Accounting Specialist

Title: Accounting Specialist

State Role Title: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Hiring Range: Hiring range for this position is $50,793 - $60,952, commensurate with education and experience

• Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent experience.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in accounting.
• Experience working in a PeopleSoft Accounting based system.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles
  

Additional Considerations

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or equivalent experience

Preferred Experience:

• Two plus years of accounting experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of GAAP and experience supporting audits.
• Experience completing COV Financial Attachments.
• Experience completing annual ARMICS tasks.
• Experience working in Cardinal Financials
  

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.

Contact Information

Name: VCCA Recruitment Team

Phone: 804-540-2290

Email: recruitment@cca.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.

Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please call (804)653-9490 for assistance.

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Advertised: 22 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 27 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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