Special Projects Accountant

Osseo Area Schools; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 86,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful and impactful work

Opportunities to grow professionally

A variety of benefits

Job summary

Osseo Area Schools is seeking a Special Projects Accountant to lead accounting for building bonds, LTFM, and all federal/state grants, while ensuring accurate reporting and compliance. The role supports budget processes, year-end closes, and audits within a fast-paced educational environment.

The position emphasizes leadership, collaboration with grant managers, and ensuring district-wide financial controls and integrity. Strong Excel and GAAP knowledge are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Three years of proven success in accounting with an emphasis on budgeting and financial analysis.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership aligned with the district mission and values.
• Oversee accounting for building bonds, LTFM, and grants; assist grant managers with budgets and year-end processes.
• Prepare and reconcile general ledger entries, journals, and monthly/annual reports; support external audits.
• Monitor budgets and accounting information for completeness and accuracy; ensure UFARS/GAAP compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Mathematical reasoning

Deductive reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Special Projects Accountant

Osseo Ind School District 279 Educational Service Center - Maple Grove, Minnesota Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Details

Job ID: 5954331

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

General Purpose of Job: To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by providing extensive accounting support and direction to the business, finance and operations departments. The Special Projects Accountant is responsible for providing financial information to management by researching and analyzing financial data; preparing reports and performing key technical accounting tasks; and providing oversight to building bonds, long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM), and other federal and state grants.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

Provide Strategic Leadership by:

• Aligning function with mission and core values of the organization.
• Developing and communicating shared vision for area of responsibility.
• Planning and executing continuous improvement processes for area of responsibility.
• Complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Provide Performance Leadership by:

• Developing staff and/or individual capacity to apply technical/functional expertise for maximum impact.
• Recommending employment by participating in the hiring process for indirect reports.
• Providing supervision to indirect reports, including formative feedback and timely performance evaluations and/or demonstrate attention to quality enhancement by improving efficiencies and effectiveness in recordkeeping, workflow, and compliance.
• Leading the work of others; delegate tasks and authority appropriately and/or establish procedures to guide system and departmental work; monitor and demonstrate effective decision-making strategies in order to meet project deadlines.
• Coordinating the accounting for building bonds, LTFM, and all grants and categorical aids.
• Providing support and assisting grant managers with budgets, revenues, expenditures, and year-end processes.
• Overseeing and monitoring building bonds, LTFM, and all other grants to ensure accurate reporting of revenues, expenditures and compliance with district, state, and federal guidelines.
• Reconcilingrelated tasks for annual external audit.

Demonstrate Management Skills by:

• Managing department resources effectively and efficiently.
• Coordinating and verifying correctness of accounting period transactions of grants.
• Summarizing current financial status by collecting information and preparing reports.
• Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Creatingand maintaining a monthly summary report of building bond and LTFM revenues and expenditures.
• Monitoring and reconciling all related revenue.
• Determining and calculating cost estimates for budgeting processes and project management.
• Assisting in budget projections of staff salaries and benefits.
• Preparing journal entries by researching errors; making adjustments and determining corrections.
• Managing expenditure eligibility of fixed asset status per district capitalization guidelines, GAAP, state, and federal requirements.
• Assisting in the preparation for the annual audit.
• Preparing year-end work papers and supporting documentation for external auditors.
• Preparing final reconciliations of general ledger accounts ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Determining and recording year-end estimates and accruals.
• Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
• Ensuring District’s accounting records comply with UFARS, GAAP, and other legal requirements.
• Ensuring compliance and coordination of district-wide financial record retention per district guidelines.
• Assisting in departmental processes and other state compliance reporting systems.
• Monitoring and reviewing budgets and accounting information for completeness and accuracy.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and applying governmental accounting standards, including Generally Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP) and the Uniform Financial and Reporting System (UFARS) with respect to the district’s financial activities, assuring adherence to all state, federal and District guidelines, rules, or laws.
• Assisting in federal and state audits as directed.
• Reviewing revenue and expenditure account codes monthly to ensure compliance.
• Coding revenues and expenditures according to established guidelines.
• Maintaining accounting controls by conducting internal audits of various financial areas and recommending policies and procedures.
• Applying effective decision-making processes to problems or situations.

Demonstrate Interpersonal Skills by:

• Expressing ideas clearly in speaking and writing and communicating effectively in public.
• Researching and interpreting accounting policy, procedures, and regulations.
• Encouraging frequent, open communication; maintaining accessibility and visibility in the organization; inviting suggestions and feedback.
• Perceiving the needs and concerns of others and provides appropriate support; resolving conflicts; demonstrating cultural responsiveness.

Demonstrate Professionalism by:

• Demonstrating professional demeanor; maintaining confidentiality; representing the district in a positive manner; establishing and maintaining a positive image with sites and community.
• Demonstrating commitment to own professional growth.
• Attending seminars, professional business conferences, and related association meetings to keep current with industry trends, technical knowledge, and techniques.
• Inspiring trust by demonstrating competence, reliability, sincerity, and caring; demonstrate adaptability and flexibility.

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

Minimum qualifications include:

• Three years of proven success in accounting with an emphasis on budgeting and financial analysis.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Public school district experience preferred.
• The attributes of an efficacious learner: resourceful, self-directed, responsible, problem solver and skilled communicator. Excellent presentation skills.
• The ability to lead and manage projects, from planning through completion, in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• The ability to manage deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, mathematical, and deductive reasoning.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• The ability to maintain general accounting function and financial records.
• The ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders.

Salary: Pay Grade 113, $86,439 to $107,508 annually

Work schedule: 260/261 days/year

Job type or FTE:Full-time

Bargaining unit: S alaried Professionals

Desired start date: ASAP

Osseo Area Schools offers:

• Meaningful and impactful work
• Opportunities to grow professionally
• A variety of benefits
• and more

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [e-mail] or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check Process Upon Conditional Offer: Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Administration > Business/Finance

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Contact HR or the Site with any questions regarding the position
• Email: [e-mail]

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