Department

Nutrition Research Institute-633300

Career Area

Accounting/Finance/Auditing

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

05/12/2023

Application Deadline

05/18/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Accounting Technician - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN07

Working Title

Accounting Technician

Position Number

20055649

Vacancy ID

P017436

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

M-F 8am-5pm

Work Location

Kannapolis, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$45,000-$46,800

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Learning how people can eat uniquely!

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognized center conducting innovative basic and translational science to establish how individual differences in nutrient requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Our research contributes to the prevention and mitigation of chronic disease across the lifespan from periconception through aging.

Our Mission is to lead precision nutrition research through understanding how genetics and environment affect an individual’s requirements for and responses to nutrients.

NRI principal investigators hold faculty appointments in the departments of Nutrition and Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill. Their research interrogates nutrient roles in disease prevention, disease risk factors, and the impact of gene-environment and gene-nutrient interactions.

The NRI promotes excellence in nutrition knowledge, teaching, and research. We seek and encourage a diversity of experiences and ideas and provide the tools and flexibility for all employees to achieve success and excellence within their chosen occupations and aspirations.

We are committed to open dialogue, careful listening, becoming educated about the systems that hinder or prevent success, and taking action to ensure that all are equally acknowledged for their contributions and equally reap the benefits of being part of our community.

Our Vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition.

Everyone who works at the NRI supports this hopeful vision. Working at the NRI means doing good for the world. Join us!

The NRI and this position are in Kannapolis, NC, in the Charlotte region.

Position Summary

Accounting Technician needed to perform technical accounting duties, including maintaining, reporting, and record keeping of contract, grant, trust, and state accounts for the Nutrition Research Institute.

Duties will include:

• Performing a variety of accounting tasks involved in maintaining general or procurement financial records; processing, scanning, and posting of invoices, travel expense vouchers, credit card/check revenue transactions, purchase orders, and other financial documents; creating and processing journal entries, and generating financial reports.
• Maintaining, verifying, balancing, and reconciling contract, grant, trust, and state accounts using general ledger system.
• Preparing general ledger entries by maintaining records and reconciling accounts.
• Recommending financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Maintaining financial records, including grant/contract budgets, revenue receipts, and expenditure documentation according to established financial procedures.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures of GASB, Office of State Controller, and UNC Chapel Hill.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports for primary investigators regarding grant/contract expenditures and balances.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports for faculty regarding expenditures and balances of funds allocated to Principal Investigators (PIs) from the Institute (e.g. start-up packages, pilot projects, etc.).
• Other duties may also be assigned, including, but not limited to: monitoring and reviewing equipment repair, maintenance contracts, and expenses; and assisting with the preparation and coordination of budgets for grant proposals.

Please note: This position is located on the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC (near Charlotte), approximately 2 hours from main campus in Chapel Hill. This position allows some flexibility in work schedule and location. Some work may be completed remotely, but other tasks will require scheduled onsite hours.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency and one year of experience in accounting work; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Selected candidate must demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of technical accounting methods, including maintenance and reporting of financial accounting data.
• Ability to monitor, collect, and record fiscal data.
• Ability to coordinate and administer fiscal program activities and protocols.
• Ability to manage resources, monitor activity, and assess risk and quality control associated with oversight of departmental accounts.
• Ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and work to resolve issues with the guidance of the Business Manager.
• Ability to communicate information both verbally and in writing to multiple audiences, and to listen and respond to the needs of internal and external clients.
• Ability to remain current in accounting trends.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Experience with Infoporte and/or ConnectCarolina.

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements