Draw Specialist

About the role

The Department of Public Safety's mission is to safeguard and preserve the lives and property of the people of North Carolina through preparation, prevention, and protection with integrity and honor. This Accounting Specialist (Draw Specialist) is in the NCDPS Controller's Office Disaster Grants Section and is responsible and accountable for the drawing of federal funds weekly or as needed by the Department of Public Safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the review process of federal funds processing all federal funds deposits in the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS).
• Transfer and receipt the funds through NCFS to the appropriate operating budget code.
• Key the journal batches for these NCFS transactions.
• Closely assist the Special Funds Cash Management Section with cash management of grants drawdown processing, accounting, and reporting.
• Ensure fiscal accountability of the use of funds awarded to the agency from various sources.

Requirements

• Knowledge of General Accepting Accounting Principles (GAAP), methods, procedures, and/or accounting practices.
• Experience reconciling financial data, documents, and/or reports.
• Experience using Excel.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting related to federal grants.
• Experience with the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) and/or other accounting system(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or other curriculum that would provide a core curriculum in financial management coursework from an appropriately accredited institution; or
• Associate’s degree in accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of accounting or auditing experience; or
• High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four (4) years of experience as an accounting technician, three of which must have been at an advanced technical level.

Skills

• Knowledge of governmental accounting related to federal grants.
• Experience with the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) and/or other accounting system(s).

Benefits

This is a full-time TIME-LIMITED position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits for a limited duration of time (with the potential to extend up to 36 months). The work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm. We value our employees and are committed to providing flexibility in work schedules. This position qualifies for teleworking on a part-time basis as part of the State Telework Program.

Pay

Recruitment Range: $45,431.00 - $63,000.00

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm