<p>We are looking for a Private Equity Associate to join a dynamic team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, you will collaborate with deal teams to conduct in-depth due diligence and create detailed financial models for potential investment opportunities. You will also contribute to the monitoring of portfolio companies and assist in identifying new fund opportunities.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Conduct comprehensive evaluations of private equity investments.</p><p>• Perform detailed research on specific companies to support investment decisions.</p><p>• Develop financial models, valuation analyses, and prepare investment memorandums.</p><p>• Monitor the performance and operations of portfolio companies.</p><p>• Participate in investment committee discussions.</p><p><br></p><p>For confidential consideration please message Douglas Rickart on LinkedIn, Call Doug at 612-249-0330 or apply through the link provided.</p>
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Audit Manager - Public in Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States. The primary function of this role is to manage and oversee audit engagements, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and provide excellent client service. The role also involves business development and team management activities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage the execution and completion of audits, emphasizing internal controls and compliance testing<br>• Formulate audit strategies and ensure audit activities comply with relevant standards<br>• Identify potential audit risks and devise audit programs to address these risks<br>• Review and approve audit workpapers, reports, and financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness<br>• Maintain quality and client service standards by ensuring audits are completed within budget and timelines<br>• Stay current with updates in governmental auditing standards, regulations, and accounting pronouncements, ensuring that audits comply with the latest requirements<br>• Build and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their audit needs, addressing questions, and effectively communicating findings and recommendations<br>• Assist in business development efforts, including proposals and networking within the government sector<br>• Provide ongoing feedback, training, and career development support to audit team members<br>• Ensure compliance with all Firm wide and local office policies and procedures.
We are in search of an Audit Manager - Public for our Saint Paul, Minnesota location. As an Audit Manager - Public, you will be tasked with managing various client assignments and projects, including the successful completion of assignment tasks and project components. This role is within the public accounting industry and requires an individual with strong skills in Audit Engagements, Auditing, Audit Plans, Budget Processes, and Supervisory management.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br>• Manage and oversee various client engagements simultaneously, ensuring the success of each project<br>• Apply GAAP to accounting issues, interpreting, and researching with minimal supervision<br>• Apply GAAS to auditing issues, interpreting, and researching with minimal supervision<br>• Assess risk and design planning, audit procedures, and supervise all phases of audit engagements<br>• Utilize the Audit Methodology employed by the firm<br>• Maintain active communication with clients to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction<br>• Review team members’ work for accuracy and compliance with professional standards, providing supervision as necessary<br>• Develop, train, manage, and mentor team members on projects and assess performance for engagements<br>• Work with partners on business development and proposals<br>• Build and nurture strong working relationships with client management
<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Coordinator to join a leading manufacturing company in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This is a Contract-to-permanent position, offering an excellent opportunity to oversee accounts payable operations and ensure compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in managing financial workflows and driving process improvements.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee the receipt and verification of expense reports and invoices from vendors and suppliers.</p><p>• Process vendor payments in accordance with company policies and established timelines.</p><p>• Reconcile monthly payable reports to ensure all payments are accurate and accounted for.</p><p>• Investigate and resolve discrepancies related to invoices and payment documentation.</p><p>• Ensure proper credit is applied for outstanding memos and adjustments.</p><p>• Maintain compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.</p><p>• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement automation to enhance efficiency.</p><p>• Supervise the accounts payable team by assigning tasks and monitoring performance metrics.</p>
<p>We are looking for an Analyst to join our team in Eagan, Minnesota. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting detailed analyses of financial data to support investment decisions and business strategies. This is a long-term contract position that offers an excellent opportunity to grow your expertise in financial analysis and reporting.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare and maintain spreadsheets, charts, and graphs to support financial reports and presentations.</p><p>• Analyze financial data to forecast industry trends, economic conditions, and potential investment outcomes.</p><p>• Interpret complex financial information, including pricing, yield stability, and risk trends, to inform decision-making processes.</p><p>• Communicate financial findings effectively to clients and stakeholders through reports and presentations.</p><p>• Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with federal, state, and company accounting policies and procedures.</p><p>• Monitor business trends and project future revenues and expenses to aid in strategic planning.</p><p>• Utilize financial software and tools, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other related applications.</p><p>• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses and reporting as needed to address business requirements.</p><p>• Ensure accurate documentation and maintenance of financial data for auditing and reporting purposes.</p>
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Tax Manager - Public in Golden Valley, Minnesota, 55427, United States. This role involves managing multiple high-level tax engagements, formulating and delivering innovative tax planning, and providing client service. You will be identifying and capitalizing on business opportunities, working with staff to ensure tax returns are completed correctly, and performing research on tax topics. <br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br>• Manage multiple high level tax engagements ensuring effective execution and delivery<br>• Develop and implement innovative tax planning strategies<br>• Provide exceptional client service and foster business opportunities within our current client base<br>• Work collaboratively with staff to ensure individual and business tax returns are completed correctly and timely<br>• Analyze tax situations from various perspectives to apply the maximum tax benefit<br>• Conduct research on various tax topics and draw conclusions<br>• Lead, develop and mentor team members to enhance their skills<br>• Work with high level clients and review tax returns for accuracy<br>• Participate in business development and community involvement activities<br>• Understand the mindset of a business owner with entrepreneurial spirit<br>• Deliver exceptional customer service to our clients<br>• Participate in coaching employees and career development<br>• Stay up-to-date on the ever-changing tax industry’s regulations and policies.
