What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant (Audit Writing Experience Required) position at AccruePartners?
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
- High-performing public-sector finance team committed to accuracy, transparency, and service to the community
- Collaborative environment with nine total team members, including two supervisors who support departmental leadership
- Strong leadership that values technical expertise while encouraging mentorship and growth in supervisory skills
- A culture that emphasizes responsiveness, continuous improvement, and accountability in financial management
- Opportunity to lead a team, including two accountants and one accounting specialist
- High visibility role interacting with auditors, internal stakeholders, and public officials
- Flexibility with work hours, including flexible start times and occasional remote days
- $2,000 signing bonus in addition to competitive salary.
- A growing organization creating new leadership roles to expand capacity, not just replace turnover
- Newly created position to strengthen financial reporting and free leadership for higher-level oversight
- Key player in producing accurate, timely financial reports including ACFR, PAFR, and quarterly reporting
- Leads audit process preparation, ensuring compliance with GAAP, GASB, and NC municipal standards
- Provides supervisory oversight of accounting functions such as capital assets, reconciliations, and utility billing
- Supports organizational transparency and effective decision-making through reporting and analysis
- Strong knowledge of governmental accounting standards (GASB) and experience preparing government financial statements
- Background in public finance, municipal, county, or CPA firm with government audit experience
- Supervisory experience preferred, but strong technical accountants with leadership potential will also be considered
- Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables) required; advanced functions like macros not necessary
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to auditors, stakeholders, and governing boards
Salary : $2,000