Summary

The City Treasurer serves as a senior executive within the Department of Finance and a key advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and the Mayor. This position provides strategic leadership over the City’s tax administration and enforcement, and Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) operations, while maintaining a focus on fiscal integrity, legal compliance, and public trust.

Description

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $185,000 to $200,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position, you can expect to be in the office three days per week. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

In this position you can expect to work on site at the Webb Municipal Building at least three days per week, and also at the Denver Motor Vehicle Offices when necessary.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for the fiscal health of the City. The DOF leads fiscal analysis and guidance, budgeting, accounting functions, enforcement of fiscal policies, practices and procedures for the entire City and County of Denver. The DOF fulfills the state statutory responsibilities for tax assessment and collection. DOF also manages the City’s debt portfolio and investment portfolio. The DOF commits to delivering these services through a financial structure that reflects the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability, and improved business processes.

The Treasury Division is responsible for the billing and collection (timely & delinquent) of property taxes (real & business personal property). In addition, it is responsible for auditing business personal property tax for compliance. Property taxes are a “county function” and are governed by Title 39 Article 1 through Article 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Unlike other counties, the accounting and disbursement functions are assigned to the DoF – Controller’s Office. Approximately, two-thirds of the property tax is collected on behalf of Denver Public School and other special districts. In 2025 the Treasury Division collected $2.1 billion of property tax.

The Treasury Division is responsible for the administration of all municipal taxes imposed under the authority of Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code. These taxes include sales tax, use tax, lodger’s tax, occupational privilege tax, facilities development admissions tax, and telecommunications business tax. The total amount collected in calendar year 2024 for these taxes via timely returns, delinquent collections and compliance audit recovery was $1.5 billion.

The Treasury Division is responsible for the administration of the motor vehicle titling & registration process governed by Title 42 and Title 43 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. In 2024 the Treasury Division collected $31.3 million of specific ownership taxes and various vehicle ownership fees and completed 450,000 customer transactions related to the titling and registration of motor vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Administration & DMV Oversight

Lead and direct the City’s tax collection and compliance programs, ensuring consistency with Colorado law (property tax) and Denver’s home rule tax authority (all other taxes imposed by the City).
Provide expert analysis and feedback on tax legislation, ordinances, and policies; provide guidance to the CFO in drafting or evaluating tax code changes.
Oversee all operations of the City’s DMV branches, ensuring accessible, customer-centered service and regulatory compliance.
Serve as a public-facing expert on taxation and revenue issues; engage regularly with taxpayers, businesses, and elected officials.

Executive Leadership & Strategic Management

Direct and coordinate the divisions of Tax Compliance and DMV Operations,
Work in close partnership with the CFO to guide broader strategy and budget planning for the Treasury division.
Establish the organization’s long-term vision and strategic priorities, integrating input from employees, community stakeholders, and business leaders.
Develop and implement policies, goals, and performance metrics that drive organizational success and accountability.
Represent the department in high-level forums including City Council, State legislative briefings, and media inquiries.

People & Culture

Lead a diverse and talented workforce, including directors, managers, analysts, and frontline staff with varied backgrounds and expertise.
Create a culture of inclusion, collaboration, responsiveness, and performance excellence.
Make decisions regarding hiring, promotions, discipline, and performance evaluations to build and sustain a high-performing team.

State and City Responsibilities: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:5f48b68c-ae63-4b3f-8f25-d4b4d9c4d735

The City’s Treasurer is named both in the State Colorado Constitution and in the City and County of Denver’s City Charter. Below are the links to the responsibilities associated with this position: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:401e31d5-42b5-41c9-b41d-6019334bb15c

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

Expertise in Tax Law: Deep understanding of state and local taxation systems, especially in a home rule environment. Able to interpret complex legal and financial information and communicate its impact.
Strategic Vision: Ability to see the big picture, anticipate challenges, and align Treasury operations with Denver’s long-term goals.
Political Acumen: Skilled at navigating relationships with the Mayor’s Office, City Council, State officials, and the media in a dynamic and often complex political landscape.
Public Service Leadership: Proven experience leading large, diverse teams in the public or nonprofit sector. Committed to transparency, equity, and excellence.
Business & Community Engagement: Comfortable engaging with stakeholders across sectors—from small business owners to corporate executives and advocacy organizations.
Adaptability and Responsiveness: Thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment. Willing and able to pivot when needed to meet emerging challenges or priorities. Available to respond quickly to requests from DOF leadership or other City leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Public Administration.
Certified Public Accountant and/or Certified Fraud Examiner
7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in finance, state and local taxation, motor vehicle division management or public sector revenue management
Proficiency in analyzing proposed statutes and ordinance for impact and demonstrating ability to provide detailed policy recommendations
Advanced skills in Excel, financial modeling, and data analytics tools.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Public Administration or a related field
Experience Requirement: Five (5) years of leadership experience, which must have included financial director-level management responsibilities. One (1) year of management experience must include budget and fiscal oversight responsibility, evaluation of business processes, and policy and decision making experience with planning and organizing multiple programs, projects, operations or functions.
Education/Experience Equivalency: Two (2) years of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post high school education

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until October 31, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than October 31,2025 at 11:59 PM.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CV2794 Financial Executive

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$142,312.00 – $241,931.00

Target Pay

Based on Experience and Education

Agency

Department of Finance

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

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