Title: Sr. Grants Accountant & Financial Analyst

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec II

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience, up to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles

Location: Richmond, VA

Agency Website: www.dmv.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

This position is open only to current Virginia state employees.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is seeking an experienced Sr. Grants Accountant & Financial Analyst for the Grants Management Office. This is a professional position responsible for the accounting of revenue, expenditures, and fiscal transactions related to federal grants awarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and for DMV sub-grants awarded to localities, state agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations while ensuring activity is in accordance with federal and state laws, rules and regulations. This position controls the processing of vendor payments using the agency's Oracle financial system and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Cardinal financial system and controls the drawdown of federal funds through the federal Grants Tracking System. This position ensures that vendor-processed payments and documentation conforms to prescribed accounting policies and federal, state and agency procedures and regulations. This position is responsible for financial analysis and reconciliation, and the assignment of federal program funds awarded to DMV highway safety grant subrecipients.

This position is eligible for a hybrid office/telework schedule (4 days in office, 1 day telework)

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, serves approximately 6.2 million licensed drivers and ID card holders with over 8.4 million registered vehicles. In addition, DMV serves many businesses, including dealers, fuel tax customers, rental companies, driving schools, other state agencies, local governments, and non-profit organizations. DMV operates upon five fundamental core values: Trustworthiness, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, and Teamwork (TRAIT). We don’t just talk about our core values. We live them!

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and governmental accounting policies, procedures and practices
• Experience with federal grant reimbursement processes
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Excel features (e.g., macros, pivot tables, etc.)
• Experience with customer service, working with diverse groups of people, and communicating effectively both orally and in writing
• Experience explaining and applying federal and state policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines to perform job duties
• Experience with federal grant reimbursement processes, reconciling financial information from various systems and developing/completing financial reports
• Experience conducting financial and quantitative analysis to identify funding sources for programs/ projects, making recommendations for the allocation of funds, and expenditure analysis

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a 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.

Selected candidate(s) must complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. DMV participates in E-Verify.

All applicants for employment must consent to a driver's history and criminal background check. A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required on the selected applicant(s).

Submission of an online application is required. DMV does not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc., in any other format. When applying for jobs, please ensure your online application or resume is complete with duties and skills associated with your work experience and years of experience to properly assess your skills in the screening process. Candidates are evaluated based on information provided in the application materials. Missing information cannot be assumed.

Contact Information

Name: DM Employment

Phone: (804) 997-3020

Email: employment@dmv.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.