State Controller Financial Manager

Office Of The State Controller

Job Location:

Wake County, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 78579 - 153228

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agency

Office of the State Controller

Division

Statewide Accounting

Job Classification Title

State Controller Financial Manager (NS)

Position Number

Grade

NC23

About Us

The State Controller serves as an independent resource to protect the financial integrity of the State and to promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner through its accounting disbursing payroll internal controls data management eCommerce and financial reporting systems that serve state agencies employees and the public.

The foundational principles of the office are Integrity/Ethics Objectivity and Accountability. OSCs overall goals are to optimize operational execution manage risk effectively and efficiently and foster a high-performance culture. OSC will provide excellent customer service while achieving those goals.

Description of Work

Please Note: OSC does not use 3rd parties to conduct job interviews.

**OSC is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However we cannot sponsor visas at this time. **

**Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check. **

The mission of the Office of the State Controller (OSC) is to protect the financial integrity of the State and promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner.

Salary Range: $78579 - $153228

This position is assigned to the Statewide Accounting Division (SA) and is a member of the professional team that provides timely reliable consistent and complete financial reports from the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) for central managers and agency management purposes. This position reports to the Deputy State Controller in Statewide Accounting. The SA is responsible for the day-to-day accounting policy and procedural control of agencies operating within the NCFS environment. The Division also researches technical accounting standards and incorporates these standards into financial reporting on the State entity and provides daily monthly quarterly and annual reporting on the financial condition and results of operations of the State entity.

This position manages a professional accounting staff of ten State Controller Financial Specialists within the Statewide Accounting Divisions Accounting and Financial Reporting section (SAD AFR). This position applies in-depth knowledge skills and abilities of governmental accounting through management oversight and leadership for the statewide implementation and research activity related to governmental accounting standards new legislation and related North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) accounting changes. It will provide significant leadership in respect to the initial discovery of statewide governmental accounting issues and other general accepted accounting principles with continued leadership through to the issues final resolution or other disposition. This management position will represent the State Controller and/or the office in a variety of financial related forums to include implementation committees conferences and statewide certified continuing professional education training opportunities and will interact on a regular basis to provide detailed financial analysis with the General Assembly fiscal staff as well as other statewide central management agencies.

This management position will be responsible for:

Coordination and management of the North Carolina Financial System (NCFS) for changes to the States operating environment in relationship to accounting standards and principles
Management oversight for due diligence activity related to full disclosure (SEC) and the States debt activities
Consultation and advisement to the Office of the State Controller (OSC) upper management and agency fiscal staff related to accounting and reporting issues and solutions
Management oversight of development and training for agency fiscal staff related to accounting and financial reporting for the State of North Carolina
Management and leadership of SAD AFR staff
Development and documentation of statewide financial reporting policies and procedures
Management oversight of the review of State agency financial reports for compliance with OSC reporting policies and procedures
Compilation of financial statements and note disclosures included in the States Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the development and production of interim annual and special reports.

NOTE: This job posting will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the closing date.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Note to Applicant: Any job-related Knowledge Skills and Abilities that you have must be clearly documented in your application to be considered for the Most Qualified applicant pool.

Candidates must have:

Demonstrated skills to manage the interpretation andimplementationof Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB); state and federal laws related to financial reporting in the state government environment
Demonstrated ability to manage the development and/or implementation of accounting policy changes
Demonstrated ability to manage the development of accounting/financial training and education needs
Demonstrated leadership skills related to managing projects within established guidelines and standards
Demonstrated skills in the evaluation of internal control systems and recommend improvements
Demonstrated skills to manage accounting professionals

Preference will be given to applicants who are Certified Public Accountants.

Minimum Education and Experience

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 the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelors degree in accounting or a degree in finance business administration or management information systems or a related discipline with 18 credit hours of accounting coursework and five years of professional accounting or business systems experience of which at least two are supervisory; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Some positions may require additional credit hours of accounting coursework. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

NOTE: Transcripts must be uploaded to Workday and attached to your application to receive credit for any training and educational requirements to qualify for the position.

All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

All work history training and education must be listed on the official application along with attached transcripts to receive credit. Applications must be completed in full. See Resume or See Attached will not be accepted.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Pamela Denise Hamm

Recruiter Email:

Required Experience:

Manager

AgencyOffice of the State ControllerDivisionStatewide AccountingJob Classification TitleState Controller Financial Manager (NS)Position NumberGradeNC23About UsThe State Controller serves as an independent resource to protect the financial integrity of the State and to promote accountability in an ob...