Mecklenburg County Looking for Debt Accountant III at Huntersville, North Carolina Full Time

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Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

At Mecklenburg County, you ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The Finance Department is a team of professionals that are tasked with functions including capital and debt planning, investments, accounting, payroll, procurement, grant management and payables along with providing additional 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, preparation review and analysis of a variety of complex and/or special reports, statements, reconciliations, work papers, communications, schedules and tables for internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies

Essential Functions

Responsible for preparing financial statements, including the County s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, and other reports as required by other governmental agencies, account reconciliations and analysis, bank reconciliations, projections and forecasts and must understand governmental accounting systems and the flow of transactions between systems in order to extract and manipulate data for required reports.

• Provide support to County departments by resolving financially related problems and reviewing internal control
• Resolve complex reconciliations and account analysis problems requiring in-depth research
• Prepare financial projections and conduct related forecasting for future project needs for the County
• Conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting budgets, expenses, and other financial projects
• Report current or expected financial performance and creates financial models to guide decision making
• Review financial statements for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• Analyze cash flow, expenditures, revenue, depreciation, and investments to make recommendations for action and/or modifications regarding financial procedures, plans, and controls
• Assist departments with technical support in policies, procedures, budget development, and financial standards
• Prepare reports such as balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other documents that project the organization’s financial position
• Oversee specific accounting operations, or complex segment of accounting functions; and review financial statements for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
• Ability to analyze data, create reports and/or presentations and communicate results internally and to other County departments

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of four years in Accounting or Finance.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted? Yes

Licenses and Certifications

• May require a North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Account (CPA) preferred
• Two years of governmental accounting experience including financial statement preparation, account reconciliation and analysis and bank reconciliations.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Governmental Accounting Standard Board Statements and Technical Pronouncements, and North Carolina Statutes for local government finance.
• Knowledge of governmental accounting practices
• Experience working with the debt management program for a municipal and/or state government entity
• Experience with bond issuance and working with rating agencies and financial advisors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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, financial reporting and
• Interpretation of financial documents
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Active Listening
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Talking to others to convey information effectively
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Using mathematics to solve problems

Abilities

Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one s area and other areas, teams, departments, units or organizations to help achieve business goals

Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided

Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences

Developing Others: Planning and supporting the development of individuals skills and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively

Formal Presentation: Presenting ideas effectively to individuals or groups; delivering presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience

Information Monitoring: Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it

Computer Skills

• Intermediate in various computer applications including Microsoft Office
• MUST be Advanced in Microsoft Excel

Work Environment

Works in an office setting with moderate noise

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer Statement

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.

Mecklenburg County requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new Mecklenburg County employees.