Accounting Clerk I (Trust Fund) Wake Correctional Center

Wake County, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 31200 - 49340

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description of Work

This position has both Minimum Education & Experience AND Management Preferences (listed in the KSAs section). Please review them BOTH carefully below in this posting. If you have these qualifications enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LICENSES sections of your application. Remember to SAVE each job entry and be thorough.Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application.

*This is an INTERNAL POSTING open ONLY for current North Carolina State Governmentemployees and for eligible RIF candidates from NC State Government.*

***This is an anticipated vacancy. This position is expected to be available on October 4 2025.***

Reporting to the Administrative Officer this position performs duties related to a variety of accounting functions in a minimum custody male correctional facility. Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:

Maintaining control and accountability of the offender banking system writing checks and daily bank deposits.
Processing accounting actions for offender welfare expenditures.
Processing weekly offender money orders and requesting and monitoring service club balances.
Maintaining control and accountability of the offender canteen system including monthly Canteen Reports.
Researching and responding to offender grievances.
Communicating and working well with staff at all levels the general public and the offender population.
Serving as back up in the Accounting department and will be cross-trained in accounts payable and receivable in NCFS and NC E-Procurement.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits with established working hours of Monday-Friday 8am-5pmand may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business need.

Note to Current State Employees:

The salary grade for this position is NC02(Salary Range: $31200 -$49340). State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as or lower than their current position. If selected for this position a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience funding availability and internal equity. Based upon these factors a pay increase MAY result.

About Wake Correctional Center:

Wake Correctional Center in Raleigh is a minimum-security prison for adult males. It is primarily a work unit in that 80 percent of the offenders leave the facility each day for incentive wage work assignments in various state agencies in the Wake County area. Offenders also work at other area adult correctional-facilities and Correction Enterprises operations. There are also offenders nearing their release date that participate on the work release program leaving the facility to work for businesses in the community. Incentive wage work assignments are also available at the prison in the food service clothes house janitorial landscaping maintenance canteen and recreation areas.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Effective July 1 2025 candidates now must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the Minimum Education and Experience listed from the OSHR class specification as seen in the next section below. The Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed here in this section are now to be used as Management Preferencesand to be used to screen for the MOST QUALIFIED pool of applicants.

Management Preferences

Documented knowledge of general accounting.
Documented working knowledge using Microsoft Excel.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See for details.

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supplemental and Contact Information

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TheNorth Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC)is one of the largest state agencies with more than 19000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving the lives and property of its citizens through prevention protection and preparation as well as the care custody and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes Institutions with custody healthcare and facility operations staff in state prisons as well as the division of Community Supervision. Other divisions include Administration Compliance & Accreditation Comprehensive Health Services Internal Affairs & Intelligence Operations Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission and Rehabilitation & Reentry.

The Division of Institutionsis one of the divisions in DAC andemploys a variety of staff operates 56 institutions and is responsible for the care and custody of approximately 30000 incarcerated individuals across North Carolina. Our division categorizes the institutions into 3 custody levels which include minimum medium and close. The Division of Institutions has a duty to provide a secure and safe environment along with the proper care and supervision for every individual in our custody.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.

DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified salary will be based on relevant qualifications internal equity and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked education with the date graduated all work experience and certificates/licenses.Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Applicants seeking Veterans Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB-23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions they must attach either a DD-256 or NGB-22.
If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
If applying for a position certified through the NC Dept. of Justice - Criminal Justice Standards Division click this link for specific certification requirements: Correctional & Probation/Parole Officer Certification.
The NC Dept. of Adult Correction must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the National Standards to Prevent Detect and Respond to Prison Rape. Click this link for information on hiring and promotion prohibition requirements for all positions in the NC Dept. of Adult Correction: PREA Hiring and Promotion Prohibitions.
Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBIs Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service (RAP Back). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.

Due to the volume of applications received we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application please log in to your account and click Application Status. If you are selected for an interview you will be contacted by management. If you are no longer under consideration you will receive an email notification.

For technical issues with your application please call the Applicant Support Help-Line at .

If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status please contact Celeste Robinson by phone at or by email at .

Description of WorkThis position has both Minimum Education & Experience AND Management Preferences (listed in the KSAs section). Please review them BOTH carefully below in this posting. If you have these qualifications enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LIC...