Accountant, Principal (Internal Hennepin County applicants only)

Hennepin County•Downtown Minneapolis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Facility Services department is seeking an Accountant, Principal to oversee transactions associated with the department’s operations and capital budgets. The role coordinates and oversees preparation of the annual operations budget, including Personal Services, and manages and reports quarterly operations budget forecasts. It also handles ongoing financial transactions to maintain the accuracy and integrity of departmental financial data and responds to requests from department managers and the Office of Budget and Finance. The position supervises direct reports, including hiring staff, providing managerial guidance, and supporting the financial team’s day-to-day work. It is hybrid, with work performed onsite at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis and remotely as job duties require. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Based on current requirements, hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. This is a full-time, benefit-earning position open only to current regular or probationary Hennepin County employees.

Requirements

One of the following experience and education combinations: eight or more years of experience as an accountant or auditor, including two years in a related functional area of accounting, auditing, or financial management; or a bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, business administration with an accounting emphasis, or another related specialty area, plus four or more years of experience as an accountant or auditor, including two years in a related functional area of accounting, auditing, or financial management.
Ability to handle multiple priorities with minimal direction.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to meet deadlines and produce accurate work in a fast-paced office environment.
Ability to contribute to a workplace that values diversity and inclusion.
Ability to engage in ongoing professional development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Skill using personal computer applications for financial and mathematical calculations.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of full-time-equivalent technical accounting experience, including experience related to grant accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger accounting, and journal entry transactions.
Experience with governmental accounting and financial reporting, including year-end accounting processes.
Experience in a supervisory role requiring hiring, supervising, and/or leading employees.
Experience using Microsoft Office applications and PeopleSoft Financials or a similar electronic accounting system.
Experience related to racial, gender, LGBTQIA+, neurodiversity, or differing-ability equity.
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards.

Responsibilities

Facilitate, oversee, and prepare the Facility Services operations budget, including Personal Services.
Prepare quarterly forecasts of the Facility Services operations budget beginning with the second quarter; analyze larger variances, document them, and share them with the manager and Finance colleagues for portfolio meetings.
Create and enter journal entries quarterly, annually, and on an ad hoc basis to ensure the department and county report business transactions correctly.
Oversee grant accounting for the department.
Investigate and answer questions from internal and external staff.
Provide leadership for department strategies aligned with county goals, mission, and core values.
Support a collaborative, diverse, supportive, and inclusive work culture and develop future leaders.
Supervise, plan, hire, and manage direct reports.