This position is located within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Budget Office, which is a division of the CALS Business Operations unit at NC State University. The budget & planning team has responsibility for fiscal financial controls and management including budget and cash management for the entire College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This unit provides oversight and fiscal monitoring for all funds (state/federal/trust/foundation). Additionally, the unit works with Administration, Department Heads, Faculty, University, State, and Federal offices in managing the College’s fiscal affairs.

This position is responsible for a variety of financial and business-related duties within the areas of accounting, budgeting, and auditing as it relates to position control, salary distributions, additional compensation, and graduate appointments for the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.

In coordination with the peer position budget specialist, main responsibilities include:

Monitor and processing salary distributions for the entire college including monthly employees (EHRA, SHRA) & biweekly employees (temps, graduates, TA/RA).

Review and approve all additional compensation requests for the college. Monitor and approve graduate appointments in NextGen. These transactions will be processed utilizing comprehensive knowledge of state, federal, college, University, and UNC-General Administration policies and procedures.

Ensure budgetary structure is available for all position actions and distributions, additional compensation, and graduate appointments.

Manage workflow and process transactions following university payroll calendars and lockout dates.

Review and process complex salary distribution worksheets while maintaining the accuracy and integrity of data. Analyze the impact of moving salary dollars across different types of funding. Process transactions adhering to fiscal year-end and federal year-end dates. Review and process distribution changes for the college after legislative increases are applied.

Manage college payroll suspense account and monitor leave payouts for the college. Excellent oral and written communication skills required to provide guidance and training related to positions, salary distributions, additional compensation, graduate appointments, and budget availability to CALS administration, faculty, and staff.

Create and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Desk Manuals (DM) for these areas of responsibility. Establish and maintain effective working relationships within CALS and with contracts and grants and central HR.

Broad working knowledge of University finance and HR systems, policies, procedures, and deadlines. An understanding of the State spending guidelines, Uniform Guidance, Contracts and Grants, Foundations, and Gift accounting is necessary for processing transactions and advising units in CALS. Knowledge of all funding sources available – state, federal, F&A, receipts, trusts, contracts & grants, gifts, and foundations.

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Bachelor’s degree with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or Associate’s degree in Accounting; or Associate’s degree in Business or related discipline with 12 credit hours of accounting coursework; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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Please attach a Cover Letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three (3) professional references.

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