Fiscal Technician Senior: Central Administration #00554

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of VA Careers seeks a Fiscal Technician Senior for the Central Administration to provide statewide oversight of financial practices and Cardinal system usage, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and agency policies.

Responsibilities include accounts payable/receivable processing, maintaining audit-ready files, and supporting the Director of Financial Services; requires GAAP knowledge and experience with MS Word/Excel, and ARMICS certification familiarity.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated working experience with GAAP, accounts payable, and accounts receivable practices; use of Microsoft Word and Excel in recording, retrieving, and maintaining transactions and records.
• Recent demonstrated experience applying and adapting established accounting methods to a variety of fiscal transactions and records.
• Recent demonstrated abilities related to ARMICS review and certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide oversight, guidance, and support to DOC stakeholders regarding financial/accounting practices and Cardinal usage in line with policies and guidelines.
• Perform accounts payable/receivable duties to ensure transactions are processed accurately and timely per state and agency procedures.
• Maintain accounting files to allow immediate retrieval for audit purposes and respond to inquiries; support the Director of Financial Services and the Assistant Accounting Manager.
• Foster a positive, healthy, diverse, and inclusive working environment.

Skills

GAAP

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

ARMICS

Job description

Title: Fiscal Technician Senior: Central Administration #00554

State Role Title:Admin and Office Spec III

Hiring Range: $43,177 - $61,717

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location:DOC Headquarters

Agency Website:www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

To provide statewide oversight, guidance, and support to DOC stakeholders in regard to financial/accounting practices and processes as well as the Commonwealth's Automated Accounting System (Cardinal) in accordance with established Federal, State, and agency policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Perform accounts payable/receivable duties to ensure all transactions are processed accurately, timely, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and agency policies and procedures including the Virginia Prompt Payment Act. Utilizes automated statewide accounting systems for transaction processing and research of fiscal inquiries. Maintains accounting files in a manner to allow immediate retrieval for audit purposes and response to inquiries. Maintains responsibility for project work as assigned by the Director of Financial Services and the Assistant Accounting Manager. Actively involved in creating a positive, healthy, diverse, and inclusive working environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Demonstrated working experience with GAAP, accounts payable, and accounts receivable practices; use of various software programs including Microsoft Word and Excel in recording, retrieving, and maintaining accounts payable and receivable transactions and records. Recent demonstrated experience applying and adapting established accounting methods to a variety of fiscal transactions and records. Recent demonstrated abilities related to ARMICS review and certification.

Additional Considerations

Prefer strong skills and experience using Cardinal, Microsoft Office to include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; demonstrated competence in state financial accounting systems, and recent experience with complex spreadsheets, databases, and report preparation.

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.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

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.