Accountant #00011

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 [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.