Accountant #00011
Required skills
- GAAP
- government accounting practices
- Virginia procurement regulations
- Cardinal
- EVA
- FAACS
- Excel
- Access
- Word
Nice to have
- government procurement
- accounting environment
- data input
- accounts payable
- billing operations
Role summary
The Compensation Board is seeking an experienced Accountant to manage fiscal and procurement activities. This role serves as the agency's Purchase Officer, responsible for preparing requisitions and purchase orders through EVA, utilizing state contracts and SWAM vendors, and performing monthly inventory checks. Key duties include processing fiscal documents by coding and entering them into Cardinal, maintaining electronic agency accounting files, and compiling/tracking invoices from VITA. The position also involves weekly and monthly reconciliations of accounting transactions, maintaining fixed assets in FAACS, and managing financial records like vendor files and procurement logs. Assistance with other accounting duties and agency projects is also required. Minimum qualifications include comprehensive knowledge of GAAP, government accounting practices, Virginia procurement regulations, and experience with Cardinal, EVA, FAACS, and PC-based accounting software. VCA Certification is required or must be obtained within 12 months.
Title: Accountant #00011
State Role Title: Accountant
Hiring Range: $58,000 - $69,000
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Compensation Board
Location: Compensation Board
Agency Website: https://www.scb.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
About the Agency
The mission of the Compensation Board is to determine a reasonable budget for the participation of the Commonwealth toward the total cost of office operations for Constitutional Officers, and to assist those Officers and their staff through automation, training and other means, to improve efficiencies and to enhance the level of services provided to the citizens of Virginia.
About the Position
The Compensation Board is seeking an experienced individual to work in the fiscal and procurement section. This position serves as the agency’s Purchase Officer, responsible for routine preparation of all requisitions/purchase orders for agency goods and services through EVA and in accordance with VPPA/APSPM, utilizing state contracts and SWAM vendors, on an as needed basis and as determined through performance of monthly stock inventory. The position is responsible for preparing and processing fiscal documents in a timely manner by coding, determining due dates, keying into Cardinal and maintaining data electronically in the agency’s internal accounting files. The position also compiles, reviews and tracks all invoices from VITA, tracking IT inventory, invoices, disputes and payments.
The incumbent in this role will prepare weekly and monthly reconciliations of accounting transactions from agency accounting files to Cardinal queries and reports under the direction of the Accounting Manager, to include researching, analyzing, and assembling financial data. Other responsibilities include fixed assets maintenance internally and in FAACS, and financial record maintenance such as vendor files, deposit certificates, vouchers, procurement and payment logs and other financial documents in agency systems and in Cardinal. The incumbent in this role also assists with other accounting duties and agency projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
· Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP, government accounting practices and Virginia procurement regulations.
· Ability to apply accounting theory and principles to daily accounting practices.
· Ability to focus on a detail-oriented, multi-faceted workload, and to prioritize in a deadline-oriented environment;
· Experience with Cardinal, EVA, and FAACS.
· Experience with PC-based accounting, spreadsheet and database software (e.g. Excel, Access, Word).
· VCA Certification required, or the ability to obtain such certification within 12 months of employment.
Additional Considerations
· Extensive experience in a government procurement or accounting environment desired.
· Prior experience in data input, accounting to include accounts payable, and billing operations, preferably in a government setting.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Valid Virginia motor vehicle operator’s license required.
State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number of the fax cover sheet. Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call 804-225-2131 for assistance.
All applicants are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks requested by the hiring authority. AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Contact Information
Name: Kimberly Crutchfield
Phone: 804-292-6542
Email: kimberly.crutchfield@dhrm.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
