Accountant III – Financial Reporting

Mecklenburg County

Salary Range: $68,030 – $89,288

The Financial Reporting Team is responsible for the County’s annual audit and preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Ad Hoc financial presentations, various reconciliations, year-end work papers, month-end and year-end closeout and processing/approving transactions in the financial system, and bank reconciliations, among many other tasks and projects. The Accountant III will perform professional, complex, and/or advanced accounting work involving the preparation and/or maintenance of financial or related records.

Essential Functions

• Prepare, review, analyze, and submit a variety of complex and/or special reports, reconciliations, work papers, communications, schedules, tables, and/or statements to and from internal departments, financial institutions, and external agencies
• Provide support to County departments by resolving financially related problems and reviewing internal controls
• 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 create financial models to guide decision-making
• 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 segments 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
• Responsible for capital projects accounting and reporting
• Monitor and analyze ongoing capital project financial activities, including consulting with appropriate County departments and external business partners

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of four years in Accounting or Finance.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or ra elated field.
• Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted: Yes

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of
• 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 modeling
• Interpretation of financial documents
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Active Listening
• 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 Trust: Interacting with others in a way that instills confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• 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 probably consequences