DPU Hiring Event - Accountant, Senior
About the role
This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements: Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Language Incentive Referral Bonus Tuition Assistance Program.
Join us at the DPU Hiring Event! This position is a part of our hiring event on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Midtown Green. If you're selected to move forward, our department will reach out directly to schedule your interview. Please note this position is subject to a pre-employment background check and/or drug screening.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing and reconciling financial information and accounts.
- Assist with the preparation of DPU’s portion of the City’s Annual Financial Report.
- Assist with the calculation of overhead for Capital Projects.
- Reconcile capital assets to the ledger and prepare quarterly roll-forward schedule.
- Process zero account payable invoice entries for the department.
- Assist internal and external auditors.
- Work with departments to perform annual inventories for divisions.
- Perform other related duties and assignments as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Training and Experience: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field; or training and education equivalent to four years of college education. 4-5 years accounting experience such as financial forecasting, reconciliation of statements and accounts, etc., including some supervision of an accounting unit performing payroll, cashiering, or payables/receivables processing. An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.
Preferred Qualifications: Extensive knowledge of office practices and procedures; skilled in operating office equipment; demonstrated use of word processing and spreadsheet applications; strong interpersonal skills; preferably five years of experience; Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting and Oracle experience is preferred.
Licensing, Certifications, and Other Special Requirements: None required.
Skills
- Analyzing budget and cost and expenditures
- Attending necessary meetings
- Communicating with various internal and external departments
- Compiling and analyzing account information
- Designing, implementing, and controlling data using self-made applications
- Developing, monitoring, reporting, and forecasting related to assigned budgets
- Performing data entry
- Performing financial management and analysis duties for assigned grant
- Preparing and confirming invoices for various customers
- Producing various variance and financial reports
- Possessing financial analysis skills
- Posting journal entries
- Reporting and tracking documents
- Serving as liaison to necessary parties
- Supervising, as applicable
- Using office equipment
- Verifying invoices
- Working effectively both independently and on a team
- Writing clearly and succinctly
- Customer service
- Verbal and written communication
Benefits
- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program