Grants Accountant

Grants Accountant

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Working Title - Grants Accountant

Role Code - 19031-SW

FLSA - Nonexempt

Pay Band - 04

Position Number - 282R0111

Agency - Piedmont Virginia Community College

Division - Piedmont Virginia Community College (Div)

Work Location - Albemarle - 003

Hiring Range - $50,000-$54,000

EEO Category - 6-Administrative Support

Full Time or Part Time - Full Time

Does this position have telework options? - Telework options are subject to change based on business needs

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? - No

Work Schedule - 40 hours weekly, with operational hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the possibility of a modified schedule in the summer, based on business needs. This is a full-time position providing in-person services on PVCC's main campus in Charlottesville.

Sensitive Position - No

Job Description - Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia – principally residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. Our scenic campus is located in Albemarle County, Virginia. We are one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).

Purpose: To ensure that all accounting records and financial statements meet required accounting standards. To meet all reporting requirements of local, state, and federal agencies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process grant transactions and reimbursements in compliance with grantor.
• Collaborates with Workforce Development to process invoices. Ensures WES refunds are processed in a timely manner. Reconciles WES to SIS monthly to ensure both systems are accurate.
• Acts as liaison with Shared Services Center and handles issues in Perceptive Content. Issues address timely prompt pay by ensuring the purchase order, receiving, and invoices have a three-way match to process payments. Works with Shared Services Center to resolve procurement and payment issues.
• Acts as eVA Champion for the college. Provides assistance to college staff on eVA. Works in eVA to create requisitions. Processes receiving on orders to ensure timely prompt pay.
• Serves as the data entry contact for the business office. Enters journal entries, vouchers, and other disbursements in the Accounting Information System. Verifies data entries for the department.
• Maintain the fixed asset inventory records of the college to include additions, deletions, and surplus inventory. Maintains the ETF log used to request reimbursement.
• Serves as backup to the cashier. Must be knowledgeable in accepting payments, reviewing student accounts, and general student account updates.
• Assists in other office operations as required.
• Embrace the core values of PVCC. Promotes and supports these values in job performance.
• Administers the Records Destruction for the financial files of the college.

Special Assignments - May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications - Demonstrate ability to apply and adapt accounting principles. Demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheet applications and accounting software. Ability to work independently. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to prepare reports and reconciliations. Customer service skills with both internal and external customers. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, take direction from multiple sources, and prioritize assignments.

Additional Considerations - Additional education or certifications, preferably in business or accounting.

Operation of a State Vehicle - Yes

Supervises Employees - No

Required Travel - Minimal

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number - CLS_4610P

Recruitment Type - General Public - G

Number of Vacancies - 1

Position End Date (if temporary)

Job Open Date - 07/24/2026

Job Close Date - 08/30/2026

Open Until Filled - Yes

Agency Website -

Contact Name - Kim Van Savage

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Phone Number - View phone number on click.appcast.io