Revenue Manager

About This Role

The Revenue Manager oversees all revenue activities for the City of Littleton, including sales tax, use tax, and utility billing, aligning them with the city's financial policies and long-term goals. This role involves leading and developing a finance team, driving continuous process improvement, and contributing to the implementation of new utility billing software.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evaluate the daily functions, operations, and activities of the revenue division.
• Support the Finance Director in developing, implementing, and aligning departmental and city financial goals.
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of the city’s financial policies.
• Lead the development and implementation of new accounting techniques and systems and modify existing methods for continuous process improvement.
• Direct staff responsible for all revenue functions, including sales/use tax program and utility billing, ensuring timely, efficient, and accurate processing and reporting.
• Manage the city’s sales/use tax program and utility billing functions, including data maintenance, validation, and analysis.
• Oversee and conduct sales/use tax collection and audits, ensuring timely collection of all monies due.
• Oversee business and sales/use tax licensing program and other required licensing.
• Prepare, review, and approve journal entries, and supervise or conduct reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and accounting standards, and assist with annual audits and financial reporting.
• Develop and hold staff accountable for service level agreements (SLAs) for key transactional processes, fostering proactive engagement and customer service.
• Select, train, evaluate, and manage the performance of employees, providing guidance and fostering growth and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or closely related field
• 3+ years governmental accounting experience
• 1+ year supervisory or team lead experience
• Knowledge of principles and practices of accounting, GAAP, and GASB
• Knowledge of statutes and regulations pertaining to municipal accounting
• Ability to pass a pre-employment criminal background check

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or a closely related field
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible governmental accounting experience with at least one (1) year of supervisory or team lead experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Workday
• Municipal sales tax collection experience

Skills

* Required skills