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Business Officer I

AGENCY / ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT NAME

North Carolina Division of Public Health

State Laboratory of Public Health, Operations Unit

PAY
POSITION TYPE
POSITION LOCATION

$25/hour

In-Person

4312 District Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607

Position Description

The Business Officer I would support the Operations Unit, with a primary focus on assisting the accounting team on special projects and providing operational support as needed. Much of this work would sit at the intersection of financial operations, grants tracking, and project-based support, with an emphasis on coordinating tasks, tracking financial information, and supporting ongoing initiatives. The most successful candidate will be someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working across teams, with grants tracking experience being especially beneficial.

Class Concept

The following Class Concept reflects the statewide description for the position classification. The duties outlined earlier in the posting describe the specific responsibilities for this fellowship position.

Position provides some programmatic leadership, can serve as a member of the management team for a facility or division, reviews procurement activity and operating budgets, and coaches and counsels staff/external personnel at an office or facility. Positions in this class resolve problems and questions presented by subordinates, division supervisors or managers department wide regarding work processes, policies, organization, or methods. Positions can manage moderately complex personnel issues such as employee selection, salary recommendation, employee orientation, performance review, and disciplinary/grievance actions. Positions also assist with policy development, interpretation, and planning, which includes the development, review and modification of procedures impact the office, and provide status reports as needed. They also assess operational needs with regard to automation, telecommunication, and facility management and communicate with a wide variety of internal staff and external agencies, ensures procedures are followed, and usually supervises administrative, clerical, and/or technical staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Intermediate knowledge of program(s) 

  • Intermediate knowledge of fiscal/budgetary theories and methodology 

  • Intermediate knowledge of Federal/State policies 

  • Intermediate knowledge of office procedures, organizational hierarchy, and quality assurance in adherence to set procedures and guidelines 

  • Intermediate knowledge of HR practices 

  • Ability to develop written documents and reports and cater information to the sophistication of the audience 

  • Ability to supervise staff and make changes to workload distribution as necessary 

  • Ability to direct and manage staff 

  • Ability to manage routine to precedent setting issues 

  • Ability to provide strategic planning assistance to management

Minimum Education and Experience

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

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