
Title: Accounts Payable Supervisor - #ARS00469
State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I
Hiring Range: Starting Salary high $60,000s up to mid $80,000s commensurate with experience.
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs
Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs
Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
We're hiring an Accounts Payable Supervisor to guide a dedicated team, ensure timely processing of payments, and uphold financial compliance. Join our Finance Division and help drive excellence every day!
Why Join Us?
✅ Purpose-driven work
✅ Inclusive, supportive teams
✅ Great state benefits
Job Duties:
The mission of the Finance Division is to provide exceptional customer service and build strong partnerships with DARS and the DSAs. We strive to develop innovative solutions that support our partners and stakeholders, promote excellence in our work, and foster a team of high-performing professionals. We are committed to adhering to policies and procedures while upholding our responsibility as prudent financial stewards of public funds.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Accounts Payable Supervisor to lead and coordinate the workflow of the Accounts Payable Technicians.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provides support to the Accounts Payable Technicians.
- Ensures vouchers, travel/expense reimbursements, and petty cash are processed timely and in accordance with agency and state (CAPP manual) policies and procedures.
- Reviews and approves travel/expense reimbursements in Cardinal. Updates employee profiles as needed.
- Assists with the preparation of information returns (1099s).
- Updates agency procedures and trains staff.
- Reviews queries daily to ensure transactions are processed as intended.
- Research late payments and voucher errors.
- Research stop pays.
- Provides a high level of customer service.
- Serves as back up Travel Card administrator and backup for the Accounts Payable Manager.
Other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
Completes duties and/or projects as needed or directed by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have:
Knowledge/Experience:
- Accounting, auditing, finance or business education, training, or related experience.
- Considerable knowledge of State accounting policies, procedures and regulations.
- Knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices and techniques of accounts payable processing in compliance with State and agency policies, procedures and regulations.
- Knowledge of accounting processes.
- Knowledge of annual 1099 process.
Skill in:
• Critical decision making.
• Operating personal computers and other automated office equipment.
• Verbal and written communication
Ability to:
- Use automated accounting applications.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Work independently in an accurate and timely manner.
- Follow DHRM Policy 1.60- Standards of Conduct.
Additional Considerations
- Experience in the State accounting system (Cardinal) and other automated accounting systems.
- Prior experience supervising or leading teams on projects, manage performance, foster teamwork or mentoring employees
Special Instructions
- This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1.
- A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information:
Name: Human Resources
Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.