Manager, General Ledger - Metropolitan Council

Manager, General Ledger

The Manager, General Ledger provides leadership and daily work direction to the GL team. Ensures financial controls are appropriately used in gathering financial data for Operations and Capital transactions. Verifies necessary financial controls and procedures are being used to gather information for financial reports.

• Provide leadership and direction to the GL team in the development of the Council’s Comprehensive Financial Report, State Audit, Federal/State reporting for grant monies and internal management and financial reports.
• Lead staff on accounting activities, including month‑end and year‑end close, reconciliation of external data to the general ledger, grant accounting, internal and external reporting, capital asset accounting, payroll accounting, and journal entries.
• Act as primary advisor for financial theory, GASB’s, and document effects statements have on the Council’s financials. Communicate to all areas of impact.
• Monitor compliance with legal and policy requirements and effectiveness of internal controls in our systems and practices. Monitor new financial policies that need to be in place for the GL team.
• Develop goals and benchmarks to evaluate individual performance.