Accountant
Virginia's Community College System is committed to providing quality education and workforce development for Virginians. The Accountant position involves performing general accounting functions and assisting management with various accounting tasks related to capital outlay and plant funds.
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
- Reviewing and analyzing maintenance reserve requests
- Preparing budget requests
- Recording fixed assets transactions
- Recording library books
- Preparing accounting entries
- Work closely with the VCCS Facilities Management Department
- Perform other duties as assigned
- 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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