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Accountant - Public Services

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Accountant - Public Services

Salary

$82,555.20 - $123,822.40 Annually

Location

Chaska Government Center, MN

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

03061

Division

Public Services

Opening Date

01/21/2026

Closing Date

2/9/2026 4:30 PM Central

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• Benefits

• Questions

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Assistant County Administrator, this position provides accounting and financial management and analysis to the Public Services Division which includes Library, IT, Facilities, Environmental Services, Land Management, Planning and Water, Water Management Organization, Veterans Services, and Communications. This position assembles the division’s annual budget under the direction of the Assistant County Administrator and monitors departmental activities throughout the year. Works closely with Public Services managers to maintain knowledge of agency functions, grants and contract agreements and reporting requirements, to ensure accuracy in all budgeting and reporting. This position is required to work independently, set priorities, perform complex analysis, make key decisions, and initiate action regarding financial management for the Division.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and monitor the division’s annual budget.

• Ensure the integrity of division financial transactions by reviewing them for propriety and taking necessary action when needed to correct any discrepancies.

• Monitors and reviews division invoices and claims for payments to assure compliance with operational, legal and accounting requirements.

• Perform all fiscal responsibilities required to administer grants and contracts entered into by the division.

• Collaborate with the County’s Finance Department to ensure the division is meeting deadlines, is operating within established policies and procedures and is accurately reporting required financial information.

• Assist division managers with procurement and contract management.

• Conduct financial analysis and research and prepare reports for division leadership.

• Coordinates the division’s accounting systems, policies and procedures, and provides oversight to the department's accounting support staff.

• Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential knowledge and specialized subject knowledge required to perform the essential functions of the job:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures.

• Theories, practices and procedures of budgeting, financial forecasting, reporting and planning functions.

• Principles and practices of financial and data processing in preparing and presenting financial statements and reports.

• Knowledge of governmental accounting theory, practice, administrative rules and procedures.

• Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, requirements or guidelines pertaining to area of responsibility.

• Knowledge of personal computers.

• Knowledge of computer based budgeting, planning, reporting and accounting systems and functions.

Requires use/operation of:

• Portable electronic equipment

• Telephone

• Copier

• Printer

• Calculator

• Computer

• Software applications

Skilled in:

• Oral and written communications.

• Preparation, generation, reconciliation of various accounting reports and accounts, and presentation of fiscal and narrative reports.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all department and other County personnel, county officials and the public.

• Collaborating, sharing and working with supervisors within the department in coordinating services, developing plans and achieving objectives of the department.

• Providing oversight and informal direction to the work activities and functions of department accounting and support staff.

• Developing, forecasting and administering budgets, revenues and expenditures.

• Performing accounting functions accurately and within the required deadlines and timeframes required by the county and other agencies.

• Preparing, analyzing and interpreting financial reports.

• Analyzing, evaluating, planning and implementing new data processing, administrative procedures, or accounting controls for the department.

• Working independently and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

• Use of computers and multiple software applications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration

• Three (3) years professional accounting experience

OR

•Associates Degree in Accounting or Business Administration and Eight (8) years professional accounting experience.

AND

• Valid Minnesota driver's license or evidence of mobility.

Preferred Qualification:

• One (1) year experience in a supervisory or leadership role.

SCORED EXAMINATION PROCESS

All applications will be screened for minimum qualifications, scored and ranked. The highest

ranked candidates meeting minimum qualifications will be recommended for the scored oral

examinations (interviews). Final selection for the position will include successful completion of oral interview(s), reference checks, and background investigation.

Benefit Summary (

01

Please check the box that fits your experience:

• I have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Business and 3 or more years of accounting experience.

• I have an Associates Degree in Accounting and Business and 8 or more years of accounting experience.

• Neither of the above fit my education and experience.

02

If you indicated yes above, please list the college and degree obtained. If you indicated no above, please answer with "N/A"

03

Please briefly list your accounting experience including company/organization, title and years at the position. If you have no relevant experience please answer with "N/A"

04

Do you have a valid driver's license of evidence of mobility?

• Yes

• No

05

Do you have an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License?

• Yes

• No, but I have an inactive license

• No, but I am sitting for an exam

• None of the above

06

Do you have work experience in a finance department of a governmental entity or auditing experience with governmental entities?

• Yes, I've worked in a finance department of a governmental entity

• Yes, I've audited governmental entities

• Yes, both

• No

07

If yes, describe your work experience. If no, please indicate "N/A"

08

Does your accounting-related employment experience include any of the following? (select all that apply)

• Procurement and contracting

• Auditing

• Reviewing invoices and claims for payments to ensure compliance

• Federal and/or State Grant accounting

• Preparing operating budgets

• Creating/ preparing financial and budget reports

• Capital budgets and/or asset tracking

• Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) implementation

• None of the above

09

Do you have at least 2 years of experience in supervising employees?

• Yes

• No

10

Please indicate your level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel:

• Inexperienced: Little or no experience with Excel

• Basic: Able to open files and use page setup; enter, correct, and save data; use menu commands; format cells, rows, and columns; understand navigation and movement techniques; use simple arithmetic functions/formulas; access Help; modify a database and insert data from another application; print worksheets and workbooks.

• Intermediate: Able to create, modify, and format charts; use graphics; filter data and manage a filtered list; perform multiple-level sorting; use mathematical, logical, statistical, and financial functions; group and dissociate data and perform interactive analysis; create and modify some Macro commands.

• Advanced: Able to customize the work area; use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS); work with pivot tables; manage Macro commands; use personalized toolbars, and perform some programming in VBA.

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Employer

Carver County

Address

600 East 4th Street

Chaska, Minnesota, 55318

Phone

952-361-1525

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