Title: Accounting Administrative Specialist
Agency: Rappahannock Community College
Location: Gloucester - 073
FLSA: Nonexempt
Hiring Range: The anticipated hiring range is commensurate with experience, but not less than $45,000.
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Job Description:
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 four satellite sites.
Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams?
RCC invites you to apply for our Accounting Administrative Specialist opening. This is a full-time, classified staff position. RCC has an excellent benefits package, and the anticipated hiring range is commensurate with experience, but not less than $45,000. This position will be located at the Glenns campus.
Reporting to the Senior Accountant, the Accounting Administrative Specialist will be responsible for processing routine invoices for local funds and federal checks and will reconcile their financial records. The incumbent will process purchases for various departments to include using the small purchasing charge card within state compliance. The position will assist end-users with travel reimbursements. This position will ensure invoices are cleared for payment processing. The incumbent will assist in monitoring budget balances and related transactions directly or indirectly in support of accountants or administrators, including making routine account adjustments for variances. The incumbent will identify, tag, record and update all college inventory records, to include Equipment Trust Funds. All inventory shall be fully identified every two years at a minimum. This position will process manual check requests, and complete other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Work experience in or knowledge of accounting, accounts payables, procurement and inventory.
2. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
3. Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
4. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, Word, and Adobe.
5. Ability to learn to make adjustments to financial data.
Additional Considerations:
6. Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
7. Knowledge of cash management principles and procedures.
8. Proficiency in PeopleSoft (Oracle) or other financial applications.
9. Experience with State computer applications and systems.