Job Description
Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join a local government organization in Minnetonka, Minnesota for a Contract assignment expected to last 2–3 months. This role focuses on keeping cash activity accurate and up to date, supporting close activities, and resolving reconciliation issues across multiple accounting workflows. The ideal candidate brings strong Excel capability, sound accounting judgment, and the ability to work independently while serving as a dependable resource to the broader accounting team.
Responsibilities:
• Perform daily bank and cash balancing activities by reviewing prior-day transactions and confirming accuracy against internal records.
• Extract banking data, organize it in Excel, and match transaction details to accounting system activity to ensure complete reconciliation.
• Maintain detailed reconciliation workbooks and keep complex schedules current, organized, and audit-ready.
• Research outstanding discrepancies by tracing payments, reviewing limited remittance information, and resolving unclear transaction references.
• Monitor financial activity moving through connected systems and identify issues affecting the accuracy or timing of recorded transactions.
• Prepare and record journal entries that support period-end accounting and contribute to a timely month-end close.
• Update and manage loan amortization schedules to ensure balances, interest, and related entries are properly reflected.
• Assist with budgeting-related tasks and provide day-to-day guidance to Accounting Specialists as needed.
• Help maintain reliable financial records by verifying that data remains consistent, accurate, and aligned across systems.• At least 5 years of accounting experience in a senior-level or closely related role.
• Demonstrated success handling bank reconciliations, cash reconciliations, and month-end close responsibilities.
• Experience preparing and posting journal entries within a general ledger environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, VLOOKUPs, and Pivot Tables.
• Ability to manage high-volume transactional activity and investigate discrepancies across multiple systems.
• Working knowledge of loan amortization schedules and related accounting treatment.
• Capability to work independently while also offering informal support and direction to accounting staff.
• Familiarity with JDE EnterpriseOne and strong analytical problem-solving skills.