Title: Bank Reconciliation Specialist

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I

Hiring Range: $50,000-$57,500

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: https://trs.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is dedicated to serving the Commonwealth by providing excellent financial management and outstanding customer service. We offer challenging and interesting work and a friendly and positive environment.
The Virginia Department of the Treasury is currently recruiting for a Bank Reconciliation Specialist to reconcile select concentration, regional, and trust bank accounts. The duties will include, but are not limited to identifying, researching, and resolving bank adjustments and agency cash transactions. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the cash receipt guidelines set forth in the Commonwealth Accounting Policies and Procedures (CAPP) manual. The incumbent will be required to prepare reconciling and write off cash accounting entries. The incumbent will also be responsible for initiating contact with state agencies and banks to resolve reconciling items. The position will act as the primary backup for placing payroll and general warrant stop payments and assisting claimants with forged endorsement claims.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated experience compiling and analyzing data, while utilizing strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated experience researching reconciliation issues independently and developing supportable conclusions and/or recommendations.
• Considerable experience working in a high-volume automated accounting environment
• Previous experience with bank reconciliations
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and customer service skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office to include Excel and Word
• Ability to evaluate current work processes and make recommendations for enhancements
• Ability to work well with other professionals at various levels

Additional Considerations

• Experience in an accounting field or equivalent applicable education, experience, and/or training
• Experience with automated Bank Reconciliation and Accounting Software is highly desirable

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.

All Candidates are required to submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this position.
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.
All finalists are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: criminal checks; employment verification; verification of education; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.
Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms with their state application.
The Department of the Treasury telework policy allows for up to two days a week of telework subject to the position requirements after training is completed.
Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.
The Virginia Department of the Treasury is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Lori Perez

Phone: 804-225-3247

Email: HR@TRS.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.