Accounting Associate III (Accounting Division)

Salary

$52,446.00 - $89,790.00 Annually

Location

25 West Market Street Leesburg, VA

Job Type

RFT

Department

Finance

Job Number

00734

Nature Of Work

Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
 
  Who We're Looking For
 If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:

• Creative problem solver
• Proactive self-starter
• Life-long learner
• Strong team player
• Passionate about excellent customer service
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Effective communicator
• Desire to impart knowledge to others
• "Early adopter" of new technologies

What You'll Be Doing
This position is located within the Accounting Division of the Finance and Administrative Services Department under the direct supervision of the Accounting Manager. Work involves the maintenance and development of departmental procedures, systems and policies; and performs a variety of accounting, financial reporting and budgetary tasks, including Accounts Payable; and serving as back-up for processing payroll. This is a bondable position.

For a more detailed job description, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page .

Required Qualifications

• HS/GED.
• Minimum two (2) years of accounting or accounts payable experience.
• Strong commitment to excellent customer service and teamwork.
• Experience in computerized accounting systems.
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and/or O365.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Experience in municipal government.
• Experience with Tyler Technologies MUNIS accounting system.
• Experience with grants accounting, accounts payable and payroll.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
                                                                                                                                              

Compensation and Benefits
 The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow one's career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community.
 
 The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page.

Most positions will be filled at or near the minimum of the range. Anticipated hiring range: $52,446-$71,118 DOQ.

Please click on   " Employee Benefits "   to review detailed information regarding employee benefits for regular full-time and regular part-time employees.