Accountant II

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Accountant II

Salary

$53,803.20 - $56,248.80 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

12028

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

06/26/2024

Closing Date

7/10/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is at the forefront of ensuring the safe, efficient, and sustainable movement of people and goods within our community. Committed to enhancing mobility and connectivity, DOT is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining a resilient multi-modal transportation system that allows for the safe, efficient, inclusive, and reliable movement for all users, including biking, walking, scooters, rail, air, and public transportation.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to plan, develop, and maintain a comprehensive transportation network that promotes accessibility, safety, and equity for all residents and visitors. Through innovative strategies and collaboration with stakeholders, we strive to create vibrant and livable communities connected by a seamless transportation experience.

The Accountant II manages expenses, projects, and accounts. Analyzes and maintains financial statements and schedules. Prepares monthly financial statements. Revises the business plan. Contributes to special projects. Assists with budget preparation and records and updates standard operating procedures.

Essential Functions

• Monitors various expenses, projects and accounts by monitoring all expenses incurred for a particular event, reviewing vendor statements to ensure that all invoices are posted to the system and paid, researching any vendor related issues, sending invoices to promoters for payments, reconciling contracts, reviewing invoices for completeness, preparing and distributing monthly and quarterly reports to indicate project status, ensuring that proper accounting standards are used, maintaining records for the department, developing spreadsheets and recording expenditures for reports, assisting engineers and project managers, researching accounts and explaining financial regulations.

• Analyzes and maintains financial statements and schedules by reviewing the general ledger and making adjustments to the entries as needed.

• Prepares monthly financial statements by reviewing and approving invoices and preparing various reports and analyses as needed.

• Contributes to special projects by collecting data and combining and summarizing data into relevant information.

• Assists with annual budget preparation by providing technical support for the budget system and analyzing and examining divisional budgets for clarity.

• Records and updates standard operating procedures by documenting accounting procedures.

Education/Experience

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Required:

• One year experience.

Preferred:

• Two (2) years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably for a municipality or in government service.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Schedule: 8:30 am – 5:00PM (Monday – Friday) 40 hrs./wk.

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

  If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

  If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

  NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

  02

  If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

  03

  Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• Less than High School Diploma/GED

• High School Diploma/GED

• Some College (6 months or more)

• Vocational/Technical Degree

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

  04

  Do you possess a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or a related field?

• Yes

• No

  05

  How many years of experience do you have in accounting, finance, or business administration?

• Less than 1 year

• 1-2 years

• 3-4 years

• 5 or more years

  06

  Please briefly explain your experience.

  07

  Do you have experience working with regional, state, or federal transportation funding programs?

• Yes

• No

  08

  Do you have experience working with independent auditors to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal regulations?

• Yes

• No

  09

  This position is classified as "essential". That requires reporting during emergency/storm situations. Does this pose a problem?

• No

• Yes

  10

  The expected hiring salary for this position is $53,803.20 - $56,248.80. Please explain how your desired salary matches your relevant experience.

  11

  Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?

• Yes

• No

  12

  Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

  13

  Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

  14

  Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran

• I am a Veteran

• I am a Disabled Veteran

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