Accounting Manager

Salary : $52.27 - $67.95 Hourly

Location : Blaine, MN

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 167

Department : Finance

Opening Date : 03 / 05 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 19 / 2025 4 : 30 PM Central

Description

This position coordinates the budget development process and leads a variety of treasury, cash, investment and debt management functions. Coordinates the development of the annual budget and capital improvement plan. Ensures city funds are secure, sufficent to pay claims, and strategically invested to maximize return. Coordinates the issuance, management, and payment of the city's debt.

Examples of Duties

• Coordinates the preparation of the annual budget and capital improvement plan for the City; develops proceeds for analysis and accuracy; creates materials for City Council meetings.
• Conduct fiscal analysis for long-term financial planning (Levy, sales tax, TIF, capital projects, debt management) to meet the City's strategic plans.
• Ensures purchase orders are properly coded to maintain budgetary and capital planning controls.
• Supervises preparation of periodic, interim financial reports and specific activity reports, including all state and federal reports.
• Oversees the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of sound accounting policies and practices and effective accounting systems and procedures which will provide City management with necessary financial information.
• Establishes internal control systems to ensure compliance with policies, laws, and regulations. Recommend improvements where needed. Advises management of the control tools, which are available and effective in reaching control objectives and of possible misappropriations, defalcations, or irregularities.
• Coordinate the issuance, management, and payment of debt service.
• Develop and maintain cash flow models to forecast the financing of city operations and capital needs; manage the cash and investment portfolio of the City, while mitigating risks and maximizing return.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with investment portfolio managers, banks, and other financial institutions.
• Oversee the renewal of the city's workers compensation and property, casualty, and automotive insurance policies; recommend premium / deductible policy to management based on analytic analysis of claim history.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Supplemental Information

Minimum Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

Professional accounting, budgeting, and / or cash management experience, preferable in a governmental or public agency setting.

Desired Qualifications :

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure.

Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO).

We offer an excellent comprehensive benefit package for full time employees. Including paid vacation, sick leave, medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, retirement benefits, educational assistance, employer paid employee assistance program, Flex Spending, Post Retirement Health Care, optional deferred compensation and short term disability.

For 2025, the City contributes $1,540.00 per month for each full-time employee to apply towards the benefits offered through the cafeteria plan if electing medical coverage. For 2025, the City contributes $714.44 per month for each full-time employee if medical coverage is waived. The City's contribution is pro-rated for part-time employees.

MEDICAL INSURANCE

The City of Blaine offers a full cafeteria plan. All full-time probationary and regular City employees are eligible to participate. Single coverage is part of the core, but if the employee so elects, he / she may include his / her dependents on a family policy. Employees may choose from five options under HealthPartners. Coverage becomes effective the first of the month following date of hire for both employee and employee policies. The following are the monthly premiums for each plan :

HealthPartners (1 / 1 / 2025)

Group #5602

30 Co-Pay 100%

3300 HDHP / HSA

3300 RX HDHP / HSA

5000 RX HDHP / HSA

2500 HSA Aggregate

Employee

1,244.56

934.56

959.06

875.56

955.06

Employee Child(ren)

2,489.06

1,868.56

1,918.06

1750.56

1,910.06

Employee Spouse

2,613.56

1,962.06

2,014.06

1,838.06

2,005.56

Family

3,235.56

2,429.06

2,493.06

2,275.56

2,482.56

DENTAL INSURANCE

Single dental insurance is part of the core, but family dental insurance is available. All full-time probationary and regular employees are eligible. This dental insurance becomes effective on the first of the month following date of hire. The monthly premiums for single and family coverage is :

PLAN SINGLE DEPENDENT / FAMILY

HealthPartners $57.75 $113.07

LIFE INSURANCE

Basic life in the amount of $50,000 is part of the core. All full-time probationary and regular City employees are provided with a term life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy.

PLAN RATE

Lincoln Financial $8.50

ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

Available for family members of all full-time probationary and regular employees at low group rates from Lincoln Financial and / or PERA Life. Specific regulations apply.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY

All active full-time employees who work 40 hours a week are eligible to participate in the long-term disability (LTD) plan.

RETIREMENT

Retirement benefits are those of a coordinated plan which combines the benefits of the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) with regular Social Security benefits. The employee contributes 6.50% of total annual earnings to PERA. The city contributes 7.50% of the employee's annual earnings to PERA. The employee also contributes the mandatory social security contribution which is matched by the City.

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

All regular full-time employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement upon satisfactory completion of approved work-related educational courses offered by accredited institutions.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE

All regular full-time employees may participate in an Employee Assistance Program through HealthPartners at the City's expense. In certain instances, this benefit extends to the employee's immediate family as well.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

All full-time probationary and regular employees are eligible to participate in a pre-tax savings program through payroll deduction.

HEALTH SAVING ACCOUNTS and / or FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS

All full-time probationary and regular employees are eligible to participate in the City's pre-tax health savings account and / or flexible spending accounts for medical / dental / vision expenses and / or dependent care costs. Specific rules and regulations govern use and eligibility.

POST EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE SAVINGS PLAN (HCSP)

The city has implemented the Minnesota State Retirement System HCSP, which requires employees to save money on a pre-tax basis to pay medical expenses and / or health insurance premiums after termination of public service.

HOLIDAYS

The following eleven paid holidays will be observed by the city, New Year's Day, ML King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Floating Holiday.

VACATION

Vacation leave is accrued by all regular full-time employees.

SICK LEAVE

Sick leave is accrued by all full-time employees at the rate of four hours per pay period with a maximum accumulation of 960 hours. A minimum of one hour must be used per occurrence.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

All probationary and regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave upon the death of an immediate family member. Employees may convert up to four days of sick leave per occurrence.

Do you have a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance?

Do you have at least three years responsible experience in governmental budgeting and finance?

Are you a Certified Public Accountant?

Are you a certified Public Finance Officer?

Required Question

Salary : $50,000