Accounts Payable Accountant

Title: Accounts Payable Accountant

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I

Hiring Range: $60,000 - $67,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: VDH-Central Office

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Accounts Payable Accountant is responsible for conducting in-depth pre-audit analysis of a high volume of vouchers annually for the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), and the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY). Ensures compliance with State, VDH, and VFHY policies, procedures, and guidelines. Provides daily assistance and training to internal customers on financial coding, compliance issues, and the interpretation of travel and expenditure policies. Utilizing an automated financial management system, this position manages voucher workflow, creates ad hoc reports, and processes special vouchers. Delivers timely, professional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders and collaborates with staff to ensure compliance with the Prompt Payment Act. Assists with special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles and practices.
• Experience interpreting and applying complex regulations, accounting principles, and policies.
• Ability to evaluate expenditure documentation for compliance with regulations and policies, including accounts payable, travel reimbursements, and journals.
• Familiarity with office procedures, filing systems, and automated financial management systems.
• Strong analytical skills to reconcile and interpret financial data, perform calculations, prepare reports, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work collaboratively as part of a team.

Additional Considerations

• Accounts payable processing and pre-auditing experience in a Commonwealth of Virginia agency
• Working knowledge of the Commonwealth Accounting System (Cardinal)
• Knowledge of state accounting policies and procedures

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.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment. As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Erika White

Phone: 804-624-9248

Email: erika.white@vdh.virginia.gov

 

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.