We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Financial Analyst to join our team in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role focuses on managing selling expenses within the retail sector while partnering closely with senior business leaders to provide actionable insights. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in financial planning and analysis, particularly in retail finance, and a passion for driving process improvements.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Analyze store selling expenses, including labor costs, workforce trends, and occupancy accounting, to optimize financial performance.<br>• Collaborate with Finance team members and Sales Operations leaders to ensure alignment on expense management strategies.<br>• Develop and present business case analyses, identifying trends and providing recommendations based on data-driven insights.<br>• Manage deliverables across Finance and other business units, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.<br>• Drive process improvement initiatives by analyzing existing workflows and implementing enhancements.<br>• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior and executive leadership, communicating financial impacts and insights effectively.<br>• Partner with accounting teams to assess the financial implications of store openings and closures.<br>• Explore profitability drivers within retail FP& A, such as hourly wage impacts and workforce scheduling.<br>• Provide expertise in workforce management, analyzing labor costs and minimum wage impacts.<br>• Ensure adherence to best practices in expense structure management across multi-unit retail operations.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Arden Hills, Minnesota. This role is pivotal in driving financial strategy and providing insightful analysis to support decision-making across the organization. If you have a strong background in financial planning, reporting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, we encourage you to apply.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Prepare and distribute comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages, including consolidated profit and loss statements, variance analyses, and key performance metrics.<br>• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, working closely with leadership and department heads to align financial goals.<br>• Evaluate performance trends, including cost drivers, revenue patterns, and segment profitability, to uncover actionable insights.<br>• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and modeling for capital investments, pricing strategies, and other strategic initiatives.<br>• Support integration efforts for new business acquisitions, ensuring alignment in financial reporting structures and forecasting models.<br>• Collaborate with operational, sales, and purchasing leaders to translate business activities into meaningful financial insights.<br>• Work with the Accounting team to ensure accurate month-end accruals, account classifications, and consistent reporting practices.<br>• Develop and implement improvements to financial planning and analysis processes, tools, and templates.<br>• Assist in preparing financial presentations for board meetings, lenders, and other external stakeholders.
We are looking for a Finance Business Unit Lead to oversee and drive financial operations for engineering and development projects. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong financial expertise to ensure accurate project financial statements, timely billing, and effective collaboration with project managers and operational leaders. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in influencing business processes, training teams, and ensuring profitability across projects.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Collaborate with project managers and engineering teams to ensure accurate documentation of customer purchase orders and project scope agreements.<br>• Drive the creation and timely availability of monthly Estimate-to-Complete metrics, implementing process improvements as needed.<br>• Forecast resource requirements in enterprise systems to maintain reliable revenue backlog and support project estimates.<br>• Develop action plans with project managers for projects requiring overtime or scope adjustments, ensuring customer approvals and gross margin maintenance.<br>• Validate weekly project time entries against the ledger and resolve discrepancies promptly.<br>• Assist with the preparation of client updates and scope change presentations on a regular schedule.<br>• Partner with finance and accounting teams to ensure invoices align with customer requirements and are accurately reflected in project financials.<br>• Prepare and reconcile monthly financial summaries, ensuring alignment with the ledger.<br>• Monitor project revenue, costs, and invoices by phase, addressing inaccuracies in collaboration with relevant teams.
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join our team in Bloomington, Minnesota. In this long-term contract role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping financial strategies, guiding decision-making, and supporting critical forecasting and budgeting activities. This position offers a unique opportunity to work within the energy and natural resources industry, leveraging your analytical expertise to drive meaningful results.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the development and execution of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-term financial plans.<br>• Perform in-depth variance analysis to identify and explain deviations between actuals, budgets, and forecasts.<br>• Design and enhance financial models to support scenario planning, profitability evaluations, and investment decision-making.<br>• Conduct cost analysis and allocation reviews to optimize margins and improve financial outcomes.<br>• Provide essential support for financial planning and analysis (FP& A) operations, ensuring timely completion of key deliverables.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to extract and analyze data for ad hoc financial reporting and strategic initiatives.<br>• Utilize data mining techniques and tools like NetSuite and Power BI to streamline reporting and improve insights.<br>• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team on a contract basis in Minnetonka, Minnesota. This role involves ensuring the accuracy of financial and HR data through validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance processes. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data integrity, reporting, and system functionality.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Conduct thorough data validation and reconciliation across legacy systems, financial platforms, and HR databases.<br>• Partner with HR, Finance, and IT teams to investigate and resolve discrepancies in payroll, compensation, and benefits data.<br>• Design and implement processes for data quality assurance and validation during system transitions.<br>• Develop reports and dashboards to monitor data integrity and identify trends or anomalies.<br>• Document data mapping, transformation rules, and validation procedures for future reference.<br>• Analyze financial and HR data to ensure compliance with business rules and reporting standards.<br>• Participate in testing cycles, including parallel runs, to confirm accurate data migration and system functionality.<br>• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve processes and enhance system accuracy.<br>• Collaborate with Finance and HR teams to ensure readiness for system go-live and post-launch validation.
We are looking for an experienced VP/Director of Finance to oversee and enhance the financial operations of our organization. This long-term contract position is based in Roseville, Minnesota, and requires a strategic leader skilled in managing budgets, financial reporting, and compliance processes. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in accounting and finance, paired with the ability to guide the organization in achieving its fiscal goals.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage full-cycle accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and reconciliations.<br>• Prepare and present monthly financial reports to the board, ensuring accuracy and clarity.<br>• Develop and oversee annual budgets, aligning financial plans with organizational objectives.<br>• Track and report on grants, ensuring compliance with funding requirements.<br>• Conduct detailed account and bank reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy.<br>• Lead the preparation of Form 990 and coordinate audit processes to meet regulatory standards.<br>• Monitor cash flow and create forecasts to support strategic decision-making.<br>• Enhance month-end close procedures to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
