Business Tax Specialist

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 Finance Department and is under the direct supervision of the Business Tax and Delinquent Collections Supervisor with guidance from the Finance Operations Manager. Work involves the discovery, enforcement, and collection of taxes in accordance with State Code and Town Ordinances. This position performs a variety of tax assessment and revenue collection tasks including discovery and enforcement of tax assessments, review and verification of tax filings, and performing voluntary and non-voluntary collection actions. This position is independently responsible for complex tax assessment work.
For a more detailed job description, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page.

• Associates degree in accounting, or equivalent directly related work experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of tax assessment, billing, and collections experience or equivalent similar experience.
• Experience in computerized accounting systems.
• Valid driver's license and a safe driving record.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience administering a business license or meals tax program.
• Experience reviewing state and local tax laws.
• Member of a professional organization in tax assessing or collections (VALTA, COR, TAV, IAAO).
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

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.

EOE/ADA. Employment Type: RFT