Senior Accountant, Governmental Finance (Hybrid)

Loudoun County Public Schools; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools Accounting Office in Ashburn, Virginia seeks a Senior Accountant (Accounting) to handle professional accounting work, maintain an assigned group of accounts, prepare reports, and support fiscal operations. The role requires a Bachelor’s in accounting and at least three years of experience.

Responsibilities include reviewing compliance, supporting LCPS financial staff, operating accounting software, and preparing year-end entries and reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field.
• Three (3) years or more experience in performing professional accounting work.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices and their application to governmental accounting.
• Ability to perform professional accounting/auditing work; to prepare accounting reports and statements; to identify deviations and questionable practices in fiscal operations and recommend appropriate corrective actions; to analyze and evaluate accounting problems; to develop pertinent data and recommend improved procedures.
• Good human relations and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviews accounts and fiscal operations for compliance with proper accounting procedures, controls, and standards; identifies deviations and questionable practices and recommends appropriate corrective actions
• Provides technical support to LCPS financial staffs
• Operates accounting and accounts related software; designs spreadsheets and other computerized programs and systems to meet work requirements; installs, troubleshoots, and assists others in the unit with software problems
• Reviews and approves financial transactions related to assigned area of accounts, and directs accounts maintenance of activity and other accounts
• Prepares periodic and special accounting and financial reports and statements; provides year-end and journal entries, reconciliations, and close out

Skills

Accounting principles

Government accounting

Microcomputer applications

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in accounting

Tools

Accounting software

Spreadsheets

Job description

Loudoun County Public Schools Accounting Office in Ashburn, Virginia seeks a Senior Accountant (Accounting) to handle professional accounting work, maintain an assigned group of accounts, prepare reports, and support fiscal operations. The role requires a Bachelor’s in accounting and at least three years of experience.

Responsibilities include reviewing compliance, supporting LCPS financial staff, operating accounting software, and preparing year-end entries and reconciliations.