Job Description

Announcement Summary
Fayetteville Technical Community College is excited to welcome a dedicated professional to our Business & Finance team. We are currently accepting applications for a full-time Financial Accountant position.

The Financial Accountant will perform professional and technical accounting and financial duties in a variety of areas including accounts payable, financial aid disbursements, student loans, capital improvements, construction projects, fixed assets, budgets, financial reporting, bookstore, and food services. To participate in the preparation of county budgets; monitor, post and prepare reports on county budgets. Assist with the year-end close-out of financial records. Provide highly responsible professional support to the Executive Director of Disbursements, Director of Financial Reporting, or Director of Budgets and Grants.

We offer a valuable benefits package that includes the following:
NC State Health Plan
NC State Retirement Plan
Paid Leave
Paid Holidays
Cafeteria Plan (IRS Code Section 125)
Educational Benefits
Longevity
TRICARE Supplement Benefits
Full-time employee benefits
Duties
Essential Duties—Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Assist with planning, organization, and monitoring activities for reimbursable grants administered by the College.
Supervise, plan, and organize debt set-off processing.
Supervise, plan, organize, and participate in the accounting of the Office of Business and Finance’s aid disbursements function.
Supervise, plan, organize, and participate in other miscellaneous technical functions within the Office of Business and Finance.
Prepare monthly and annual accounting and financial reports.
Prepare financial analysis and research specific problems upon request.
Post and monitor the county and capital improvement budgets.
Prepare county budget revisions and journal entries.
Prepare annual 10—-NEC forms.
Assist with customized training accounting.
Perform accounting and monitoring functions for clubs.
Assist with monitoring of various auxiliary transactions.
Prepare monthly analysis of county expenditures and make comparison to budget amounts; recommend adjustments as appropriate.
Prepare invoices for payment for construction projects and prepare forms 2-16 and 2-17 for reimbursement from NCCCS and required reimbursement requests from the county.
Receipt reimbursements from NCCCS and county and prepare necessary journal entries for transfer of revenues between Institutional funds.
Adjust cash flow projections for bond funds as required by NCCCS.
Review and update internal control procedures as needed and/or annually.
Review and approve accounts payable invoices under the College’s high dollar threshold for payments.
Process paperwork and initiate transactions for electronic distribution for student refunds.
Assist with the processing of short-term loans.
Assist in year-end close out of financial records.
Process replacement checks
Provide support to the Executive Director of Disbursements, Director of Financial Reporting, or Director of Budgets and Grants as appropriate, related to assigned areas of responsibility.
Prepare quarterly personal service taxes; coordinate with Accounts Payable for preparation of the annual 1099 for withheld personal service taxes.
Process the annual escheats for all funds, including due diligence letters and phone contact to persons who have not cashed their check.
Enter journal entries into Colleague.
Develop and maintain a system for monitoring dues and memberships. Verify, review, coordinate, and process all related codes and paperwork and submit such documents to Business and Finance representatives for further processing.
Acquire, review, and process travel advances and reimbursements as needed. Coordinate travel arrangements for executive and departmental staff as needed.
Acquire, review, and process employee tuition reimbursement requests.
Compose and update various manuals and policies as needed.
Maintain the College’s cashbook.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance Administration, or closely related field; or equivalent.
Four years of responsible experience in a financial setting is required.