<p>Our client in the Southwest metro is looking for a Financial Analyst with strong business partnering who has worked with large data sets and has done strategic analytics. This company is privately owned and has great leadership and is growing. Please reach out on LinkedIn @JenniferExsted.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join a non-profit organization in Richfield, Minnesota on a Contract basis. This role will support enterprise budgeting, long-range financial planning, and monthly performance analysis while partnering closely with operational leaders across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong financial modeling skills, sharp analytical judgment, and the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the full annual budgeting cycle by coordinating timelines, gathering input from multiple departments, and preparing structured budget models that support informed planning decisions.<br>• Develop and maintain long-range financial forecasts that help leadership evaluate future funding needs, operational sustainability, and reserve strategies across programs and service areas.<br>• Prepare monthly financial reviews that compare actual results to budget and forecast expectations, highlighting key trends, risks, and performance drivers.<br>• Work closely with accounting after each close cycle to investigate variances, confirm financial accuracy, and summarize findings for leadership review.<br>• Serve as a trusted advisor to department heads and program leaders by providing guidance during budget development and supporting ongoing expense management discussions.<br>• Create practical reporting tools and financial resources that help managers monitor spending, understand results, and improve budget accountability.<br>• Use advanced Excel capabilities, business intelligence tools, and data extraction methods to validate information and improve the efficiency of recurring reports.<br>• Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic planning, operational decision-making, and special projects as needed.<br>• Adhere to workplace safety expectations and contribute to additional administrative or finance-related duties as assigned.
<p>We are looking for a Sr. Financial Analyst. This role will guide enterprise financial planning, produce meaningful operational insights, and build long-range forecasting tools that help leadership make sound decisions. The position partners closely with senior leaders and program stakeholders to strengthen budgeting discipline, improve reporting visibility, and support the organization’s long-term financial health.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the annual budgeting cycle across the organization, coordinating timelines, assumptions, and submissions with leadership and department owners.</p><p>• Create recurring budget-to-actual reporting that highlights key drivers, explains variances, and supports informed operational decisions.</p><p>• Develop and maintain multi-year financial models that evaluate performance trends and support long-term sustainability planning.</p><p>• Partner with executive leadership and program management teams to translate strategic priorities into actionable financial plans.</p><p>• Perform detailed financial analysis and ad hoc reporting to address business questions, evaluate scenarios, and guide resource allocation.</p><p>• Use data mining and analytical techniques to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across programs and service lines.</p><p>• Prepare clear financial reports and presentations for stakeholders, summarizing results, outlooks, and recommendations.</p><p>• Leverage NetSuite and related tools to improve reporting accuracy, streamline analysis, and support budgeting and forecasting activities.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Senior Portfolio Analyst to support portfolio performance evaluation and investor-focused reporting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role is ideal for a finance specialist who can translate complex investment results into clear, decision-ready insights for stakeholders. The position will play a key role in analyzing asset and deal performance, preparing high-quality materials for leadership, and helping maintain strong communication with investors and internal partners.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Evaluate portfolio and individual deal results to identify trends, explain performance drivers, and highlight notable variances.<br>• Prepare recurring and ad hoc performance reports that present financial outcomes in a clear and meaningful way for business stakeholders.<br>• Develop investor reporting materials that communicate fund and portfolio results with accuracy, consistency, and clarity.<br>• Review investment activity and portfolio developments to support informed discussions around asset performance and strategic priorities.<br>• Create executive- and board-ready presentations that summarize findings, recommendations, and key financial insights.<br>• Partner with investors, investment teams, and senior leaders to respond to questions and provide timely analytical support.<br>• Consolidate financial data from multiple sources to improve the quality and reliability of reporting outputs.<br>• Contribute to presentation and reporting processes by refining analysis and ensuring materials are prepared for leadership review.
