Accountant

Title: Accountant

State Role Title: Accountants

Hiring Range: $64,400 - $72,968

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: Dept of Health

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

• Performs professional level work of moderate difficulty requiring the
• application of accounting theory and principles. Characteristic duties: develop
• methods of recording fiscal transactions, allocate funds, update and maintain
• accounting systems, independently prepare financial statements/reports/cost
• analyses, and develop and present budgets and other financial information for
• review. Other major duties: all functions of compensation accounting including
• assuring timely processing of payrolls, distribution of checks, preparing
• federal/state tax reporting, fringe benefits and premium conversion. May
• supervise or lead fiscal paraprofessionals and/or other support personnel.

• This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the DWSRF- 4% Set aside
• for October 2026 period ending 2028-09-29. The availability of funding is
• scheduled for review annually and periodically thereafter. Continued employment
• is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

• The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental,
• vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457
• Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices

including cost accounting.

• Knowledge of the use of data processing techniques in maintaining accounting

records.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and adapt established accounting methods to a

variety of financial transactions and records and multiple funding streams.

• Demonstrated ability to design and compile financial reports and statements.

Additional Considerations

N/A

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.

• VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications
• will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job
• closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history
• which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions
• are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any
• pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience
• that relates to the position.

• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal
• criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child
• Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check,
• employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving,
• background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be
• required for certain positions.

• It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource
• management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically
• associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective
• hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin;
• religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran
• status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy,
• childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of
• Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website:
• www.vdh.virginia.gov.

• If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid
• Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form
• (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position.
• The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Jerard Jarrett

Phone: N/A

Email: Jerard.Jarrett@vdh.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 [https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx] 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.