Accounting Technician (Minneapolis, MN)

• Reviews requests for and/or creates new funds, accounts, and centers as they relate to ordinances, charter transfers, budget adjustments, and expenditure transfer requests once determined to be in compliance with proper accounting controls.

• Performs numerous accounting related duties including closing balance sheet monthly, preparing journal entries, releasing wire transfers of funds, and verifying and reconciling various accounts.

• Reviews ordinances, charter transfers, budget adjustments, and expenditure transfer requests to ensure accuracy.

• Verifies and reconciles payroll deductions and prepares request for checks per payroll period.

• Analyzes financial information on detailing assets, liabilities, and capital to summarize current and projected financial position; monitors accounts for budget compliance.

• Allocates interest earnings and gain on sale of investments.

• May perform accounting duties associated with grants and contracts as well as providing support for a non-profit sector within the City’s organization, depending on assignment within an assigned department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business/Public Administration or related field required; one year of professional accounting experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

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