Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in 2024-2025 and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams? RCC seeks applicants for our Senior Accountant position. This is a full-time, classified staff position with an excellent benefits package. The anticipated salary range will be $74,000 - $84,000, commensurate with experience. Reporting to the Business Manager, the Senior Accountant will investigate budget variances, manage vendor payments and maintain the integrity of the general ledger. This position will work closely with college leadership and other finance professionals to reconcile accounts, review quarterly or annual reports and ensure the efficiency of accounting practices. The Senior Accountant will reconcile general funds and cash balances, monitor budgetary expenditures and encumbrances, and ensure accuracy of financial reports. This position will provide guidance to other accounting personnel in the processing of complex accounting transactions. This role will act as the go-to person for day-to-day problem solving in concert with the Business Office Manager and will serve as the main resource for RCC's Workforce Enterprise System (WES). The incumbent will also assist in the authentication and compliance of accounting operations and financial transactions. This role will act as a department liaison with other VCCS departments when necessary. This position will serve as the Business Office main point of contact for the Warsaw campus location and will supervise one position. Other duties will include managing the bad debt process, preparation of deposits, and processing student payments. In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: or call DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io, or DBVI at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and GASB
• Knowledge of fund accounting
• Accounting experience
• Experience preparing financial reports and working year-end audits
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks with follow through
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PeopleSoft applications
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain spreadsheets
• Ability to analyze, balance and/or reconcile financial data

Additional Considerations

• Supervisory experience

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer