Accountant II - Budget

Overview

Salary Range: $57,346 - $75,266

This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Our mission is to serve Mecklenburg County residents by helping them improve their lives and community.

The Mecklenburg County finance department is a team of professionals that handles functions including capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, procurement, grant management and payables while providing 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. 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.

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-Financial Services Division budget team. In partnership with an Accountant III, works with assigned County departments to prepare and monitor budgets.

• Work with assigned human services department to prepare annually adopted budget in accordance with regulations of the NCDHHS and policies and procedures as defined by the County Manager's Office. Enter budget information into budget system.
• Monitor on a continual basis the budget/actual activity for the areas assigned. Prepare requested analysis. Attend monthly budget meetings to discuss budget and activity. Generate and review general ledger reports. Prepare detailed analyses that are complete, concise and meet needs of the department for making budget decisions.
• 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.

• 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: yes

May require a North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License

• Local, state or federal government experience

Knowledge of

• 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

Skills

• Proficiency in financial analysis and financial reporting
• Interpretation of financial documents
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Talking to others to convey information effectively
• Using…