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Accountant Ii Jobs
| Company | Mecklenburg County |
| Address | , , Nc |
| Employment type | |
| Salary | $54,039 - $67,549 a year |
| Expires | 2023-07-26 |
| Posted at | 10 months ago |
Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career
This is an exempt (salaried) position $54,039.04- $67,548.80 Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
The Finance Department is a team of professionals that are 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 with 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. Prepare, review, analyze, and submit 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
Position Summary
Perform professional and technical accounting work for an assigned area or County department. This position, under general supervision, is responsible for preparing projections, financial reports and budget documents ensuring compliance with local ordinances and state statutes. This position is in the Finance Department-Department Financial Services Division budget team. In partnership with an Accountant III works with assigned County departments to prepare and monitor budgets.
Essential Functions
- Coordinate with other departments to assess needs and requirements for accounting matters
- Participate in developing and implementing financial procedures related to data accumulation, reporting, and archiving
- Audit, compile, calculate, and analyze a variety of financial data and transactions
- Maintain records of account entries by compiling and analyzing accounting activities
- Oversee specific accounting operations, or a complex segment of the accounting function
- 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
- Prepare a variety of financial and accounting records and reports including revenue and expenditure reports, executive summaries, and aging reports
- Resolve moderately complex reconciliations and account analysis problems requiring in-depth research
Minimum Qualifications
Experience:
Minimum of three years in Accounting or Finance.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted
Licenses and Certifications
May require a North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Public Account (CPA) preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
- Principles and processes for providing customer service
- Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
- Governmental accounting procedures and principles
- Budgetary principles
- Economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Skills
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
- Using mathematics to solve problems
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Interpretation of financial documents
- Proficiency in financial analysis and financial reporting
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Talking to others to convey information effectively
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
- 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 that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
- Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it
- Formal Presentation: Presenting ideas effectively to individuals or groups; delivering presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience
- 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
- Developing Others: Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ skills and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively
Computer Skills
- Advanced in Microsoft Excel
- Intermediate in various computer applications including Microsoft Office
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request.
Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations. Mecklenburg County requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new Mecklenburg County employees.
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