"Accounting Specialist - Purchasing"

Posting Details

Working Title
Accounting Specialist - Purchasing

Position Number
60024A

Department
SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Location
Norfolk, VA

Type of Position
Classified

Type of Job
Full Time

EEO Category
F Administrative Support (Clerical & Sales)

Job Description
This position is responsible for processing purchase requisitions and executing purchasing orders in support of Old Dominion University’s Research Foundation’s research and administrative activities. The position involves scheduling work to ensure timely procurement, maintaining accurate records for both vendors and departments, and facilitating clear communication with customers.

Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Considerable knowledge of procurement principles, laws, regulations, and purchasing techniques.
• Working knowledge to use Microsoft Office effectively, including Word and Excel, to complete daily tasks independently.
• Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate information and use individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Demonstrated ability to gather and evaluate relevant information from various sources to support typical job functions.

Special licenses, registration or certification
NONE

Education or training
N/A

Level and type of experience
Considerable experience in an accounting, payroll, or accounts payable/receivable role, typically gained through related experience. Considerable experience working directly with all levels of employees, performing tasks for people, and dealing directly with internal and external customers.

Additional Considerations (supplemental knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, licensure, certification)
Work requires knowledge which would be gained through courses beyond high school, including special training, vocational training, or college level courses.

Conditions of Employment
None

Annual Salary/Hourly Rate
Salary commensurate with education and experience

Posting Detail Information

Job Requisition Number
S03139

Job Open To
General Public

Open Date
11/24/2025

Close Date
12/12/2025

Open Until Filled
No

Special Instructions Summary
Please upload Resume

Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Alternative Hiring Process
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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