Accountant I - (Part time)

This is a non-exempt (hourly) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.

About the role

This position will perform general accounting work. A high degree of customer service skills is required. Under direct supervision, this entry-level role in the Accountant series is responsible for preparing grant applications, financial reports, and budget documents; and performing division accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions ensuring compliance with local ordinances and state statutes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and monitor compliance with financial, reporting, and legal requirements
• Prepare, review, reconcile, and submit reports and/or statements to internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies
• Organize, prepare, and review budget documentation; determine revenue and expenditure coding; review expenditure and reconcile budget proceeds
• Prepare invoices for payment authorization; assign expenditures to proper cost center; verify posting of expenditures and maintain accounts payable ledger and records
• Enter and maintain automated and manual accounting records; perform data entry for accounting operations and verify accuracy
• Prepare a variety of financial and accounting records and reports including revenue and expenditure reports, executive summaries, and aging reports
• Review and audit source documents and post transactions; prepare reports and reconcile ledgers
• Coordinate with departments to assess needs and requirements for fiscal monitoring and reporting
• Review data collected and monitor budgets to provide accurate and timely financial information to internal departments and outside reporting agencies
• Provide ongoing technical assistance to departments on fiscal policies and procedures and budget guidelines

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted
• May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with accounting work or financial analysis

Skills

Knowledge

• Budgetary principles
• Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
• Governmental accounting procedures
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• The structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
• Principles and processes for providing customer service

Proficiencies

• Financial analysis
• Interpretation of financial documents
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Working with balance sheets, financial statements, journal entries, account classifications, and chart of accounts

Abilities

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
• Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals
• Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise
• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Using mathematics to solve problems
• Talking to others to convey information effectively

Computer Skills

• Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
• Intermediate in Microsoft Excel

Pay

Salary Range: $25 - $31/hourly

Work Environment

Works in an office setting with moderate noise.