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Virginia Department of Social Services

Human services for Virginians

Fiscal Assistant 3

Full-TimePosted on 10/20/2026Deadline 11/4/26
$32.8k - $52.1k
Mid
Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Remote
AccountingAccounts Payable/Receivable

About the job

Requirements
  • Considerable knowledge of applying established bookkeeping and accounting principles and techniques to governmental accounting transactions, and of arithmetic.
  • Working knowledge of state and local government fiscal regulations, policies and procedures, and office accounting methods and procedures.
  • Skill in operating a personal computer and associated business and agency software, including spreadsheets, scanning, a calculator, and other office machines.
  • Ability to organize, process, and maintain financial and other records; analyze and record information; understand or apply laws, regulations, and policies to maintaining and purging CSA records; verify documents and forms for accuracy and completeness; and perform data entry.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment, discretion, and initiative in completing assignments and dealing with employees and the general public, and to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • High school diploma supplemented with bookkeeping coursework and related fiscal support experience using business and agency software, including spreadsheets, or an equivalent combination of training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Applicants may be subject to criminal history, Central Registry, and DMV/driving record checks, must meet agency insurance policy standards, and may be subject to pre-employment drug screening. Checks may include fingerprinting, State Police and FBI checks, local agency checks, employment and reference verification, education verification relevant to employment, credit checks relevant to employment, and other checks requested by the hiring authority. Employment offers are contingent on satisfactory results.
  • Must be willing to work in a community emergency shelter in the event of a natural disaster or emergency.
  • The finalist candidate must submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information for a criminal history record check through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and a Central Registry search.
Responsibilities
  • Prepare financial paperwork created during FAPT presentations for approval of services for agencies providing case management, then track approval or denial of services.
  • Process and check POSO, invoices, and other CSA fiscal transactions for accuracy.
  • Track documentation through spreadsheets, case records, and hard-copy files, keeping records up to date in hard-copy, electronic-file, and spreadsheet formats; maintain files and send copies to workers, CSA, or vendors as needed.
  • Retrieve and research information from CSA, case managers, and vendors, including new fiscal-year rates, W-9s, and daycare licenses.
  • Ensure the correct funding source is used, including CSA, IV-E, or another funding source.
  • Prepare monthly reports to vendors requesting POSO and/or invoices to ensure timely payment, and provide foster-care case managers with a monthly clothing allowance report.
  • Provide customer service by telephone, computer, and in person.
  • Coordinate with departments, outside agencies, and vendors concerning payment matters, and perform routine office functions including preparing documents, filing, copying, and faxing.
  • Maintain lists and updates of workers and lists of upcoming new fiscal-year POSOs that need to be created.
  • Prepare IV-E and Non-IV-E case actions, ongoing POSOs, and one-time POSOs.
  • Prepare vendor reports during both halves of fiscal-year closure and notify vendors when required documentation and invoices have not been submitted for payment.
  • Verify all documentation needed to create a POSO, OTPO, or case action.
  • Maintain tracking spreadsheets, electronic files, hard-copy files, accurate case files, and financial records.
  • Prepare monthly and other activity reports, including monthly CSA Pool Reimbursement Reports.
  • Sort and distribute documents as necessary.
  • Research, analyze, and evaluate financial data.
  • Confer with customers and vendors to resolve discrepancies.
Desired Qualifications
  • High school diploma supplemented with bookkeeping coursework and related fiscal support experience using business and agency software, including spreadsheets, or an equivalent combination of training and experience providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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Virginia Department of Social Services

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Virginia Department of Social Services is the state agency that designs and administers human-service programs for people and families across Virginia. Its responsibilities include food and energy assistance, foster care and adoption, child support, licensing, and abuse and neglect prevention. The department works with local social-services agencies and community partners to deliver benefits, protection, and family support. The agency spans benefits administration, protection, family services, regulation, and statewide oversight while providing policy, systems, funding, training, and operational support to Virginia’s locally administered social-services network.

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