<p>We are looking for a sharp, detail-driven Investment Operations Analyst to support an investment loan portfolio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will help maintain accurate reporting, evaluate loan and portfolio performance, and strengthen day-to-day operational controls across investment activity. This position is well suited for someone who enjoys working with financial data, improving processes, and partnering with internal teams and external service providers to keep operations running smoothly.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead recurring financial reporting activities for the investment portfolio, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.</p><p>• Review monthly investor remittance activity and reconcile loan-level data, including interest accruals, payoff activity, and delinquency reporting.</p><p>• Compile month-end portfolio metrics for lending partners and validate key balances such as principal, and interest reserve positions.</p><p>• Verify the accuracy and consistency of data tied to newly acquired assets before it is incorporated into reporting and monitoring processes.</p><p>• Support loan funding administration by assessing draw requests against project progress and facilitating timely disbursements to contractors.</p><p>• Coordinate data gathering and reconciliation efforts across internal records, servicers, fund administrators, and other external providers.</p><p>• Produce and maintain portfolio performance reports and track records to support ongoing analysis and management oversight.</p><p>• Monitor cash activity across the portfolio and assist with capital calls, drawdowns, and investor distribution processing.</p><p>• Respond to investor information requests and contribute to due diligence materials, ad hoc analyses, and special projects as needed.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented compensation analyst to support a leading airline organization in Bloomington, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract position will blend strategic advising with day-to-day program execution, helping leaders make informed decisions about pay, job alignment, and market competitiveness. The role is ideal for someone who can build strong partnerships, interpret compensation data effectively, and bring practical recommendations that strengthen compensation programs over time.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Advise business leaders and HR partners on compensation matters, offering informed guidance on pay decisions, internal alignment, and competitive positioning.</p><p>• Assess roles, leveling, and reporting structures to support job evaluations, promotional changes, and salary placement decisions across the organization.</p><p>• Oversee the administration and ongoing refinement of compensation programs, including salary ranges, grade structures, and related frameworks.</p><p>• Use market pricing tools such as PayScale to conduct benchmarking, analyze compensation trends, and support data-driven recommendations.</p><p>• Review current compensation practices and identify opportunities to improve consistency, competitiveness, and overall program effectiveness.</p><p>• Contribute to the administration of executive and long-term incentive programs while helping maintain appropriate access and program support processes.</p><p>• Take ownership of compensation-related reporting and analytical work currently performed in partnership with finance, helping improve efficiency and accountability.</p><p>• Provide an objective perspective on established compensation practices and recommend modernization opportunities aligned with business needs and market standards.analy</p>
We are looking for a Business Analyst Consultant to support enterprise business initiatives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or through telecommuting arrangements. This Long-term Contract position focuses on partnering with stakeholders to define business needs, improve operational processes, and support large-scale ERP-related initiatives. The role combines business analysis, data validation, testing, and cross-functional coordination to help ensure smooth implementation and sustained adoption of new solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with business leaders and operational teams to clarify objectives, define functional needs, and translate those needs into actionable business requirements.<br>• Examine existing workflows to uncover gaps, risks, and inefficiencies, then recommend practical improvements to processes or system functionality.<br>• Prepare, review, and validate large volumes of business data to support migration activities and maintain data quality throughout implementation efforts.<br>• Coordinate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate updates, align expectations, and support organizational readiness for change.<br>• Guide initiatives from discovery and planning through rollout and stabilization, ensuring deliverables remain aligned with business priorities.<br>• Investigate application or process issues, determine underlying causes, and propose solutions that improve performance and operational reliability.<br>• Execute functional and user-focused testing activities, document outcomes, and confirm that enhancements meet business expectations.<br>• Create process documentation, future-state workflow models, training materials, and end-user guidance to support adoption of updated tools and procedures.<br>• Contribute to Agile team routines such as planning sessions, daily collaboration meetings, retrospectives, and solution demonstrations.
