Accounting Associate II

Accounting Associate II

Salary

$54,601.00 - $118,983.00 Annually

Location

25 West Market Street Leesburg, VA

Job Type

RFT

Job Number

01315

Department

Finance

Opening Date

08/24/2026

Closing Date

9/14/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits

About the Town of Leesburg and 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 nations capital in the heart of DCs Wine Country, youll 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 Towns full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who Were 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 Youll Be Doing

This position involves technical, fiscal, clerical and customer service work for the Finance Operations Division within the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, including billing, collecting and recording payments for Town taxes, fees and services. Under direct supervision of the Billing and Collection Coordinator, and with oversight from the Finance Operations Supervisor, work involves responsibility for processing, calculating, verifying and recording accounts receivables.

Work Hours

This position provides Front Counter coverage. Coverage hours will alternate between: 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

For a more detailed job description, please visit the Towns Job Descriptions page.

Required Qualifications

• HS/GED.
• Minimum of three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience in tax assessment financial management or in an accounting setting.
• Proficient use of an automated accounting system
• Microsoft Office Suite experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Local government experience.
• Experience with Virginia personal and business property tax laws, policies and procedures.
• Experience with Munis.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
• Associates Degree in business administration or accounting.

Compensation and Benefits

The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow ones 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 Towns full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Towns robust benefits package, please visit the Towns Employee Benefits page.

Most position will filled at or near the minimum of the range. Anticipated hiring range: $54,601 - $75,000 DOQ

ADA/EOE

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

Employer Town of Leesburg (VA)

Address 65 Plaza St, NE

Leesburg, Virginia, 20176