Procurement Card/Accounting Team Lead (Finance Specialist II)

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This position works as a p-card manager and team lead. Performs advanced-level accounts payable, accounts receivable, and p-card reconciliation responsibilities. Provides oversight and guidance to financial professionals, assisting them with complex tasks and ensuring the smooth operation of p-card transactions. The p-card manager will work closely with department program managers, leadership, and the Policy, Planning, and Administration Fiscal Management Services team to resolve issues and ensure compliance with county policies. Works under the direction of the fiscal administrator.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages all aspects of DIT’s p-card program, serving as the subject matter expert (SME) for all tasks related to the program.
• Acts as the point of contact between DIT and the Department of Procurement and Material Management (DPMM) Administrator for all p-card matters.
• Keeps the department updated on changes to the county’s p-card program and work with DIT leadership to implement necessary updates.
• Supervises and oversees the work of the Administrative Assistant IV and Financial Specialist I, ensuring accuracy and timely submission of all accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, chargebacks, and travel transactions.
• Administers payments and revenue collections associated with p-cards, financial contracts, chargebacks, and processes through archives and the grants.
• Provides guidance and supervision to processing staff within a collaborative team environment.
• Conducts performance evaluations for staff members under supervision.
• Prepares financial status reports and monitor the department's financial activities using the county's financial systems.
• Provides fiscal expertise on audits, fiscal presentations, and IT/program budgets to the Policy, Planning, and Administration (PP&A) leadership team.

If you are a dedicated financial professional with a passion for managing complex financial processes and leading a team in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity with the Department of Information Technology.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least six credit hours of basic accounting principles and concepts; plus two years of professional-level finance or business administration experience. A master's degree in a related field or CPA may substitute for one year of experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Direct management experience and knowledge of a procurement card (P-Card) program for a large organization.
• Experience reconciling P-Card and Marketplace transactions to the bank's transaction detail report.
• Experience creating and posting journal entries in an enterprise system.
• Oversight of high-dollar-limit special use procurement cards.
• Experience writing policy documents and managing chargebacks between multiple agencies and business units.
• Ability to interpret contracts for viability and value adjustments.
• Detailed knowledge of the accounts receivable process, including experience processing reimbursements for grants.
• Experience overseeing and producing timely monthly reconciliations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, employee must be sufficiently mobile to deliver documents and operate keyboard driven equipment. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor and in printed format. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov; EEO/AA/TTY.