Location: Brainerd

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Unlimited

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Management or Business Administration.
• Three years of accounting experience in a complex environment that requires thorough knowledge of appropriation, budgetary and accounting systems, preferably in a public sector setting.
• Two years of supervisory experience in an accounting or business office, or similar setting.
• Extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) sufficient to analyze, interpret, and prepare financial information, records and reports, locate errors and implement solutions to procedural or other fiscal problems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access or similar programs sufficient to prepare correspondence and ad hoc reports that meet the needs of the institution and its constituents.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA license
• Previous accounting work experience at another MinnState institution
• Experience in supervision and personnel management sufficient to supervise staff.
• Thorough knowledge of auditing principals and procedures sufficient to assist in audits.
• Knowledge of the functions, procedures, organization, laws, and regulations governing nonprofit and government accounting for MinnState and State of Minnesota.
• Working knowledge of Power BI sufficient to query and compile records and reports.
• Working knowledge in accounting or a related field sufficient to indicate familiarity with standard business practices, Federal and State laws, rules and regulations along with the ability to interpret MinnState Board policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of financial aid accounting and reporting requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of office procedures, practices and equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of personnel management.
• Knowledge of College bookstore operations or other retail operations.

Benefits Info:

• Public pension plan
• Training and professional development
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Paid parental leave
• Low-cost medical and dental coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision coverage
• Wellness programs and resources
• Employer paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Health care spending and savings accounts
• Dependent care spending account
• Tax-deferred compensation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Desired Start Date: 07/01/2023

About Central Lakes College

Central Lakes College - Brainerd and Staples is one of 32 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (www.mnscu.edu), offering excellent, affordable education in 46 communities across the state. We are a comprehensive community and technical college serving about 6,000 students per year. With a knowledgeable, caring faculty and modern, results-oriented programs in comfortable facilities, CLC is the college of choice for seekers of success. Our roots are deep in a tradition dating to 1938 in Brainerd and 1950 in Staples. Communities across central Minnesota are filled with our graduates.Central Lakes College is an equal opportunity educator and employer.CLC is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity. No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law.

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