Accountant

Accountant

Salary

$50,095.00 - $89,644.00 Annually

Location

Melvin Municipal Office Building (MMOB) 300 West Washington Street, Greensboro, NC

Job Type

Active Full-Time

Job Number

05557

Department

Finance

Division

Accounting

Opening Date

09/22/2026

Closing Date

10/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

The City of Greensboro Finance Department is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Accountant to help ensure the City's financial records are accurate, complete, and fairly stated. This position applies generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards to financial transactions while supporting sound financial practices and responsible stewardship of public resources.

About the Finance Department:

The City of Greensboro's Finance Department plays a critical role in protecting the City's financial health and supporting responsible decision-making. The department manages financial operations, reporting, accounting, budgeting, and other services that help ensure public funds are accurately recorded, effectively managed, and reported in accordance with applicable standards and requirements.

Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $50,095.00 - $65,915.00 Full Salary Range: $50,095.00 - $89,644.00 Annually

Benefits:

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Make an impact: Help protect the accuracy and integrity of the City's financial records.
• Work across the organization: Collaborate with Finance staff, City departments, and the City's banking partner.
• Apply your accounting expertise: Work with governmental accounting principles, financial systems, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Support transparency and accountability: Contribute to financial reports provided to City leadership, departments, boards, auditors, and the State of North Carolina.
• Be part of something bigger: Your work supports the financial foundation behind services provided to the Greensboro community.

About the Role

As an Accountant, you will be responsible for reviewing and verifying financial data, reconciling accounts, preparing journal entries, and supporting accurate financial reporting. You will work with multiple accounting systems, interfaces, and subsystems to understand how transactions flow through the Citys financial environment and ensure they are properly reflected in the general ledger.

Key responsibilities include:

• Apply generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards to financial transactions.
• Review and verify financial data to ensure records are accurate and fairly stated.
• Reconcile the City's bank accounts, including five imprest bank accounts, to the general ledger.
• Analyze accounting systems, interfacing transactions, and subsystems and their interaction with one another.
• Prepare journal entries and adjusting journal entries to accurately reflect cash and other financial transactions.
• Identify and communicate necessary accounting adjustments to Finance staff.
• Work with City departments and the City's bank to resolve cash reconciliation issues and pending adjustments.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial reports for Finance staff, City departments, boards, and the State of North Carolina.
• Prepare the annual Statement of Values to update replacement values for City property, including additions and deletions.
• Prepare assigned schedules and financial information for auditors.
• Prepare assigned statements, notes, and tables for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
• Perform account analyses and other reconciliations as needed.
• Research financial discrepancies and make appropriate adjustments to maintain accurate financial records.

Bring Your Accounting Expertise to Greensboro

If you're an accounting professional who values accuracy, financial integrity, and meaningful public service, the Accountant position offers an opportunity to apply your expertise to work that directly supports the City's financial operations and long-term stability.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your accounting knowledge and attention to detail to the City of Greensboro Finance Department and help ensure the financial information behind City operations is accurate, reliable, and responsibly managed. This job is Exempt under FLSA policy.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree with 24 hours of Accounting coursework

• "OR" an Associates Degree in Accounting or Business with 6+ years of experience in a professional (FLSA Exempt) governmental or related accounting-level position working with General Ledger activities

• Experience in Microsoft Office, Access, or PowerPoint

• 1+ years of Financial, Accounting, or Audit experience

• "OR" Recent Graduate with applied experience or Internship at an accounting firm

• Must have, within 3 years of hire date, an NC Certified Finance Officer designation through the program administered by the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Business with 24 hours of Accounting coursework
• CPA or CPA candidate
• N. C. Local Government Finance Officer Certification
• 3+ years of experience in the accounting or governmental accounting field
• Experience working with budgets and analyzing variances
• Experience using financial Reports or Infor
• Experience with Accounting Systems/sub ledger packages

01

What is your highest level of Education? Please select Not Applicable if you do not possess a high school diploma or GED.

• Not Applicable
• High School Diploma / GED
• Some College
• Some College w/ accounting internship experience
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree

02

Do you have experience with Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and/or Outlook) If so, please select all areas you have experience with.

• No experience
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• Access

03

Do you have financial management experience - i.e. creating spreadsheets, data management, basic budgetary skills and forecasting?

• Yes
• No

04

How many years of Financial, Accounting or Audit experience do you have?

• None
• Less than 1 year of experince
• 1-3 years of experience
• 3-4 years of experience
• 5 or more years of experience

05

Briefly describe your experience with Financial, Accounting or Audit.

06

Are you a CPA or CPA candidate?

• No
• Yes

07

If you are a CPA candidate, when is your completion date? Inddicate "N/A" if not applicable in designated area

08

Do you have an NC Local Government Finance Officers Certification?

• No
• Yes

09

How many years of experience do you have in the accounting or governmental accounting field?

• None
• Internship experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1-2 years of experience
• 3-4 years ofexperience
• 5-6 years of experience
• 7 or more years of experience

10

Briefly describe your experience in the accounting or governmental accounting field. If no experience, indicate "N/A" in the designated area

11

Do you have experience extracting financial data for reporting or Lawson? Experience must be indicated on application

• No
• Yes

12

Briefly describe your experience extracting financal data for reporting or Lawson experience If know expereince. Indicate N/A in this area.

13

Do you have experience with Lawson Accounting Systems/sub ledger packages or related fields? .Experience must be indicated on the application for consideration

• No
• Yes

14

Briefly describe your experience with Lawson Accounting Systems/sub ledger packages or related experience. If no experience, indicate N/ A in the designated area

15

If applicable, How many current or graduate hours of accounting coursework do you have?

• Not Applicable
• None
• Less than 4 hours of coursework
• 4-8 hours of coursework
• 12-16 hours of coursework
• 20 hours or more of coursework

Required Question

Employer City of Greensboro

Address 300 West Washington Street

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401

Website http://www.greensboro-nc.gov