Accounting & Financial Management Advisor III
State of North Carolina
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Wake County • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- assess and monitor the fiscal health of more than 1,100 local governments in NC
- review annual independent audits submitted by governments
- provide technical assistance by phone or email
- visit directly with unit staff and their auditors
- review a proportionate share of the 1,100 audited financial statements of local governmental units
- assist governments or their auditors on items related to governmental accounting, auditing, budgeting, North Carolina law, and other areas related to fiscal operations
- develop training for NC local officials and auditors
- assist with memorandums and publications research areas identified by management
- attend online and/or in-person training as required by management
- require occasional day travel to visit units of local government or attend training, about 10% of the positions time
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, finance or public administration or a related discipline
- 18 semester hours of accounting coursework
- four years (4) of professional accounting/auditing experience in the preparation of interpretive or analytical accounting/ financial statements and reports
- experience with governmental generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- experience understanding or applying federal and state laws related to financial reporting and best practices
- experience understanding financial data to determine the overall financial condition of a local government
- knowledge of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards
- knowledge of the NC Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act (G.S. 159 - Local Government Finance) and School Budget and Fiscal Control Act (Chapter 115C - Article 31)
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid vacation
- paid sick time
- paid holidays
- retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
accountingauditingfinancial statementsfinancial reportingGAAPGASB standardsbudgetinganalytical skillsinterpretive skillsfiscal operations
Soft skills
technical assistancecommunicationtraining developmentinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsresearch skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailcollaborationadaptability