Accountant, Senior

Washington County Community Services is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Accountant, Senior. This position follows generally accepted accounting principles to prepare, maintain and analyze financial records necessary to satisfy internal and external reporting requirements. This is a senior level professional position that requires significant technical knowledge, independent judgment, accuracy and the ability to manage assignments of a more complex nature.

The Accountant, Senior serves as a subject matter expert, providing support, training and expertise to other accounting staff within the department and across the organization. Washington County Community Services values your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. We are committed to building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive work environment where differences are valued and accepted. We believe diversity benefits and enriches our work and helps us to effectively deliver services to our employees and communities.

• Three or more years of experience in human services finance and fiscal reporting
• Previous work experience generating, interpreting, and analyzing financial data, concisely communicating findings to collaborators, and providing actionable insights
• Paid work experience leading projects and/or fiscal teams, providing training and mentorship to junior staff, and/or serving as a technical resource for staff
• Previous experience developing processes to optimize workflow, internal controls, technical functionality, and cost efficiency
• Demonstrates an ability to work on a diverse team and promote an inclusive, culturally competent, and respectful workplace

Your training and experience will be rated based on the required application material submitted and the top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.

8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday, with the ability for flexibility of working remotely as approved by the supervisor. Work schedules (hours and days) and location are subject to change based on department needs.

$82,056.00 - $ Annually

Washington County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Washington County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Washington County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.

E-Verify Participation Poster

Right to work Poster

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The Accountant, Senior requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible paid professional accounting experience. A professional certification is highly desirable: CPA, CPFO, CFE, CISA, CIA, CPP.

• Support and prioritize a welcoming and respectful workplace that fosters diversity and encourages contributions from all individuals.
• Provide inclusive and equitable service to all members of the community with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate support for the County’s diversity, equity and inclusion program.
• Promotes a culture of continuous quality improvement in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, or ability to learn, quality/continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, audit standards and practices, and current governmental fund accounting and reporting standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of state, federal and local payroll regulations and compliance.
• Demonstrates ability to perform functions and generate reports with the accounting and payroll software package.
• Demonstrates ability to quickly generate complex special reports using available resources.
• Demonstrates advanced skill in mathematics.
• Demonstrates the ability to work logically and accurately on multiple complex tasks.
• Demonstrates ability to analyze complex accounting problems and propose solutions.
• Demonstrates the ability to train and advise others and serve as a technical resource for staff.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of and proficiency with spreadsheet and database programs.
• Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other employees, state and federal agencies.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret and apply Minnesota Statutes and Rules.