Business Manager

Salary : $64,621.00 - $113,088.00 Annually

Location : Wake County, NC

Job Type : Permanent Full-Time

Job Number : 25-00181 DCFW 60040931

Department : Dept of Health and Human Services

Division : Child and Family Well Being

Opening Date : 02 / 24 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 10 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Eastern

Job Class Title : Business Manager I

Position Number : 60040931

Salary Grade : NC19

Description of Work

• THIS A REPOST PREVIOUS APPLICANTS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED AND DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY

This position is part of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being. The Division of Child and Family Well-Being is a new division at the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) that focuses on supporting whole child and family health and well-being for North Carolinians with several sections, including the Community Nutrition Services Section (CNSS) where this position is located. The primary purpose of this managerial position is to provide fiscal, business, and systems analysis for the federal nutrition programs managed by the CNSS including the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and subsidiary programs with a cumulative budget of approximately $380,000,000 annually. The position is responsible for understanding and assuring compliance with federal and state administrative regulations / policies across program / grant areas as well as directing all administrative activities. Duties include : financial forecasting, grants management, federal reporting, budget management, contracts management, reconciliation of all grants and activities, establishing internal controls, oversight of accounts payable activities, financial systems (requirements, testing, interfaces, and reporting), and ensuring Standard Operating Procedures are maintained. The position serves as the fiscal contact with programmers / technical contractors, business office, contracts office, human resources, auditors, contractors, and various offices at the DHHS Controller's Office.

This position serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the finance modules for the WIC management information systems (MIS), eWIC (EBT) system, Aid to County, and will serve as the primary contact for CNSS for the State's new accounting system. This position is responsible for financial forecasting, aligning funds, and developing budget plans. This position is also responsible for invoicing receipt based contractors according to the terms of contracts.

This position is responsible for directing and coordinating all day-to-day administrative activities, in addition to special projects, for the programs administered by CNSS. The position manages a team that has unique roles and responsibilities.

About the NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being :

The Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW) brings together complementary NC Department of Health and Human services to support North Carolina's children growing up safe, healthy, and thriving in nurturing and resilient families and communities.

Compensation and Benefits :

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit website for

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following :

Ability to analyze and interpret regulations / policies (state and federal) and implement policies and procedures to ensure program compliance.

Scope and Consequence of Decisions :

Employee's decisions directly affect funding at the State and local agency levels, system integrity, and ability to operate statewide programs effectively. Errors could directly result in the State Agency being put in a payback situation. All work, issues, and problem resolution require documented justification in order to assure a sound decision has been made. The Section is heavily audited by USDA both fiscally and programmatically, State Audit, and Internal Audit. Errors caused by this position could result in audit findings, under or over payments, and potential payback situations.

Management Preferences

Physical Requirements

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov / experience-guide for details.

Bachelor s degree in accounting, business, finance or other discipline related to the area of assignment from appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive related experience, in which, two years should be in a supervisory role.

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supplemental and Contact Information

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) selects applicants for employment based on job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or political influence. Pre-Employment criminal background checks are required for some positions.

Division of Public Health (DPH) main locations, including their grounds, are tobacco-free as outlined in the Tobacco-free Campus Policy. All tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, "vape products" and all smokeless tobacco products, may not be used in the indicated areas. For more information, please see the policy and FAQ posted here :

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. You will either receive a call to schedule an interview or an email notifying you when the job has been filled.

For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. Applicants will be communicated with via email only for updates on the status of their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR, 919-707-5450.

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NOTE : For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments : There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.

For permanent and time-limited appointments : Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 hours work / week for participation.

I UNDERSTAND that DHHS requires a complete descriptive work history with all employment experience detailed to be considered for employment. I have included all this information in my application. (NOTE : AN ATTACHED RESUME NOR "SEE RESUME" DOES NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. If you have not completed the application requirements, please return to your application to finish it before submitting your application.)

Where did you learn about DHHS or this opportunity?

Please give additional detail where you learned of DHHS or this opportunity. (e.g., APA Annual Meeting in NYC in May 2021, Facebook, LinkedIn, Doximity, NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board, etc.)

Answers to supplemental questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. In order to receive credit for the supplemental questions in which you answered yes, you must provide supporting information within the body of the application, to support your answer. Your application should also reflect all education and all professional work experience acquired including high school and all degrees . It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information. Have you provided such information within the body of the application? (Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following : Education - including high school, Work Experience - each position should be listed separately , Certificates & Licenses, Skills).

The budgeted salary for this position is limited to $99,000. If offered this position, are you willing to accept a salary within the posted recruitment range of $61,209 - $99,000?

Please describe your experience with Grants Management in detail below (To quality, all experience must be reflected in your application) :

Please describe your experience with Contracts Management in detail below (To qualify, all experience must be reflected in your application) :

Please describe your experience with Budget Management in detail below (To qualify, all experience must be reflected in your application) :

Please describe your experience with Federal Reporting in detail below (to qualify, all experience must be reflected in your application) :

Do you have the following experience (check all that apply) : (To qualify, all experience must be reflected in your application) :

Do you have experience with the following (check all that apply) : (To qualify, all experience must be reflected on your application) :

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Salary : $61,209 - $99,000