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Job Description
Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for everyone. The Minnesota Department of Education serves a wide and diverse range of customers: approximately 850,000 K-12 students and their families; 118,000 young children participating in a variety of early learning programs including Head Start and ECFE; 82,000 adult learners participating in adult education programs including GED and citizenship programs; Minnesota’s 339 school districts, 165 charter schools, and over 52,000 licensed teachers.
MDE Values:
Collaboration- Partner and serve for the greater good.
Leadership- Take ownership and responsibility.
Equity- Innovate for justice, fairness and inclusion.
Job Details
Job Class: Education Finance Specialist 2
- Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
- Date Posted: 05/27/2022
- Closing Date: 06/17/2022
- Bid Open: 5/27/2022
- Bid Close: 06/02/2022
- Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Education Department / MDE-Central Office-MAPE
- Division/Unit: Education-St Paul / Budget/FinMgt/Audit/Facilities
- Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
- Days of Work: M-F
- Travel Required: No
- Salary Range: $31.35 – $46.49/hourly; $65,458 – $97,071/annually
- Job Class Option: Financial Management
- Classified Status: Classified
- Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 – MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
- FLSA Status: Nonexempt
- Connect 700 Program Eligible: Yes
Job Summary
In this role, you will work to improve financial and program management for the business operations of school districts, charter schools, and other educational entities. You will work to coordinate the lease aid application process for charter schools, and will collect, analyze, summarize and report financial data on school districts, charter schools, and other educational entities to be used in state budgeting and in local funding decisions, and in required reporting. Duties include:
- Serving as the primary contact at the Minnesota Department of Education on charter school lease applications;
- Providing accurate and timely federal reporting for the National Center for Education Statistics survey to the Annual Survey of Local Government Finance, Federal Census Data Report, and other data requests;
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Five (5) years of professional experience in a finance or accounting role
OR
A bachelors or masters degree and four (4) years of professional experience in a finance or accounting role.
Experience must include:
Experience with school district/charter school accounting or finance
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the Minnesota Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) system;
Experience with public accounting theory, practices, and standards;
Experience using software packages for accounting, data management, calculations, and analysis;
Experience with accounting and statistics
Experience working in large, complex databases including setting design specifications, building queries, and conducting analysis.
Application Details
Why Work For Us
GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year.
Our differences make us stronger and leveraging them helps us create a workforce where everyone can thrive. The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at our workplace. We do this by developing strong leaders and advocates, increasing cultural competence and understanding among all employees, and removing institutional barriers and attitudes that prevent employees from advancing as far as their talents will take them. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, familial status, receipt of public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or age.
How to Apply
Select “Apply for Job” at the top of this page. If you have questions about applying for jobs, contact the job information line at 651-259-3637.
For additional information about the application process, go to http://www.mn.gov/careers.
Contact
If you have questions about the position, contact Kelsey Baumann at [email protected] or 651/582-8550.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employer. We are committed to providing culturally responsive services to all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential and strongly encourages qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
We will make reasonable accommodations to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected]. Please indicate what assistance you need.
