Accounting Manager - North Carolina Council of District Attorneys

## Accounting Manager - North Carolina Council of District Attorneys Apply:
Wake County, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 28, 2026 (21 days left to apply):
JR-125732
** Agency
* * Commission and Conferences
** Division
* * District Attorneys' Conference
** Job Classification Title
** Project Coordinator (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* *** About Us
** DO YOUR CAREER JUSTICE! Each and every day, North Carolina's courts help provide safety for our communities, prosperity for our economy, and protection for the rights, liberties, and freedoms that sit at the foundation of our state and federal constitutions. Consider an exciting and rewarding career with us and join the more than 7,000 elected officials and employees who make up our workforce and help us ensure that justice is administrated without favor, denial, or delay.
** Description of Work
**** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** SALARY RANGE: $ - $*
* ** The opportunity
** Bring your accounting expertise to an agency taking shape around an important statewide mission. The newly established North Carolina Council of District Attorneys seeks a collaborative Accounting Manager to help build its accounting operations and support North Carolina’s District Attorneys and the prosecution function of the State of North Carolina.  As part of the Council’s founding team, you will help develop the systems, policies, and internal controls that guide its financial operations.

Your work will give leadership dependable financial information and help ensure that public resources support the prosecutors and team members serving communities across North Carolina.  The Council values a collaborative, service-oriented culture where colleagues share expertise, solve problems together, and support one another’s success. This position offers the opportunity to lead a small fiscal team, work closely with agency leadership and state partners, and contribute directly to the agency’s development.

** Position overview
** The Accounting Manager oversees the Council’s accounting functions and performs hands-on professional accounting work. Responsibilities include accounts payable and receivable, cash management, payroll, fixed assets, employee and nonemployee travel, grants and contracts management, and financial reporting. The position records and reports transactions in the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) and assists leadership with administration of the Council’s budget codes, funds, and accounts.  

The Accounting Manager supervises a small team of fiscal staff, establishes work priorities, and ensures accurate, timely financial services for the Council and District Attorney offices. The position serves as the primary contact for accounting matters, maintains effective internal controls, and ensures compliance with applicable accounting and budgeting requirements.  
** Duties and responsibilities*
* ** Accounting operations and internal controls
*** Oversee and perform day-to-day accounting activities across accounts payable and receivable, cash management, payroll, fixed assets, employee and nonemployee travel, grants, contracts, and financial reporting.
* Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls for the new agency. Ensure adherence to applicable accounting and budgeting laws, rules, regulations, and reporting requirements.
* Develop and monitor separation of duties for cash receipting and other cash management functions, including financial system access and security. Establish practical controls suited to a small fiscal team.  
** Financial records and reporting
*** Record, review, reconcile, and report financial transactions in NCFS; maintain complete and accurate accounting records;…