Deputy Treasurer - Accounting

City of Suffolk•Suffolk, VA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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.