Staff Accountant - Governor's Office of Administrative Services

Staff Accountant - Governor's Office of Administrative Services

Salary

$65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annually

Location

Kanawha County, WV

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

GOV27002

Department

Governors Office

Opening Date

07/13/2026

Closing Date

8/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION OF VACANCY

KANAWHA

Civil Service Type:

Non-Covered - This Position is Not Covered OR Classified Under the DOP Merit System

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Nature of Work

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Position Summary:

The Governor's Office of Administrative Services is seeking a dynamic problem solver to serve as a Staff Accountant in a small team oriented environment. This role performs a variety of governmental accounting and record keeping functions related to grant disbursements, accounts payable work, budgeting, and procurement. The individual selected will have the opportunity to work in a service focused role supporting multiple offices across the entirety of the states executive branch. The ideal candidate will be a detail oriented professional with a passion for public service who excels at solving problems and working as part of a collaborative team.

Examples of Work

Key Responsibilities

• Performing accounting and record keeping functions for disbursements, which includes ensuring that all disbursement requests are in accordance with applicable law, rule, and policy.

• Drafting of budget requests and expenditure schedules for the Governor's Office in the wvOASIS system.

• Assisting with administration of grant distributions from the Governor's Office.

• The position will utilize the wvOASIS platform to complete a variety of financial reporting.

• Performing accounts payable work for the Governor's Office.

• Position serves as the backup to the Administrative Coordinator, and will complete payroll accounting on an as needed basis.

Work Environment:

• Collaborative team oriented environment with a focus on public service and solving problems.

• On-Site position located at the West Virginia State Capitol Building

• Full-Time with a typical schedule of Monday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00pm

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree OR 4 years of clearly demonstrated experience in governmental accounting.

Preferred Skills:

• The preferred candidate will have knowledge of the wvOASIS system and demonstrated experience of completing financial reporting in this platform.

• Clearly demonstrated work history of governmental accounting, budgeting, and grant administration work.

Job not in the classified service. See the hiring agency for a description of benefits.

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Employer West Virginia

Address 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Building 3 Suite 500

Charleston, West Virginia, 25305

Phone (304) 558-3950

Website http://personnel.wv.gov