<p>We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Analyst to join a fully onsite team in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota on a Long-term Contract basis. This position centers on keeping cash posting and customer payment activity accurate while supporting steady account follow-up. The role is well suited to someone who is organized, comfortable working across internal teams and customer contacts, and confident managing a high-volume receivables workflow.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Apply incoming cash, checks, and other daily receipts accurately and on schedule to maintain current account records.</p><p>• Upload invoices and supporting documents through customer payment portals to help facilitate prompt processing.</p><p>• Review the accounts receivable inbox and respond to payment-related requests, questions, and documentation needs.</p><p>• Assist with collection efforts on overdue commercial accounts when workload allows, including follow-up on aging balances.</p><p>• Partner with sales and internal departments to resolve billing questions, research discrepancies, and clarify account status.</p><p>• Record thorough notes on customer communications and collection activity to support visibility and follow-up.</p><p>• Help gather materials tied to customer credit reviews, approvals, and other receivables-related requests.</p><p>• Contribute to additional accounting tasks and special assignments as business priorities evolve.</p><p><br></p><p>*Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.</p><p> </p><p>Please submit your resume and call 651-293-3973 for review and consideration.</p>
We are looking for an accomplished finance leader to serve as a key partner to executive leadership within a privately held manufacturing company. This position will guide both finance and treasury operations, helping shape financial strategy, strengthen reporting, and support sound decision-making across the business. The role also provides leadership to a small team and offers the opportunity to influence planning, performance, and long-term growth.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the organization’s finance and treasury activities, ensuring strong oversight of cash management, liquidity planning, and overall financial health.<br>• Lead the annual budgeting cycle and support ongoing forecasting efforts to align operating plans with business objectives.<br>• Oversee the month-end close process and maintain accurate, timely financial reporting for leadership review.<br>• Develop and refine budget processes, controls, and reporting practices to improve visibility into business performance.<br>• Prepare and analyze cash flow forecasts to support funding needs, working capital management, and strategic planning.<br>• Provide leadership and mentorship to a finance team of 3 to 5 employees, promoting accountability and focused development.<br>• Partner with senior leaders on strategic initiatives, including financial evaluation related to mergers, acquisitions, or other growth opportunities.<br>• Use tools such as Microsoft Power BI to enhance reporting, create dashboards, and deliver actionable financial insights.
We are looking for a Data Security Analyst to join a financial services organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will help shape and uphold enterprise data governance practices, with a strong emphasis on identifying, classifying, and safeguarding unstructured information. This position combines strategic oversight with hands-on responsibility for the security technologies that support data protection and loss prevention efforts. You will work closely with security leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen compliance, reduce information risk, and improve data handling standards across the business.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the development and enforcement of data governance frameworks, standards, and controls that support secure information management across the organization.<br>• Oversee initiatives to discover, classify, and protect unstructured data, ensuring sensitive information is handled according to business and regulatory expectations.<br>• Administer and enhance data protection and data loss prevention solutions, including tools such as Varonis or comparable platforms.<br>• Partner with security, compliance, and business teams to assess information risk and implement practical safeguards that reduce exposure.<br>• Establish meaningful security and governance metrics, then monitor and report on performance to support ongoing improvement.<br>• Translate regulatory obligations into operational data security practices and help maintain alignment with applicable compliance requirements.<br>• Support the maintenance and optimization of security monitoring and related controls that contribute to broader enterprise data integrity and protection goals.<br>• Advise stakeholders on policy adherence, secure data usage, and governance best practices to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Cost Analyst to support complex financial planning and cost oversight activities for capital and operational initiatives. This Long-term Contract position is well suited for a detail-oriented individual who can combine strong analytical judgment with effective cross-functional partnership. The role will focus on cost forecasting, budget performance, reporting accuracy, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain stakeholders to help guide informed business decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead project cost tracking activities by monitoring budgets, commitments, actual spending, and forecast changes across multiple initiatives.</p><p>• Build and maintain detailed financial models, reporting tools, and standardized templates to improve visibility into project and capital expenditures.</p><p>• Partner with project managers, engineering teams, manufacturing leaders, and supply chain contacts to evaluate financial performance and identify cost risks early.</p><p>• Prepare recurring and ad hoc analyses that explain budget variances, spending trends, and projected outcomes for leadership review.</p><p>• Support capital expenditure planning by aligning project forecasts with cost center expectations, funding assumptions, and business priorities.</p><p>• Review vendor proposals, pricing inputs, and request-for-proposal related cost details to strengthen financial decision-making.</p><p>• Contribute to process discipline during onboarding and team coordination activities, including periodic travel for in-person collaboration when needed.</p><p>• Help maintain data quality and reporting consistency across project controls by validating inputs and improving documentation practices.</p>
<p>We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst to support business operations and strengthen the connection between functional teams and technology solutions in Bloomington, Minnesota. This role focuses on understanding business needs, improving processes, and helping resolve system-related issues that affect day-to-day performance. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, experience with enterprise applications, and the ability to translate complex requirements into practical, effective solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Partner with business teams and technical stakeholders to gather needs, clarify objectives, and convert operational challenges into well-defined system requirements.</p><p>• Investigate application and process issues by reviewing incidents, identifying patterns, and helping drive timely resolution of production support concerns.</p><p>• Facilitate root cause analysis efforts and contribute to problem resolution and controlled change activities related to enterprise systems.</p><p>• Create clear documentation such as process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases, and data flow materials to support solution design and implementation.</p><p>• Assist with the planning, validation, rollout, and post-launch support of business applications across multiple functional areas.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve system performance through automation and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools.</p><p>• Evaluate proposed solutions to ensure they align with business goals, preserve data accuracy, and support compliance and operational reliability</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to join our Client's team in St Paul Minnesota. This position offers the chance to guide client engagements, provide direction to developing staff, and serve as a trusted advisor to businesses and families with complex tax and accounting needs. The role is ideal for someone in public accounting who enjoys combining technical expertise, relationship management, and forward-thinking process improvement. You will play an important part in delivering high-quality client service while contributing to the continued growth of the firm. This position will offer growth to ownership in the future. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead tax engagements for individuals, businesses, and partnerships, ensuring timely and accurate preparation, review, and filing of returns.</p><p>• Provide proactive tax planning and advisory support that helps clients make informed financial and operational decisions.</p><p>• Deliver accounting and business consulting services tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs, established companies, and multi-generational clients.</p><p>• Prepare and review financial statements to support compliance, reporting accuracy, and client decision-making.</p><p>• Oversee payroll and bookkeeping team members by assigning work, reviewing output, and supporting their ongoing development.</p><p>• Build long-term client relationships through responsive communication, dependable service, and a strong understanding of each client’s goals.</p><p>• Mentor staff members by sharing technical knowledge, offering feedback, and encouraging career growth.</p><p>• Identify and support technology-focused improvements that strengthen workflow efficiency and elevate the client experience.</p>
<p>A growing organization is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support and enhance its cybersecurity operations, threat detection, incident response, and data protection initiatives. This role is ideal for a security professional who enjoys investigating threats, improving security controls, and partnering with stakeholders to strengthen overall security posture.</p><p>Position Overview</p><ul><li>Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents across cloud, endpoint, identity, email, application, and network environments.</li><li>Monitor and maintain security events within a SIEM environment, including alert triage, threat analysis, and incident escalation.</li><li>Develop and leverage KQL queries for investigations, reporting, threat hunting, and detection tuning.</li><li>Support incident response activities including containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident reviews.</li><li>Enhance security monitoring capabilities by reducing false positives, identifying gaps, and improving detection coverage.</li><li>Assist with data protection initiatives including DLP investigations, information protection, insider risk monitoring, auditing, and eDiscovery activities.</li><li>Participate in security risk assessments, control reviews, vendor evaluations, and compliance-related initiatives.</li><li>Create and maintain security procedures, runbooks, metrics, and technical documentation.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to communicate risks, findings, and recommended security improvements.</li><li>Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical cybersecurity incidents.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for an Accounting Specialist to support tax-related documentation and accounting operations for a Part-time, Long-term Contract position based in Plymouth, Minnesota. This opportunity is well suited to someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working with confidential information in a fast-paced remote environment. The role will partner with experienced tax and finance professionals while helping maintain accurate records, respond to documentation requests, and support compliance-focused processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Evaluate customer tax exemption documents to confirm they are complete, accurate, and acceptable for compliance purposes.</p><p>• Enter, organize, and maintain exemption certificate records across platforms such as Salesforce, Vertex, OneSource, and other business systems.</p><p>• Oversee a shared transaction tax mailbox by prioritizing incoming requests, answering routine questions, and processing documentation promptly.</p><p>• Track response times and follow established service expectations for certificate reviews and related inquiries.</p><p>• Investigate inconsistencies in submitted tax forms, including cases where incorrect supporting documents are provided.</p><p>• Route unusual, incomplete, or potentially non-compliant records to the appropriate internal contacts for further review.</p><p>• Preserve well-organized electronic files that support retention standards and assist with audit preparedness.</p><p>• Safeguard sensitive customer and tax data by applying discretion and professionalism in all interactions.</p><p>• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to strengthen sales tax compliance and documentation management efforts.</p>