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Chief Financial Officer Job at North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality

North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC

Job Information

  • Date Posted
    2026-03-12
  • Location
    Raleigh, NC
  • Job Title
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Gender
    Both

Are you passionate about budget and finance administration and want to make a difference?
DEQ has an open opportunity for a Chief Financial Officer.

  • This position is Exempt Managerial and is EXEMPT from certain provisions of the
State Human Resources Act (GS 126) .*

The Chief Financial Officer for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) is a pivotal position in the leadership of the organization. This position leads the financial oversight responsibilities for the department and sets the tone for DEQ's ability to sustainably achieve its environmental mission and competitively advance its innovative approaches to economic viability for the state.

Key Responsibilities:


  • Leads the Financial Services Division providing executive direction, management, and supervision for the Department of Environmental Quality’s processes and policies relating to accounting, budget, purchasing, and other business programs.
  • Part of the DEQ Executive Management team
  • Budget and strategic planning, organizing business functions, quality assurance and fiscally defending the agency.
  • Provides leadership in the development of the department's financial services strategic plan including the development and execution of the department's overall financial strategic goals.


Division of Financial Services:

The Financial Services Division is a centralized organization committed to provide a variety of accounting, financial, budget and purchasing activities for DEQ. Responsibilities include a broad range of departmental accounting functions in the following areas: accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, purchasing, maintenance of the accounting systems, federal funds administration, contract management, and financial reporting.


The NC Department of Environmental Quality:
The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life. Please visit our website at the Department of Environmental Quality for more information.

If you have student loans, becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Visit www.studentaid.gov to learn more.

Recruitment Range: $81,704 - $139,322
This position is located at: 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application. Click these links for additional information: Introduction to the Job Application and Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities . ( Note: These links refer to Dept. of Public Safety process; this process is the same for Dept. of Environmental Quality.)

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:


  • Demonstrated knowledge of state or federal government laws, statues and/or regulations related to budgeting, purchasing, contract management, and/or other financial/accounting functions.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing and/or auditing fiscal analysis, operations, and/or services.
  • Demonstrated experience supervising a team of financial positions.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

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 seven years of professional accounting experience in the preparation and review of interpretative or analytical accounting, financial statements and reports; of which at least three are managerial; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

NOTE: If you do not have one of the specified degrees, please attach a copy of your transcript for verification of the 18 semester hours of accounting coursework.




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