer's state income and estimated tax accounts to commissioner's files.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Required Qualifications
Associate's Degree in Accounting and 2 to 3 years of experience in accounting work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Requires a valid driver's license.

Must complete the Treasurers Association Certification program to achieve designation of Master Governmental Deputy Treasurer, MGDT.
Supplemental Information

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of general governmental and municipal accounting.
• Knowledge of the modern accounting and office procedures and equipment.
• Knowledge of federal and State laws as they pertain to estimating tax and tax deposits.
• General knowledge of banking practices and procedures.
• Ability to collect information from a variety of sources and compile concise records from them.
• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from supervisors.
• Ability to read billing statements, account records, balance sheets, reports, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, etc., using proper format.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to understand government accounting terminology.
• Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide; and to determine percentages and decimals.
• Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimal levels of stress.
• Ability to use common office machines, including computer-driven word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs.
• Ability to compile data from a variety of sources and prepare clear reports from them
• Ability to compute figures rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to type accurately at a moderate rate of speed.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to exercise considerable tact, courtesy, and firmness in frequent contact with the general public.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Seasonal Employees- No Benefits
Part-time Employees - Sick Leave (See below)
Full Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits;

Retirement (Virginia Retirement System employer) for employees hired on or after 1/1/14 - Hybrid Members
Hybrid plan members contribute 4 percent of creditable compensation to the defined benefit plan and 1 percent to the defined contribution plan each month. Members may voluntarily contribute up to an additional 4 percent in 0.5 percent increments to the defined contribution plan each month. Members can increase or decrease their voluntary contributions on a quarterly basis. With the mandatory and voluntary contributions to the defined contribution component of the plan, members can contribute a maximum of 5 percent with a 3.5 percent match from the employer. Members invest in various investment options that best fit their needs.
Vested after 5 years in the defined benefit part of the plan. Vested in phases based on years in the Defined Contribution part of the Plan. The retirement eligibility for a full or reduced retirement pension in the Hybrid Plan is very detailed. Please contact the Virginia Retirement System or the Human Resources Department for details.

Paid Time Off (PTO)Yearly earnings
120 Hours (1-59 months), 144 Hours (60-119 months), 168 Hours (120- 179 months), 192 Hours (180 and over)
Sick Leave
Part Time employees earn 4 hours per month Sick leave accrues at the end of the month and may be accrued with no ceiling.

Personal Leave
All regular full time employees are granted 24 hours of personal leave each calendar year. Personal leave must be preapproved and is not cumulative.
Health Insurance
Coverage available for you and your eligible dependents using pre-tax payroll deductions if elected.
Supplemental Insurances
Employees may purchase the following supplemental insurance policies: short term and long term disability, cancer, accident, supplemental hospitalization, and group universal life insurance.
Employer Sponsored Short Term and Long Term Disability
Provides disability coverage for employees work and non-work related disabilities. Work related disabilities are covered starting on day one (1). Non work related disabilities are covered starting on day eight (8), after you have been employed for one year.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees may participate in the Health Reimbursement, Dependent Care Reimbursement and Premium Reimbursement Accounts. All deductions are made on a pre-tax basis and will reduce your taxable income.
Life Insurance
The city pays the entire premium for life insurance coverage in the amount of 2 times annual salary for natural death and 4 times annual salary for accidental death.
Optional Life Insurance
Employees have the option of electing additional life insurance coverage in the amount of 1, 2, 3 or 4 times their annual salary. Employees may only purchase optional life insurance on spouses and children if they are enrolled in optional life insurance for themselves.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
12 weeks of job protected leave for leaves approved in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act. Employees receive continuation of health insurance, job protection and consideration for a comparable job when available, or an equivalent job, upon return to work.
Funeral Leave
24 hours of paid leave of absence in case of death in immediate family.
Holidays
Suffolk follows the Virginia State holiday calendar as set by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Jury Duty
Time off with pay with difference between jury pay and regular pay or use annual leave and keep check.
457 Deferred Compensation, ROTH IRA, Traditional IRA
Offered through ICMA Retirement Corporation as a way to shelter a portion of your salary from income taxes and save for retirement.
Employee Assistance Program
Offers employees and immediate family members (3) free, confidential counseling sessions related to a broad range of issues such as marital or family conflict, job or personal stress, alcohol or drug abuse, financial or legal worries, etc.

Worker's Compensation
Should an employee have an on the job injury, he/she could be eligible for Workmen's Compensation Benefits, except in cases of willful neglect.

Pay Days
Employees will be paid on the 15th and last working day of each month.
Credit Union
A Suffolk Credit Union is available to employees.
Legal Services
Employees may prepay for access to legal assistance.
Notary Public Services
Services available in the Human Resources Department.

Alternative Work ScheduleFor some positions -Offers 4 Alternative Work Schedule options to provide employees with greater control over their personal and professional time, as well as reducing absences.
01

Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

02

Which of the following best describes your experience in accounting or a closely related field?

• 0 to less than 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 - 6 years
• 6 - 7 years
• 7 - 8 years
• 8 - 9 years
• more than 9 years

03

Which of the following reflects your highest level of education ?

• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree
• No Degree
• Some college
• High school diploma or GED

04

Please specify the area of study from question # 3 above.
05

Do you have any government accounting experience?

• Yes
• No

06

Are you a current City of Suffolk employee?

• Yes
• No

Required Question