Accounts Payable Lead (Henrico)

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Henrico, Virginia, VA

1d • $60,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is seeking an Accounts Payable Lead who will serve as the technical expert for the Accounts Payable Unit, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of vendor payments, credit card transactions, recurring bills, and contract expenditures for Shared Services (VEC & Virginia Works). In this role, you will review and verify financial submissions, reconcile supporting documentation, validate and assign correct coding, prepare journal entries as needed, and maintain complete and accurate payment records. You will monitor and resolve discrepancies, support internal control testing, develop and maintain allocation tables, and assist staff with complex issues to keep operations running smoothly. The position also collaborates closely with internal teams and vendors, provides prompt and professional responses to inquiries, ensures compliance with state and federal requirements including the Prompt Payment Act, and helps identify opportunities to improve Accounts Payable processes and systems.

Join the VEC and be part of a mission-driven agency dedicated to supporting workers, strengthening communities, and promoting economic stability across the Commonwealth. We administer Virginia’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits program with a commitment to providing customer-centered, accessible, inclusive, and impactful services to support our shared mission: lifting up Virginia, one unemployed worker at a time. The VEC is also an integral part of a historic milestone as Virginia becomes the first state in the South to offer Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML). Our agency will be responsible for standing up and administering this new program, which will expand the vital support we provide for employees when they need it most.

Requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, internal control practices, Accounts Payable processes, travel requirements, and the federal and state laws and regulations governing financial transactions.
• Strong customer service, organizational, communication, and computer skills, including proficiency with automated accounting systems and software such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated capability to perform detailed accounting work; analyze, reconcile, code, post, and process financial transactions in accordance with established guidelines; maintain and update automated and manual records; and track and report account information accurately.
• Skills in conducting research, maintaining confidentiality, and applying sound judgment, discretion, tact, and resourcefulness when solving problems and drawing logical conclusions.
• Ability to interpret, recommend, and apply policies and procedures; prepare financial reports and spreadsheets; collect, analyze, explain, and report financial data; audit financial transactions to identify issues; and document findings in a clear and organized manner.
• Proven effectiveness working both independently and as part of a team, with experience using automated financial systems to process transactions efficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Commonwealth of Virginia A/P processes, Department of Accounts requirements, the CAPP Manual, GAAP standards, and financial systems such as Cardinal or Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical expert for the Accounts Payable Unit.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant processing of vendor payments, credit card transactions, recurring bills, and contract expenditures for Shared Services (VEC & Virginia Works).
• Review and verify financial submissions.
• Reconcile supporting documentation.
• Validate and assign correct coding.
• Prepare journal entries as needed.
• Maintain complete and accurate payment records.
• Monitor and resolve discrepancies.
• Support internal control testing.
• Develop and maintain allocation tables.
• Assist staff with complex issues to keep operations running smoothly.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and vendors.
• Provide prompt and professional responses to inquiries.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal requirements including the Prompt Payment Act.
• Identify opportunities to improve Accounts Payable processes and systems.

Benefits

• Paid leave
• A minimum of 13 paid state holidays per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions)
• Federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed