Director of Revenue Administration
Director of Revenue Administration
Salary
$131,504.00 - $219,600.00 Annually
Location
Richmond, VA
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
25M00000138
Department
Finance
Opening Date
08/29/2025
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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to
nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections
within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of
choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
This position is Unclassified and serves at the will of the Appointing Authority.
Description
The City of Richmond's Department of Finance is seeking a Director of Revenue
Administration who will be responsible for administering the roles of the
Commissioner of the Revenue and the Treasurer pertaining to local taxes, providing
tax-related services, protecting the confidentiality of tax-payer information, and
resolving problems and answering questions on local tax matters. The incumbent in
this role is responsible for ensuring compliance with the City's and Virginia Code of
Ordinances for assessment and collection requirements. This position will have the
opportunity to develop new and revise existing policies, processes and procedures
to create a modern data and technology driven organization.
What you should bring:
The ideal candidate has experience successfully managing teams of financial
professionals tasked with public facing customer interactions dealing with complex
tax issues. Additional skills and abilities include:
- Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities of the City of Richmond's
Revenue Division. - Oversees assessments of various taxes and preparation of related monthly
reports. - Develop or improve taxation processes and ensure taxes are administered in
a fair and equitable manner. - Oversees the preparation and auditing of personal property taxes, local
business taxes, local tax relief and exemption programs, real estate tax, and
issuance of City licenses. - Plans and coordinates the activities of field representatives in contacting and
bringing delinquent taxpayers into compliance. - Assists the general public with difficult or unusual problems which involve a
careful analysis of the case and a full explanation of all requirements. - Comprehensive knowledge of State law and City Code governing personal
property taxes, local business taxes, and local tax relief and exemption
programs. - Ability to manage complex financial business processes and effectively lead
large teams. - Evaluates customer satisfaction, develops cooperative associations, and
utilizes resources to continuously improve customer satisfaction. - Manages, monitors and directs the work performance of a department.
- Evaluates program/work objectives and effectiveness, establishes
organizational goals and realigns work and staffing assignments in one or
more departments. - Ability to communicate clearly, courteously, and effectively, both orally and in
writing.
This recruitment is being managed by Administrative and Consulting
Advantage (ACA). All interested applicants must submit their application and
resume through:
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Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Comprehensive (10 years or more) knowledge of principles, methods and
practices of public administration, municipal finance, and budgeting;
applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, and policies governing the finance
management of a government agency. - Ability to analyze complex problems, identify, and implement solutions.
Thorough knowledge of evaluating, designing, and implementing efficient
business process. - Thorough knowledge of internal controls.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelors Degree in finance, accounting, or related field
- Ten years of progressively responsible related experience that includes
significant management and supervisory experience. - A Masters Degree in finance, accounting, or related field preferred
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the
department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the
classification.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:
- JD, MPA, Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- At least three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in local
government. - At least six (6) years of management experience
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to obtain Master Governmental Treasurer and Master Commissioner
designation within 2 years of employment.
Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
Working conditions may include exposure to travel
to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of
Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts,
electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors,
dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and
environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a
threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple,
concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The
essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk,
hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently reach, stand, walk, and grasp;
and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull, feel, and lift.
The working conditions may not include environmental hazards. In terms of the
physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to
be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible
amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees
and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any
type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As
part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with
disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require
reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact
Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email
at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment,
hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence,
compensation and training.
The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company.
The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your
Success PaYS Program.
Employer
City of Richmond
Address
900 East Broad Street
Suite 902
Richmond, Virginia, 23219
Phone
(804) 646-5660
804-646-5660
Website
https://www.rva.gov/
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