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Referral Bonus
Tuition Assistance Program

Description

The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Accountant, Senior. The incumbent is to provide accounting functions and financial management and reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The incumbent is responsible for reconciling funds and accounts in the assigned area of responsibility, reviewing expenditures, performing analysis, preparing financial reports, and tracking revenue.

This position is provisional, not to exceed one year.

Duties include but are not limited to

Preparing journal vouchers and re-class invoices
Preparing monthly SEFA Report
Tracking and recording revenue for Capital Improvement Projects
Preparing deposit forms
Maintaining the projects and awards module in Oracle for department, by creating new projects, budgeting/transferring funds for projects, and reconciling project/awards balances
Analyzing and verifying monthly Lead Schedule expenses/revenue for the special fund
Conducting annual inventory of assets for the department
Preparing reconciliations related to fixed assets and the CWIP Schedule
Creating/updating standard operating procedures as needed
Performing other related duties as assigned

**City of Richmond Public Works employees who work in this class are considered essential personnel and will be required to work during declared emergencies and major weather events.**

This individual may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays or on-call, as needed.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; or training and education equivalent to four years of college education
Five years of journey-level professional accounting experience such as financial forecasting, reconciliation of statements and accounts, and 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

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

At least three (3) years of experience using RAPIDS and EIS
At least three (3) years of experience using OnBase

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

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

Skills (some combination of the following):

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

Abilities (some combination of the following):

Pay attention to detail
Problem solve
Critically think
Meet deadlines
Make important decisions
Manage time

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The 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 Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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