Mecklenburg County · 5 days ago
Accounting Supervisor - Register of Deeds
Mecklenburg County is looking for an Accounting Supervisor to provide leadership and oversight for the accounting operations within the Register of Deeds Office. The role involves supervising staff, managing fiscal planning, and ensuring compliance with laws and internal controls.
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Responsibilities
Partnering with Register of Deeds senior leadership to provide guidance on departmental fiscal planning, monitoring, and oversight
Supervising and managing the performance of an Accounting Specialist
Leading the department’s annual budget development and submission
Reviewing and approving routine and complex accounting transactions, including CR's ,accounts payable, journal entries, bank deposits; reporting and reconciliations
Serving as the subject-matter expert and primary point of contact for accounting-related matters with vendors and internal and external partners
Supervise staff performing technical accounting work; perform a variety of administrative duties associated with supervising staff to include hiring, assigning work; providing guidance and direction; coordinating staff training and development; reviewing work products and evaluation performance
Oversee all account receivable and/or accounts payable transactions; authorize disbursements, and review and approve payment vouchers and requisitions
Prepare a variety of financial and accounting reports, including detailed reports on activities and project states, budget reports, monthly financial reports, capital expenditure reports, and executive summaries
Prepare budget estimates and/or capital projects budgets; monitor expenditures, revenues and transfers of funds; and prepare budget amendments as necessary
Serve as advisor to division director and/or managers regarding accounting activities, budget services, purchasing and finance matters
Develop and maintain varied accounting databases which support division financial activities; enter and update data and ensure accuracy; research and retrieve data from databases upon request
Review contracts and ensure payments are being submitted to vendors in accordance with contract requirements
Draft ordinance revisions, resolutions and executive summaries as required to maintain currency of existing ordinances
Qualification
Required
Minimum of four years in Accounting or Finance
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
May require a North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
May require County Driving Privileges
Knowledge of budgetary principles
Knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
Knowledge of governmental accounting procedures and principles
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service
Skills in proficiency in financial analysis and financial reporting
Skills in interpretation of financial documents
Skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis
Skills in active listening
Skills in understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Skills in talking to others to convey information effectively
Skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Skills in using mathematics to solve problems
Abilities in building partnerships
Abilities in communication
Abilities in decision making
Abilities in developing others
Abilities in formal presentation
Abilities in information monitoring
Abilities in leadership disposition
Abilities in stress tolerance
Computer skills in advance in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
Computer skills in expert in Microsoft Excel
Preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Company
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County provide quality geospatial data and technology solutions, empowering customers to make data-driven decisions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
North Carolina Railroad Company
2025-09-15Grant· $0.5M
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