Orange County, NC
Full job description
Salary
$54,233.00 – $62,879.00 Annually
Location
Human Resources, NC
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
304-2025-1110
Department
Finance and Administrative Services
Opening Date
06/05/2025
Closing Date
Continuous
General Description
The Orange County Finance and Administrative Services Department has an opening for an Accountant.
The work is primarily responsible for performing complex accounting and auditing work, including the preparation of financial statements and analyses in accordance with standard professional accounting procedures. An employee in this class is responsible for reviewing and maintaining records manually and electronically, and providing support in the areas of audits, fixed assets, capital improvement projects and debt administration.
Work is performed under the general supervision of the Accounting Manager with considerable leeway considerable leeway to exercise independent judgment within the guidelines of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and North Carolina General Statutes as well as the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work, and in making decisions regarding customer needs and requests and conducting project assignments. Supervision is not a responsibility of this class. Does related work as required.
- Background Check is required.
Full Performance of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
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https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/orangecountync/classspecs/958651
The hiring range is on this posting NOT on the job specifications.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, public administration or closed related field which includes 24 credit hours of accounting, AND two (2) years of experience in local government accounting or budgeting with direct work experience in fund accounting, cash management, financial reporting, and fixed assets; OR
An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined above. A higher degree does not substitute for work experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
All offers of employment are conditional upon successful clearance of a background check. Employment cannot commence until the employee has been cleared.
Orange County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
Supplemental Information
Orange County provides a competitive benefits package for permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees that includes:
- Participation in the North Carolina State Retirement System;
- Orange County contributes 13.64% of your base salary per pay period and 15.04% for LEO.
- Health Insurance (Medical)
- Orange County pays 100% of premiums for employee only coverage health insurance.
- Orange County pays a portion of premiums for dependent(s) coverage health insurance.
- Dental Insurance
- Orange County pays 100% of premiums for employee only coverage for dental insurance.
- Orange County pays a portion of premiums for dependent(s) coverage for dental insurance.
- Vision Insurance
- Orange County offers vision insurance for employee and dependent coverage with premiums rates between $5-$15 bi-weekly.
- Life Insurance
- Orange County pays for an employee life insurance policy based on employees’ salary up to $50,000.
- Optional Life Insurance for employee and dependent life insurance policy.
- Short Term Disability
- Orange County pays for an employee short term disability policy that provides income protection up to 11 weeks with a weekly benefit of 70% of your weekly salary.
- Optional Long Term Disability Coverage Policy
- Optional Insurance Policies: Pet Discount Program, Identity Theft Insurance, Legal Insurance
- 401(k) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
- Orange County contributes $100 per pay period ($2600.00 annually) for supplemental retirement and you will have the option to select between which investment firm you would like to have these funds contributed to.
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Anniversary Leave ( 8 hours of leave on your anniversary each year)
- Annual Leave (based on service years and a 40-hour work schedule, pro-rated for permanent part time employees)
- 0-2 Years of Service = 125.84 hours/year
- 2-5 Years of Service = 145.08 hours/year
- 5-10 Years of Service = 173.68 hours/year
- 10-15 Years of Service = 202.80 hours/year
- 15-20 Years of Service = 231.40 hours/year
- 20+ Years of Service = 260.52 hours/year
- Sick Leave (based on service years and a 40-hour work schedule)
- 96.2 hours/year
- Tuition reimbursement assistance
- Various other leave programs including civil, funeral, parental, etc.
Employer
Orange County Government
Address
131 W. Margaret Lane, 3rd Floor
Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278
Phone
919-245-2550
919-245-2550
919-245-2550
Website
http://www.orangecountync.gov
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