Carteret County Government is searching for a Finance Technician to join the Finance Team. Do you have an Associate's degree in Accounting or experience in an automated fiscal or accounting environment? Then, the Finance Technician position may be the one for you! Apply online at https://carteretcountync.gov and click on the Employment link. Carteret County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Office location is in Beaufort, NC. Hiring range: $45,927.90 - $71,188.25. Pay will be based on experience and education.
Posting expires 11/20/2026
REQUIRED - Must complete pre-employment screenings including criminal background check, fingerprint background, drug test, motor vehicle report & education screening (if applicable). Offers of employment are conditional on acceptable results.
Job Description
General Statement of Duties
Performs skilled, technical accounting functions for the finance operations in the County.
Distinguishing Features of the Class
An employee in this class is responsible for a variety of paraprofessional accounting tasks involving data entry, payroll, reconciling bank statements, handling the accounts payables and receivables, assisting with year-end audit procedures, and generating a variety of financial reports. Work is performed under regular supervision of the Assistant Finance Director and is evaluated through observation, conferences, review of work, and audit of the records by an external auditor.
Duties and Responsibilities/Essential Duties and Tasks
Verifies vendor information for accuracy and manages vendor records.
Prepares and processes accounts payable to include receiving and reviewing invoices, resolving discrepancies, and verifying account coding.
Enters invoice data into accounts payable system, prepares and processes checks, balances data to batch totals, and posts batches to general ledger.
Assists departmental staff, vendors, and others with information concerning the payment of invoices.
Prepares a variety of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting reports.
Prepares and mails 1099s; updates W-9s.
Delivers deposits to the bank.
Works with all departments to ensure proper coding of First Citizens Bank Procurement card transactions, verifies correct coding, and interfaces transactions into financial system.
Additional Job Duties
Performs related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
Working knowledge of laws, general statutes, rules, and regulations governing specific municipal accounting tasks.
Working knowledge of computer operations as they relate to assigned tasks.
Ability to compile, evaluate, and reconcile a variety of accounting records and reports.
Ability to make arithmetic computations accurately and with reasonable speed.
Ability to perform a variety of fiscal or accounting functions and to change priorities quickly and maintain accuracy level.
Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with a variety of people including vendors, general public, and other employees and supervisors.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
Ability to perform accounting processes with speed and accuracy.
Physical Requirements
Work frequently requires the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and infrequently requires the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force.
Work frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and regularly requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling.
Work has standard vision requirements.
Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and detailed and loud talking to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound.
Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
Work does not have any adverse environmental conditions.
Desirable Education and Experience
Associate’s degree with a major in accounting, finance or related field; or graduation from high school with accounting courses and moderate experience in an automated fiscal or accounting environment, preferably in the public sector; or an equivalent combination of education or experience.
