About Itasca

Staff Accountant (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)

Join the Cutting-Edge Team at Itasca Consulting Group!

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team. This role will support various processes within the Accounting & Finance department, including month-end closing and daily financial operations. Reporting to the Supervising Senior Accountant, the Staff Accountant will play a crucial role in maintaining financial accuracy and efficiency.

Why Choose Itasca Consulting Group?

1. Collegial Atmosphere: Work in a collaborative environment where teamwork, mutual respect, and professional growth are valued.
2. Diversity and Inclusion: We embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds, fostering an inclusive workplace that drives innovation.
3. Comprehensive Rewards and Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonuses (cash and company stock)
• Health & dental coverage (100% employee coverage, 70% family)
• Flexible work hours
• Generous paid time off from day one
• Paid holidays
• 100% employer-paid parking or bus pass
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Company-paid short-term & long-term disability and life insurance
• Other Voluntary Employee Benefits i.e. (accident and Vision)

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the senior accountant to ensure day-to-day accounting objectives are achieved. Develop accounting processes to gain efficiency and effectiveness
• Monitors, timely responds, organizes and clears the accounting inbox
• Accounts payable and corporate credit card expenditures
• Interoffice and foreign exchange transaction processing
• Sales and use tax
• Fixed assets
• Accounts receivable, cash and payroll tasks
• Revenue recognition
• Daily cash reconciliation and postings
• Payroll accounting entries
• Prepare account reconciliations (i.e. cash, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts)
• