
Governmental Consulting Accounting Manager
Abdo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Mankato • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $95,000 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Help clients develop multi-year strategic financial plans and forecasts
- Present financial results to councils, boards, and management teams with clear insights
- Ensure year-round audit readiness with clients
- Seek to automate budget, forecasting, and analysis using systems; utilize Excel-based modeling as needed
- Lead a team providing strategic financial services to government entities
- Use top software solutions to help clients build their financial technology systems and track key performance indicators
- Take point on software implementations and create best practice templates
- Manage team priorities and capacity to deliver high-quality projects on time
- Develop the team's client experience skills in conjunction with Abdo's client experience training
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- 5+ years experience working in accounting
- Experience in the local government/utility industry and/or governmental accounting
- Skilled in software implementations, long-term financial planning, budgeting, cost management, and/or utility rate studies
- Experience in project and change management
- Proficient in advanced MS-Excel functions (e.g. VLOOKUP, H-LOOKUP, SUMIFS, conditional statements (IF, MAX, MIN), pivot tables, graphs and charts)
- Strong quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills, with a focus on improvement and automation
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative spirit and adaptability to change
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, HSA with employer match
- FSA medical and dependent care
- Long & short-term disability insurance options
- 22 days per year of PTO
- 8 full holidays
- 2 half holidays
- 24 hours paid volunteer time
- Parental and grandparent leave
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions up to 4.5%
- Abdo-sponsored telehealth platform
- Technology reimbursement
- Half day Fridays June through September
- Professional expenses and CPA support and bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial planningforecastingbudgetingcost managementutility rate studiesproject managementchange managementquantitative analysisfinancial modelingadvanced MS-Excel
Soft Skills
collaborative spiritadaptabilityclient experience skillsleadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsteam managementpresentation skillsinsight generationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in accountingBachelor’s degree in financeBachelor’s degree in related field