Reconciliation and Funding Specialist

Agency Dept of Revenue Division Financial Services Job Classification Title Accounting Specialist (S) Position Number

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is committed to excellence in tax administration, ensuring secure and efficient collection of revenue to fund vital public services. We are an employer of choice offering excellent benefits, competitive pay, professional development, and career advancement. Our dedicated team provides accurate information, achieves high compliance, and delivers innovative services with integrity and fairness. DOR is an equal opportunity employer hiring qualified candidates regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or political affiliation.

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The North Carolina Department of Revenue is recruiting for a Reconciliation and Funding Specialist in our Tax Services Section of the Financial Services Division, which is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of the taxes collected by the Department. This position reports directly to the Tax Services Manager. The position oversees the Department’s tax refund disbursement process, including requisitioning funds, initiating refund check and direct deposit jobs, and reviewing and approving check batches prior to printing.

Position is responsible for requisitioning cash timely to support individual income and business tax refund checks as well as individual income direct deposits, performing daily reconciliation procedures to ensure accurate cash requests, and conducting thorough reviews of refund check batches prior to authorizing them for printing. The position ensures positive pay files are submitted to the State Treasurer for the refund checks issued, transfers funds for direct deposit refunds from the State Treasurer to the issuing bank, and records refund transactions in the State’s accounting system (NCFS).

This role ensures that all tax revenue received by the Department of Revenue is accurately recorded and reported in a timely manner. It performs daily reconciliations of the Department’s general ledger receipts with amounts recorded in NCFS, investigates and resolves any variances, and prepares a daily gross collections report that is distributed to departmental leadership and key state agencies. Position also processes stop payment and cancellation requests within the Department’s tax systems and the State Treasurer’s banking system and provides support to taxpayers and other Department employees regarding refund-related inquiries.

• Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices and ability to explain and apply the provisions of the standardized accounting practices adopted by State Government
• Ability to assist in interpreting and analyzing accounting data using Microsoft Excel
• Ability to apply analysis to the departmental or institutional needs and determine compliance with pertinent guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with representatives of related contact agencies, departmental staff, and the general public
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form

$45,431 - $66,000 Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed from the class specification. The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the vacancy announcement should be used as management preferences and be used to screen for the most qualified pool of applicants.

The state of North Carolina offers excellent…