What are the responsibilities and job description for the Town Treasurer position at Town of Orange?
The Town of Orange, Vermont, is seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Town Treasurer to help manage municipal finances and keep our community running smoothly. This part-time role is ideal for someone with strong bookkeeping or accounting skills who enjoys working independently while contributing to local government. Responsibilities include overseeing financial records, processing payments, and ensuring compliance with municipal and state financial regulations. If you're organized, trustworthy, and passionate about community service, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualities & Skills
- Build and maintain the confidence of the public for integrity and credibility in the management of Town records. Facilitate transparency.
- Dedication to respectfully assisting town residents, volunteer officials, and town employees, with a "customer service" attitude.
- High degree of organization and timely task management.
- Personal pride in fixing problems and meeting objectives. Problem solver.
- Willingness to seek, receive, and share feedback. Follow and help to administer town policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
The Treasurer’s role is minimally defined by statute to include accountability for the financial administration of the Town. Ensuring the Town’s timely payment and administration of expenditures, payroll, receipts and taxes is essential. The Treasurer reports to the Selectboard and oversees the Assistant Treasurer, assigning tasks and duties as needed. The scope of work, determined by the selectboard, includes tax collection, budget management, revenue and expenditure reporting, tax receipt management, town employee payroll, and communication and coordination with the selectboard, tax collector, town clerk, listers, and the auditors.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Experience with accounting or bookkeeping.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Willingness and ability to learn new concepts relatively quickly.
- Strong ability to work independently, as well as with a team.
- Experience in NEMRC is a plus, but not required.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 20 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Experience:
- Bookkeeping: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Orange, VT (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25
