Salary : $80,776.80 - $141,359.50 Annually
Location : HOUSING & COMM DEV ADMIN, 3700 PENDER DRIVE, FAIRFAX (FH22), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01775
Department: Housing & Community Dev
Opening Date: 11/14/2026
Closing Date: 11/27/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S27
Posting Type: Open to General Public
Job Announcement This position is responsible for the accounting, budgeting, reporting, audit coordination and financial oversight of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) and its limited partnership properties.
- Oversees financial review of partnerships operations, third party investor reporting, federal and state grant requirements, and compliance with Fairfax County's Department of Finance policies and procedures; monitors and conducts monthly financial reviews, completes compliance checks, interprets complex financial statement results to both internal and external customers, management, and auditors.
- Performs extensive complex financial analysis of balance sheet accounts, operating income accounts and cash flow accounts to ensure compliance with audit requirement and accounting regulations noting impacts of changes to variables.
- Produces financial statements and analyzes accounts using a trial balance and performs necessary variance analysis.
- Prepares financial information in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standards and guidelines.
- Provides accounting and auditing coordination serving as the lead liaison between the Central Services Division, Rental Housing Division and Partnership properties.
- Reviews and analyzes monthly financial reports from the third-party management companies (TPMs) and submits them to management and prepares quarterly financial reports to limited partner investors.
- Coordinates financial audits with external auditors for all component units of the FCRHA and review all PBC, client schedules and supplementary statements for the auditors.
- Keeps abreast of GASB, GAAP, VHDA agreements and policies; conveys impacts to management and into the financial reports and accounting practices. Writes all formal responses to the auditors for questions and concerns.
- Conducts ongoing self-audits of partnership entities and oversees performance, actual revenues and expenditures, produces models for projections and tracks performance.
- Accountant III must have an in-depth understanding of the operations of the partnerships and assists in ensuring that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has a strong system of oversight of the fiscal and regulatory operations. In addition, prepares projections for long-term capital needs and financing strategies that reflect DHCD's mission and financial goals.
- Develops and administers the properties annual budget; forecasts funds; monitors expenses; and implements adjustments.
- Manages the monitoring of loan documents for each property project.
- Monitors Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) funds and other federal program funds and compliance with limited partnership agreement requirements and other regulatory and financing requirements to make projections.
- Works with the public, FCRHA investors, partners, lenders and funders, county departments, internal divisions, community work groups and/or citizen organizations and related groups, third party managers and staff as required.
Read about Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development, click Review the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority Fiscal Year 2024 annual report
Employment Standards MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: (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 24 credit hours of intermediate level accounting or higher; plus four years of increasingly responsible accounting experience including two years experience with automated accounting systems. CPA certification or a master's degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for one year of required experience.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:None.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Active CPA license with at least five years of professional level experience in the field of accounting/finance.
- Ability to prepare financial statements to include Statement of Net Position, Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Change in Net Position, Statement of Cash Flow, and related notes to the financial statements.
- Progressive financial experience with a solid budget and financial management background, with knowledge of governmental accounting, and financial statement preparation and financial and program analysis.
- Strong written, oral communication and analytic skills are critical.
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise resource planning system, specifically SAP and Excel.
- Proven ability to develop and perform complex financial reports and analysis, including detailed projections and financial scenarios addressing all funding complexities using available tracking systems.
- Highly proficient at systems, producing customized reports, and data manipulation to create management reports.
- Demonstrates initiative to research, understand, and resolve complex issues.
- Ability to form collaborative partnerships across intra-departmental divisions and with external stakeholders to work towards a common goal.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work is generally sedentary in nature; however, incumbent is required to frequently move about to perform office work such as accessing files, attending meetings, making presentations, operating general office equipment, and performing other essential job duties; may be required to move items up to approximately 15 pounds in weight.
Ability to read information on a computer monitor; effectively communicate; operate keyboard-driven equipment and computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.
Merit PositionsFairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- LiveWell Program
- Flexible Spending Programs
- Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
- Paid Holidays
- Deferred Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employees' Child Care Center
- Continuous Learning Opportunities
Please click for a summary of our benefits.
NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:
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Non-Merit Positions- Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Spending Program
- Deferred Compensation
- Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
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What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
- Less than 12th grade
- High school diploma or GED
- Some college
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctorate degree
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Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.
- Accounting
- Finance
- Public policy
- Business administration
- Public administration
- Other (related)
- Other (non-related)
- None of the above
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If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list the discipline of your degree. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable."
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If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.
- Less than 45 quarter hours
- 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
- 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
- 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
- 180 or more quarter hours
- Less than 30 semester hours
- 30 to less than 60 semester hours
- 60 to less than 90 semester hours
- 90 to less than 120 semester hours
- 120 or more semester hours
- Not applicable
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Do you currently possess a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license?
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Have you completed at least 24 credit hours of intermediate level accounting or higher?
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How many years of full-time equivalent, increasingly responsible accounting experience do you possess?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight or more years
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How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with automated accounting systems?
- None
- Less than one year
- One year to less than two
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six years or more
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How many years of experience do you have reviewing audited financial statements?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five or more years
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How many years of experience do you have working with financial statement preparation?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five or more years
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How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with SAP or a similar automated accounting/financial system?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five or more years
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How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with SAP accounting systems?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five or more years
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How many years of experience do you have in auditing, accounting and/or budgeting?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five or more years
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How many years of experience do you have developing budgets and/or working with funds management?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
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