Accounting Technician

Position Description

Provide technical support to professional accounting staff, and other professional City staff by performing accounting, budget, procurement, project costing and other related financial work.

Work Location :

This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work with some days working remotely and some days working in the officee.

The City of Minneapolis does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Support professional accounting staff by analyzing and preparing accounting records and reports, and acting as a liaison with customer departments.
• Review financial transactions for coding errors, research root-cause issues and recommend appropriate corrective actions to eliminate or reduce future errors and inconsistencies.
• Assemble individual quarterly and annual financial reports into one professional report.
• Assist Controller in monitoring and prioritizing communications from various City departments.
• Review executed council actions for financial impact and notify relevant accounting staff to take action.
• Prepare journal entries for revenue and expense accounts, internal billing, deferred revenue, including researching discrepancies and making appropriate adjustments (journal entries prepared directly into COMET or via spreadsheet journal upload).
• Prepare complex reports using mathematical reasoning, providing detailed historical analysis of various activities, accounts and generate month end summary reports.
• Accurately balance payments and other accounting activities through review and reconciliation of various systems (COMET, Cognos, Enquesta, Mobi, M5, US Bank, IDIS, EBMS, Loadrite).
• Maintain electronic and / or paper financial reporting records as needed.
• Review and research out-of-balance conditions taking corrective action as needed.
• Maintain, coordinate, review, prepare P-card transactions and apply policies and procedures related to P-card; travel; employee reimbursements.
• Assist with recording, monitoring and reconciling project costs.
• Assist in research and response to external auditor requests.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Education :

Eighteen months post high school education in accounting or related field

Minimum Experience :

Two years of experience performing duties in accounting and bookkeeping, including working with automated financial systems and analyzing financial reports and accounting documents to verify accuracy

Equivalency :

An equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position MAY be considered.

Selection Process :

The selection process will consist of one or more of the following steps : a rating of relevant education and experience 100.00. It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions. Only those candidates who attain a passing score 70.00 on each step in the selection process will be placed on the eligible list. The City of Minneapolis Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number in any phase of the selection process.

Background Check :

The City has determined that a criminal background check and / or qualifications check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history 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.

Drug and Alcohol Testing

All job applicants must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be required to sign a notification and consent form prior to undergoing drug and alcohol testing. Applicants who do not consent to undergo drug and alcohol testing will not be required to do so and the City will withdraw the conditional job offer, resulting in the job applicant no longer being considered for the positio

Union Representation :

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Minneapolis and the AFSCME Union. For more information on the terms and conditions of this agreement please visit : AFSCME General Unit - City of Minneapolis

Eligible List Statement :

The names of applicants who meet minimum qualification and who pass the screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title. This eligible list will expire 1 month after it has been established.

Interview Selection :

The hiring authority reserves the right to determine the maximum number of candidates to interview from the established eligible list. If the hiring authority decides to interview other than by exam score order, they may select additional people to interview based on a candidate's education or experience related to the field, work history, or skills uniquely related to the operational needs of the position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.

The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.