DPU Hiring Event - Accountant, Senior - Fixed Assets
City of Richmond, Virginia
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The City of Richmond, Department of Public Utilities Financial Operations Division, seeks a qualified Accountant Senior to support financial reporting, processes, and procedures within the department. This role operates under general supervision and contributes to annual reports, audits, and capital project accounting.
Join a team focused on accuracy and timely financial information, with a pre-employment background check and potential drug screening.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business admin, or related field (or equivalent).
- 4–5 years accounting experience including payroll, payables/receivables, or cashiering supervision.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and reconcile financial information and accounts.
- Prepare DPU's portion of the City’s Annual Financial Report.
- Calculate overhead for Capital Projects.
- Reconcile capital assets to the ledger and prepare quarterly roll-forward.
- Process zero account payable invoice entries for the department.
- Assist internal and external auditors.
- Participate in annual inventories for divisions.
- Perform related duties as needed.
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Job description
Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y ? R espect. E quity. A ccountability. D iversity… YOU !!!
This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- T uition Assistance Program
Join us at the DPU Hiring Event! This position is a part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green. If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening.
The anticipated hiring range is $68,830 - $88,561.
The City of Richmond, Department of Public Utilities Financial Operations Division is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Accountant Senior. This Accountant Senior position will support the Department of Public Utilities’ financial reporting, processes and procedures related to the department. The class works according to policies and procedures but decides how and when to perform duties under general supervision.
- Primary responsibilities include analyzing and reconciling financial information and accounts.
- Assist with the preparation of DPU’s portion of the City’s Annual Financial Report.
- Assist with the calculation of overhead for Capital Projects.
- Reconcile capital assets to the ledger and prepare quarterly roll‑forward schedule.
- Process zero account payable invoice entries for the department.
- Assist internal and external auditors.
- This position will also work with the departments to perform annual inventories for divisions.
- Perform other related duties and assignments as needed.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; or training and education equivalent to four years of college education
- 4-5 years accounting experience such as financial forecasting, reconciliation of statements and accounts, etc. including some supervision of an accounting unit performing payroll, cashiering, or payables/receivables processing
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
- Extensive knowledge of office practices and procedures
- Skilled in operating office equipment
- Demonstrated use of word processing and spreadsheet applications
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Prefer five years of experience.
- Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting and Oracle Experience is preferred
- None required
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
- Accounting
- Administration and management principles and approaches
- Audit principles
- Budgeting
- City services
- Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite
- Cost accounting techniques
- Electronic databases and related software applications such as Rapids, Cityworks, NEOGov and RAPIDS
- Federal, state, and local government accounting
- Financial statement preparation
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Human Resources such as employee regulations and personnel rules
- Learning strategies
- Mathematics
- Office of Management and Budget Circular 133
- Procurement
- Systems analysis and evaluation
- Analyzing budget and cost and expenditures
- Attending necessary meetings
- Communicating with various internal and external departments
- Compiling and analyzing account information
- Designing, implementing, and controlling data using self-made applications
- Developing, monitoring, reporting, and forecasting related to assigned budgets
- Performing data entry
- Performing financial management and analysis duties for assigned grant
- Preparing and confirming invoices for various customers
- Producing various variance and financial reports
- Possessing financial analysis skills
- Posting journal entries
- Reporting and tracking documents
- Serving as liaison to necessary parties
- Supervising, as applicable
- Using office equipment
- Verifying invoices
- Working effectively both independently and on a team
- Writing clearly and succinctly
- Customer service
- Verbal and written communication
- Pay attention to detail
- Problem solve
- Critically think
- Meet deadlines
- Make important decisions
- Manage time
City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at HR-ADA@rva.gov. The policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company. The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program.
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