What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting and Purchasing Specialist position at North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State Unive?
Description :
The primary purpose of this position is to support the business (fiscal) operations of Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, including purchasing, accounts management. This position more specifically assists with duties associated with purchasing, equipment inventorying, tracking / monitoring expenditures, reconciling accounts, budget management with limited funding sources, and other general office procedures.
The position will serve as specialist as it relates to purchasing goods and services using federal, state, grant and other discretionary funds and tracking expenditures and reconciling accounts.
The employee will utilize Banner, Aggie Mart, MS Excel and other software and technologies to carry out the functions as identified. The position will generate and prepare regular fiscal reports using Banner, MS Excel, and other software as needed by supervisor.
Primary Function of Organizational Unit :
N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America’s top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor’s programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and Communications / Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master’s degrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master’s degrees in Engineering, and no. 11 best business school for women in the nation.
Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as “R2-High Research Activity” in the Carnegie Classifications and is poised to achieve “R1-Very High Research Activity” status. It also holds Carnegie’s earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities ( APLU ) Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role as a higher-education economic driver in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the second straight year as “best for business” by the CNBC financial network.
Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the educational outreach component within the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences ( SAES ). We deliver educational programs and technology to enrich the lives, the land and the economy of North Carolina’s limited-resource individuals, families and communities. Our evidenced based programs in the areas of 4-H and Youth Development; Agricultural and Natural Resources; Community and Rural Development; and Family and Consumer Sciences are available to residents in all 100 NC counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Internal job number : 009536
Requirements :
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or related business area; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Preferred :
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration and two years of experience related to procurement, accounting, business administration, financial record keeping, or other related business operations.
Job Closing Date : 04 / 04 / 2025
Salary : $2
