Accounting Manager I pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000224
- Class code
- 32000224
- Pay group
- NC18
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Accounting Manager I is $63,927 to $111,871 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000224.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/2021.
What the state says the job is
Positions in this class supervise professional level accountants and administrative staff in addition to clerical and/or technical staff engaged in accounting and related fiscal work. Incumbents examine, analyze and interpret accounting systems by applying generally accepted accounting principles in order to modify and maintain agency accounting systems, prepare financial reports or statements and give fiscal advice to management. Incumbents also may directly perform accounting tasks that are the most complex or which involve extensive problem resolution, research or analysis of accounting data, and/or correcting accounting errors. This class is distinguished from the higher class of Accounting Manager in that the level I is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of staff and processes whereas the level II is responsible for a broader range of management activities, including strateg ...
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the department's accounting structure. Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and practices and theories of accounting, auditing, budgeting or financial management and knowledge of trends and merging technologies/automation. Thorough knowledge of government accounting, auditing, and reporting requirements, state's appropriation, budgetary, and accounting systems. Thorough knowledge of governmental finances, programs and institutional fund accounting, state and federal laws and regulations applicable to the area of employment. Thorough knowledge of state governmental fiscal and budgetary processes. Thorough knowledge of office management and organizational concepts. ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, or a degree in business administration, finance, public administration, or a related discipline from an appropriately accredited institution with 18 semester hours of accounting coursework; and five years of professional accounting experience in the preparation and review of interpretive or analytical accounting, financial statements and reports; of which at least one is supervisory; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Some positions may require certification as a Public Accountant. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.