Senior Accountant

Job Posting End Date: January 28, 2025 at 11:59pm CST

Position Description

The mission of the Anoka County Finance department is to enrich our community by providing quality services and assuring financial integrity. The department has an immediate opening for a Senior Accountant who will perform various duties, including the maintenance of financial and business transactions and applying accounting principles. This will include work that is analytical, evaluative, and advisory in nature and requires an understanding of both accounting theory and practice.

This is a full-time, exempt, hybrid position. Interviews will take place the week of February 3rd, 2025, for those selected to move forward in the hiring process. 

Pay & Benefits

• Salary: $70,012 to $84,011 ($33.66 to $40.39 per hour).
• 2025 Anoka County Salary Schedule Grade 34: $70,012 to $98,009 ($33.66 to $47.12 per hour).
• 24 days of paid flexible time off and up to 12.5 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits and more at  www.anokacountymn.gov/benefits.
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

Work Location

• This position will work between the Anoka County Government Center, 2100 3rd Ave, Anoka, MN, 55303, and the Anoka County Highway Building, 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd NW, Andover, MN 55304.
• This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work, with some days working remotely and some days working in the office.
• Expected work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
These examples are not all-inclusive and are intended to be illustrative of the primary responsibilities of an Anoka County Senior Accountant.

• Maintain financial and business transactions, applying accounting principles, that include work that is analytical, evaluative, and advisory in nature and requires an understanding of both accounting theory and practice.
• Ensure the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconcile subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger.
• Prepare, understand, and review financial reports and present results to leadership.
• Advise leadership on developing and submitting financial budgets.
• Establish the budget model to account for changes in the budget process. Analyze budget trends and propose adjustments.
• Analyze current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Utilize knowledge of the fundamental doctrines, theories, principles, and terminology of accountancy, which often entails some understanding of related fields, such as business law, statistics, and general management.
• Analyze the effects of transactions upon account relationships.
• Understand & collaborate on how account structures should be developed or modified.
• Ensure the adequacy of the accounting system as the basis for reporting to management. Consider the need for new or changed controls.
• Project accounting data to show the effects of proposed plans on capital investments, income, cash position, and overall financial condition.
• Interpret the meaning of accounting records, reports, and statements.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience.
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) license.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial systems and county organization and operation and ability to apply that knowledge.
• Ability to analyze, develop and interpret rules, regulations, policies, and practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Standard office environment.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers. Ability to see colors, shades, and brightness.
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds.
• Assignments are sedentary, occasionally alternating between sitting, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling as required to perform job responsibilities. Frequent wrist and finger manipulation to complete computer work.
• Occasional lifting of 10-20 lbs.
• Equipment used includes computers, phones, and standard office equipment.
• Occasional travel to other county work sites as needed. Travel between work sites may require driving a county vehicle and/or a personal vehicle.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Selection Process

It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions.

Pre-employment Requirements

Anoka County has determined that successfully passing a pre-employment criminal/driving background check, drug screen and DOT physical, and/or other qualifications checks may be necessary for certain positions. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the County to obtain to conduct such screenings and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

About Anoka County

As the fourth largest county in Minnesota, we depend on the diversity, dedication, determination, and innovation of our employees. We offer a wide range of career opportunities for people with a variety of personalities, abilities, knowledge, and life experiences who can come together for the single purpose of serving Anoka County’s 369,000 citizens in a respectful, innovative, and fiscally responsible manner. If your career aspirations resonate with our mission, we invite you to Find Your Path with Anoka County! Hear from other Anoka County employees here.

Commitment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment

Anoka County is committed to the principles of our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Anoka County to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age except where such status is a bona fide occupational qualification. It is the policy of Anoka County to make employment decisions in a manner that will further our Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity.

If you require accommodations or have any other questions regarding this job posting, please call the Anoka County Human Resources Department at 763-324-4300 and reference the posting title and number. If you have questions about the hiring process, please visit: http://www.anokacountymn.gov/er-faq

Anoka County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy: https://www.anokacounty.us/401/Diversity-EEO