Accountant

Virginia's Community College System is dedicated to providing quality education and workforce development. The Accountant will perform system-wide general accounting functions, assist with various accounting tasks, and work closely with the Facilities Management Department.

Responsibilities

• Perform system-wide general accounting functions, including capital outlay general accounting and reporting, as well as plant fund general accounting and reporting
• Assist the Capital Outlay Accounting Manager and the Plant Funds Accounting Manager with daily and year-end tasks, including reviewing and analyzing maintenance reserve requests, preparing budget requests, recording fixed assets transactions, recording library books, and preparing accounting entries
• Work closely with the VCCS Facilities Management Department
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned
• May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor

Skills

• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to prepare accounting entries
• Ability to effectively manage time and work on multiple assignments
• Ability to work independently and with little supervision
• Ability to interpret administrative policies and procedures, exercise independent judgment, and make sound business decisions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Education and/or working experience in general accounting
• Working knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Working knowledge of complex automated accounting systems such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, Cardinal, or other Oracle-based accounting systems
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent customer service experience
• Experience with higher education, or state or local government, general accounting
• Experience with and working knowledge of PeopleSoft
• Financial statement preparation experience, including footnotes
• Fixed asset or capital outlay accounting experience

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