"Accountant"

Accountant

Company:
North Carolina State University

Job Location:

Category:
Business and Financial Services

Type:
Full-Time

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Location: Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:
As an accountant for the College of Engineering you will play an important role in the college's day-to-day financial operations, managing complex budgets and helping ensure compliance with university, state, and federal requirements. You will be working closely with the Dean's Office, college units, and central offices. In this role your financial guidance contributes to accurate reporting, strong stewardship of resources, and efficient business processes across the College.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Program Management & Budgeting:

• Prepare, manage, and analyze complex budgets for assigned Dean's Office projects, including state appropriations, receipts, trust funds, and F&A-supported projects.
• Maintain budget projections and tracking tools; analyze financial data, recommend adjustments, and process corrections or reversals as needed.
• Monitor accounts, special funds, and allocations to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Provide transactional financial support to college units, including Finance, Facilities, Communications, Research Administration, Human Resources, and Associate Dean offices.

Transactional Administration & Purchasing:

• Process and coordinate vouchers, journals, IDJs, Marketplace orders, P-card transactions, purchase orders, requisitions, and travel.
• Coordinate purchase orders over $5,000 and manage new vendor setup and vendor updates.
• Serve as a point of contact for transaction-related questions and workflow support.

Financial Monitoring, Compliance & Contract Review:

• Monitor accounts and transactions for compliance with Cost Accounting Standards, State of North Carolina, and NCSU policies.
• Assist with audit planning, perform quarterly reviews, and prepare financial summary reports.
• Review data for accuracy, identify issues, and resolve discrepancies.
• Apply knowledge of accounting structures to guide and approve transactions.
• Complete first-level contract reviews in coordination with central purchasing.
• Communicate spending and travel guidelines and related updates.

Professional Knowledge & Team Support:

• Process new account requests in accordance with applicable policies and accounting structures.
• Provide backup support for billing functions and other team responsibilities.
• Serve as backup College CAMS coordinator and Risk Insurance representative.
• Participate in departmental, college, and university meetings related to finance and research administration.

If you are a detail-oriented accounting professional who is comfortable interpreting policies, exercising sound judgment, and balancing accuracy, compliance, and customer service, we encourage you to apply.

Other Work/Responsibilities:
In addition to the core responsibilities of this role, there may be occasional opportunities to take on additional duties.

Minimum Experience/Education:
Bachelor's degree with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or Associate's degree in accounting; or Associate's degree in business or related discipline with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications:
n/a

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Accounting.
• PeopleSoft Human Resources and Financials experience or similar system.
• Experience in PINS, RADAR, NSF Fastlane, grants.gov, and WRS Systems

Required License or Certification:
n/a