Accounting Specialist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000226
- Class code
- 32000226
- Pay group
- NC11
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Accounting Specialist is $45,431 to $79,504 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000226.
- 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
This is paraprofessional level accounting work in an agency or institution and involves some responsibility for one or more accounting or financial management functions. Work involves making basic journal entries, reversing and correcting entries, auditing program expenditures and the interpretation of fiscal and general managerial policies, and may involve the supervision or coordination of other staff. Work is generally characterized by application of standardized rules and regulations and/or by scope which is usually limited to specific segments of the overall accounting or administrative function within the organizational unit. The employees are expected to perform fairly independent within established procedures and regulations and receive general instructions on methods of work, but usually specific instructions are provided on results desired.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices. Working knowledge of and ability to explain and apply the provisions of the standardized accounting practices adopted by State Government. Ability to assist in interpreting and analyzing accounting data. Ability to apply analysis to the departmental or institutional needs and determine compliance with pertinent guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with representatives of related contact agencies, departmental staff, and the general public. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, or other curriculum that would provide a core curriculum in financial management coursework from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associate degree in accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of accounting or auditing experience; or High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience as an accounting technician, three of which must be at an advanced technical level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <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.