Job Title: Senior Accountant - General Ledger and

Reporting

Grade Level/Terms of Employment: Grade 121 / 12 Month (260 days) Contract
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Location: Finance Department
Immediate Supervisor: Accounting Manager, General Ledger &

Reporting

 

General Description:
The Senior Accountant assists in planning, organizing, preparing, and maintaining accounting records in
banking activities, analyzing revenue, accounts receivable management, and general accounting.
Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and
preparing reports. Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents. Perform analytical work
and provide technical guidance on general ledger tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)
• Assists with the year-end closing and audit process
• Maintains and monitors the recording of fixed assets
• Calculates and maintains depreciation schedules
• Prepares work papers and other analyses in the areas of revenue and receivables
• Prepares and maintains a recurring payment schedule and monitors monthly
• Prepares work papers and other analyses to record year-end accruals
• Prepares and keys journal entries
• Assists in documenting finance department procedures and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Analyzes and prepares reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and bank accounts; actively investigates reconciling items to resolve timely
• Examines internal and external departmental processes, in the area of finance, budget, and purchasing, and reports any inconsistencies to the Manager of General Ledger Financial Reporting
• Ensures financial internal controls and the integrity of the data and records are maintained
• Collaborates with other departments to obtain resources needed to resolve
• Aids other inter-departmental accounting staff on an as-needed basis
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required
• At least five (5) years of increasingly responsible and progressive experience in government or general accounting is required
• Good working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Practices (GAAP) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is required
• Experience in auditing a plus
• Ability to analyze data/financial records and maintain complex and confidential automated financial records and reports
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent communication and organizational (including keen attention to detail) skills
• Ability to manage competing demands and determine priorities independently
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision; and in a cooperative and collaborative manner with all employees, school administration, business, and community representatives
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the internet

 

HOW TO APPLY:  All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access the website at: www.rvaschools.net. 

 

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume, transcript, and license if applicable.

Three reference names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process. Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment.  EOE.