Finance Accountant (County) at North… · Florence

Summary: The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking a Finance Accountant to support the Office of Budget and Finance. The role involves preparing and maintaining financial records, auditing financial transactions, and producing reports to ensure compliance with applicable standards and laws.

Responsibilities:
- Performs a variety of accounting assignments including computer accounting entries, technical accounting activities, general ledger maintenance, revenue tracking, reconciliations, special fund accounting, capital asset accounting, and financial reporting
- Perform duties within scope of authority and training, and in compliance with County policies and quality standards
- Record revenue and expenditures to the correct fund, cost center, object code, and sub-ledger to the General Ledger by researching, writing, and posting journal entries and deposits
- Research and write, journal entries and assure that adjustments to the General Ledger are recorded correctly
- Review, reconcile, and make corrections to transactions recorded in the General Ledger. This includes transactions pertaining to payment requests, purchase orders, credit card payments and bi-weekly payroll
- Assist in the preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and work with auditors as directed
- Duties include maintaining accounting records for the County fixed assets: recording inventory, tracking valuations, salvage, auctions, depreciation, and monitoring procedures, to ensure compliance with fixed asset system management standards
- Conduct special research and analysis projects and summarize data and generate reports
- Review and complete accounting transactions to computer ledgers, review source documents for compliance to rules and regulations, and review and validate proper handling of accounting transactions within designated limits
- Maintain accounting and bookkeeping records and filing systems, enter data into computer systems, process transactions, and update accounts
- Provide customer services, respond to requests for information, and attempt to resolve them by researching files and records within the scope of authority, update, retrieve, and release information according to procedures, and refer matters requiring policy interpretation to supervisor for resolution
- May cross train in other accounting duties and assist with the training of department and County staff
- To promote and adhere to the workplace values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork to help enrich lives beyond expectation
- Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records, and restricted County information
- Perform other related duties as required
- May assist in grant reporting or auditing

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- One year professional experience in Finance or Accounting
- Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or professional level finance or accounting experience may substitute for the minimum requirements

Preferred Qualifications:
- Arizona residents must have an Arizona Driver's License upon hire; newly established Arizona Residents must have one within 30 days of hire

Required Skills: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Auditing Principles, Public sector financial administration, State and Federal statutes for public sector accounting, Payroll regulations, IRS wage and employment regulations, Record keeping, Microsoft Office, Financial reporting, General Ledger maintenance, Journal entries, Reconciliations, Fixed asset accounting, Grant reporting, Audit compliance

Benefits: Paid Vacation And Sick Leave, 15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One, After Three (3) Years of Service, 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually, After Five (5) Years of Service, 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually, 13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One, Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish, Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years, Two Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service, Three Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service, Four Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service, Four Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service, Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!, Top Tier Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Insure your whole family on a PPO plan for as low as $57.94/mo., Insure you and your children on a PPO plan for ZERO premium cost, Comprehensive Wellness Program, Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events, Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite, Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite, Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online, Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi, Quarterly Well Challenges, Vaccination Clinics Onsite, Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Alternative Work Schedules, Telehealth, Qualified Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education, Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options, Civil Service Leave, VanPool Options, Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid, Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid, Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses, Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance