Accountant II- Revenue and Grants Management

This is an exempt, full-time, in-office position with a schedule of 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday.

About the Role

The Finance Department is a team of professionals tasked with functions including capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, procurement, grant management, and payables, along with providing additional fiscal support to departments across the County.

The ideal candidate will perform professional and complex accounting work involving the preparation and/or maintenance of financial or related records. This position, under minimal supervision, is responsible for establishing and maintaining financial records, which may include budgets, expenditures, and revenues. The role involves preparing, reviewing, analyzing, and submitting a variety of complex and/or special reports, reconciliations, work papers, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies.

This position is located within the Department Financial Services Division and supports the Revenue & Grants Management team. In partnership with other Accountants, the incumbent will work with assigned County departments to prepare and monitor federal, state, and private grants.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, analyze, and submit a variety of reports, reconciliations, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies.
• Resolve moderately complex reconciliations and account analysis problems requiring in-depth research.
• Audit, compile, calculate, and analyze a variety of financial data and transactions.
• Participate in developing and implementing financial procedures related to data accumulation, reporting, and archiving.
• Prepare a variety of financial and accounting records and reports including revenue and expenditure reports, executive summaries, and aging reports.
• Maintain records of account entries by compiling and analyzing accounting activities.
• Oversee specific accounting operations or a complex segment of the accounting function.
• Coordinate with other departments to assess needs and requirements for accounting matters.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years in Accounting or Finance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Combination of relevant education and experience accepted.
• May require a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License.
• Intermediate proficiency in various computer applications including Microsoft Office; Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference for experience with state/federal grant management and reimbursement preparation.
• Experience with accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Experience with cash handling, recording cash receipts, and bank reconciliation.
• Experience with month & year-end account reconciliations.
• Experience in preparing financial reports.
• Financial systems experience, especially AMS Advantage, BOA CashPro, and OnBase systems.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced level MS Excel skills, including Excel data mining.
• Ability to meet hard deadlines.

Skills & Knowledge

• Budgetary principles.
• Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Governmental accounting procedures and principles.
• Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Principles and processes for providing customer service.
• Proficiency in financial analysis and financial reporting.
• Interpretation of financial documents.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Effective communication to convey information.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• Using mathematics to solve problems.

Abilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Developing Others: Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ skills and abilities so they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.
• Formal Presentation: Presenting ideas effectively to individuals or groups; delivering presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
• Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it.

Pay

Salary range: $57,346.00/yr – $71,682.50/yr. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level, and internal equity.

Work Environment

Works in an office setting with moderate noise.