Senior Account Specialist

We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services.

More information about us on our website.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Finance and Operations provides agency-wide financial, administrative, and operational services supporting the Metropolitan Council as a whole and its individual divisions. These services include accounting, financial reporting and payroll; the Council’s operating and capital budgets; contracts and procurement; computerized systems for financial and personnel information; risk management; treasury functions; and services supporting the Council’s headquarters facilities.

As a Senior Account Specialist, you will perform some transactional accounting, have knowledge of/experience with GAAP and/or governmental accounting, research and identify resolution of problems and provide training, as needed.

* The starting salary will depend on the selected candidate's experience, skills, education, and internal salary equity.

This position is eligible for a hybrid (both remote and onsite) telework arrangement. Candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin. This position will create a six-month eligibility list for current and future openings.

• Audit bills, claims and related documents by recalculating and reviewing them to ensure accuracy of transactions and conformance with relevant payment conditions.
• Process accounts payable transactions and review monthly vendor statements for accuracy.
• Prepare payment documents such as accounts payable forms, claims, and similar items to initiate payments.
• Validate vendor invoices with purchase orders and receiving.
• Reconcile account discrepancies by identifying errors, tracing errors to their sources, obtaining correct data, and entering corrections.
• Prepare periodic reports to document transactions.
• Scan all verified accounts payables transactions for other Council staff to view online.
• Assist in printing checks and employee expenses.
• Enter relevant transaction data into People Soft Financial system with precise calculations reflecting the transaction.
• Perform routine clerical work such as route mail, receive and sort incoming mail, and deliver outgoing mail.
• Use substantial knowledge of accounting procedures/coding; processes, reviews, approves, and posts payments.
• Develop, improve, and install work instructions and forms by applying knowledge of accounting procedures and policies and recommending procedural revision in response to new systems or identified needs.
• Review and assist with issues brought forward by Account Specialists.
• Identify 1099 reportable payments, review vendor information, reconcile payment data, and prepare and file annual 1099 forms.
• Ensure accuracy of 1099 data and issue 1099s to vendors.
• Remain current with State and Federal tax laws.
• Submit State and Federal tax documents as required.
• Maintain established department P-card payment process.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Any of the following combinations of completed education in accounting, finance, or closely related field and experience in accounting:

• High school diploma/GED with at least five years of experience
• Associate degree with at least three years of experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher with at least one year of experience

• Exper…