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Location: Raleigh, NC
Essential Job Duties:
The Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences (MBS) is seeking an Accountant to serve as a key financial steward and trusted advisor to departmental leadership, faculty, and staff. In this role, you will manage a varied portfolio of funds, including state appropriations, discretionary funds, grants, gifts, and service centers, ensuring fiscal integrity and driving budget operations in close partnership with the CVM Business Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Budget & Faculty Support: Reconcile accounts, prepare annual financial reports for faculty, manage journal vouchers/IDTs, direct year-end closeouts, and oversee payroll salary distributions.
- Procurement & Reconciliations: Review and approve marketplace requisitions, vouchers, vendor registrations (PaymentWorks), and P-card reconciliations to ensure policy compliance and timely vendor payments.
- Contracts & Grant Administration: Monitor grant expenditures and fund allocations, prevent deficits, assist with grant closeouts, process university contracts, and calculate annual salary releases.
- Travel Management: Guide faculty and staff through university travel processes, reviewing and approving travel authorizations and reimbursements.
Qualifications & Expectations
- Technical Knowledge: Strong grounding in GAAP, budgetary practices, and financial reporting.
- Systems Proficiency: Experience with university financial systems (e.g., Wolfpack Reporting System/WRS), advanced Excel/Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace.
- Core Competencies: Detail-oriented, strong analytical skills, exceptional organizational ability, and a service-oriented approach with a commitment to high-touch support (24-hour response standard).
Other Work/Responsibilities:
- The standard timeframe for responding to faculty, staff, and administrators with results is 24 hours. Maintaining this level of customer service is essential to the department's successful operation.
- Thorough knowledge of accounting and budgetary principles, practices, and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and prepare accurate reports.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines.
- Proficiency with the university financial system: Wolfpack Reporting System (WRS), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), and Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Docs, Drive, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators.
Minimum Experience/Education:
A Bachelor's degree with at least 12 credit hours in accounting; an Associate's degree in Accounting; or an Associate's degree in Business (or a related field) with at least 12 credit hours in accounting. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be substituted. All degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution.
Required Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of accounting and budgetary principles, practices, and procedures, including GAAP.
- Proven ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data to produce accurate, actionable reports.
- Proficiency with financial and reporting systems such as PeopleSoft Financials, Wolfpack Reporting System (WRS), and Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across all levels of the department.
- Demonstrated professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to providing timely, accurate financial support.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of NC State's financial systems (PeopleSoft, WOLF Reports, Labor and Payroll Distribution Reports, PINS, RADAR, PMR).
- Advanced Excel skills for budget projections, spending analysis, and report creation.
- Familiarity with university, state, and federal procurement and compliance regulations.
- Experience preparing and reconciling sponsored project accounts and department-level financials.
Required License or Certification:
N/A
AA/EEO Statement:
NC State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, and veteran status. The University encourages all qualified applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, to apply. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-513-0574 to speak with a representative of the Office of Equal Opportunity.
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.
NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.
NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.