Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

Title: Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec III

Hiring Range: $106,000 - $125,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Information Tech Agency

Location: VA Information Technologies

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst with the Finance Division.

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst will support and coordinate accurate financial reporting objectives through analysis of financial data and understanding of the agency's business processes.

This position will also perform recurring functions to support the development of internal and external financial reports.

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst is responsible for the following:

Provide direct assistance to the Financial Reporting Manager by developing a thorough understanding of GASB and GAAP accounting, VITA’s complex accounting structure, and business practices.

Perform in-depth data validation and analyses at the transaction, account, and fund levels.

Analyzes detailed daily accounting transactions to ensure accuracy and consistency in coding and accounting treatment; develops and maintains a thorough functional/operational understanding of the PeopleSoft financial system and the integration with Cardinal.

Performs financial reconciliations and financial reporting; works at a detailed level with other departments to analyze current accounting treatment and practices; provides regular briefings to the Financial Reporting Manager/Assistant Comptroller.

Performs initial review of year-end financial reporting attachments prepared by accountants, as assigned. Exhibits a high level of autonomy through independent decision-making and sound judgment.

Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth’s leading IT agency, we’re connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia’s digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking — all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable knowledge and understanding of GAAP, GASB, and CAPP manual regulations and the ability to apply knowledge of principles and techniques.

Considerable experience in Workday, PeopleSoft or other comparable ERP financial systems.

Considerable experience in financial project management.

Considerable experience in internal service fund (ISF) accounting or similar fund-based accounting structures.

Considerable experience with preparing and reviewing financial statements, journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end attachments for audit or external reporting.

Proven knowledge of the state procurement system (e.g., eVA.)

Considerable experience with other accounting, budget, procurement, and programmatic staff to obtain related information needed for analysis.

Considerable experience utilizing data analytics tools and techniques (e.g., Excel, SQL, Power BI, pivot tables, queries)

Considerable experience developing/drafting accounting processes and policies in accordance with existing state, federal, and agency requirements.

Considerable experience performing complex reconciliations between multiple financial systems, within ORACLE based systems and Workday, ensuring accurate alignment of data for cash, revenues, expenditures, and assets.

Additional Considerations

Experience with integration to Cardinal preferred.

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.

This position is eligible for one (1) day telework.

Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.

The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.