Accounting Assistant

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) Agronomic Services Division (https://www.ncagr.gov/Divisions/Agronomic-Services) is comprised of three agronomic laboratories and a field services program comprised of eleven agronomists that cover the state. The mission of the division is to provide all NC residents with diagnostic and advisory services that increase agricultural productivity, promote responsible land management, and safeguard environmental quality is currently offering a great opportunity to join its administration team.Â

The division is currently offering a great opportunity to join its administration team. Â

Role

As an Administrative Specialist I/Accounting Assistant, you will report directly to the Administrative Officer I for the Agronomic Division and work with a team of six employees. In this role, you will:

• Conduct accounting activities associated with the collection and reporting of lab sample fees using SAP software.Â
• Review and enter client and sample information data into a custom-developed Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).Â
• Provide customer service and other clerical duties such filing documents, answering the phone and serving as a backup receptionist.Â
  
  

In addition, the employee has safety management responsibilities to help support the Agronomic Division's Public Sector Star Safety Program.

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 The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provides services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness, and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland and natural resources for the prosperity of all North Carolinians.  The Department employs approximately 2,000 employees.

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The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. Â We will not review resumes in lieu of the Experience and Education listed on the application. Â

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

• Experience using accounting programs, applicable mathematics and their application in the work environment.
• Experience reviewing, editing, and entering data into multiple databases. Â
• Experience handling monetary transactions.
• Experience providing customer service in-person, via email and by telephone.
• Ability to compile, assimilate and organize both printed and electronic information; ability to apply knowledge of data collection, storage, organization, manipulation and/or analysis of data.
• Ability to utilize office equipment and other relevant technology (software and systems) to meet organizational needs.
• Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing with the ability to use correct grammar, organization, and structure; interpret and explain information to clients/customers and staff.
  
  

MANAGEMENT PREFERENCES

• Experience using SAP accounting system.
  
  

You may qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience, either through years of education or years of directly related experience, or a combination of both.

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of related administrative experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Any employment offer may be less than the maximum of the range due to salary equity with similarly situated employees or the selected candidate's related education and experience.

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Please follow the instructions to apply online. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and experience. Text or attached resumes ARE NOT accepted as a substitution for a completed application. Applicants seeking veteran's/National Guard preference should submit a copy of their Form DD-214, NGB 23A (RPAS), DD256 or NGB 22.

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 All Law Enforcement positions, aviation safety-sensitive positions, and positions requiring a Pilot's License or a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing. All positions requiring a Commercial Driver's License shall also be subject to pre-employment DMV physicals. Selected applicants must obtain a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) medical certificate prior to employment. If a CDL is listed as a preference and the selected applicant has a CDL at the time of hire, then the CDL will become a requirement for the position. Â

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 * Note: When required, you must answer the question(s) for this position, or your application will be considered incomplete. *

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 Questions regarding this posting?  Contact 919-707-3201.