Senior Governmental Accounting Manager

Carteret County Government is seeking a Senior Governmental Accounting Manager to assist with the County's governmental accounting records, general ledger and year-end closing processes. Do you have experience in financial reporting, audit support, and/or complex reconciliations? Then, the Senior Governmental Accounting Manager job may be the role for you!

REQUIRED - Must complete pre-employment screenings including criminal background check, fingerprint background, drug test, motor vehicle report & education screening (if applicable). Offers of employment are conditional on acceptable results.

Full-time with benefits including paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance; retirement and 401(k) plans; and, paid sick, vacation and holiday leave.

Carteret County Government is an equal opportunity employer.

Performs complex, technical and professional work analyzing complex, unusual or non-routine accounting transactions, evaluating substance, funding source, fund classification, recognition timing, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements, and determines appropriate accounting treatment or develops recommendations for approval when matters are material, unprecedented or policy-sensitive.

An employee in this class is responsible and accountable for the technical integrity of significant portions of the County’s governmental accounting records, general ledger, balance sheet accounts, year-end closing processed, audit support and external financial reporting. The position serves as a principal technical accounting resource and independently evaluates complex or non-routine transactions, researches authoritative guidance, determines or recommends appropriate accounting treatment, and ensures that financial information is complete, accurate, supportable and compliant with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable Governmental Accounting Standards Board requirements.

Work may be unprecedented or lack a fully established procedure. The position applies governmental GAAP, GASB standards, audit requirements, County policies and applicable state and federal reporting requirements. Compliance failures may affect audit results and public reporting. Errors or delayed decisions may cause material misstatements, audit adjustments or findings, inaccurate state or federal reporting, unsupported balances, weakened internal controls, incorrect management information, reputational harm, or loss of confidence among governing officials, auditors, lenders and the public.

The work supports the County’s annual financial statements, executive financial decisions, audit opinion, debt and grant reporting and stewardship of public resources. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Deputy Finance Director and is evaluated by discussion, reports, observation, and feedback from department heads, managers and employees.

Essential Job Functions

• Accountable for the integrity, accuracy and supportability of assigned general ledger and balance sheet accounts, including timely identification and resolution of errors, unusual balances, unsupported items and control weaknesses.
• Accountable for ensuring complex accounting transactions are analyzed and recorded in accordance with governmental GAAP, GASB standards, County policy and consistent accounting methodology.
• Accountable for the completeness, accuracy and audit readiness of assigned ACFR schedules, note support, lead schedules, roll-forwards, reconciliations and technical work papers.
• Accountable for identifying financial reporting risks and escalating material issues, proposed adjustments, unresolved differences and emerging accounting requirements to Finance leadership.
• Accountable for designing, documenting, and improving accounting procedures and internal controls within assigned areas.
• Accountable for providing technically sound guidance to departments, accounting staff, auditors and executive leadership on governmental accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Directs and performs advanced analysis of complex, unusual or non-routine accounting…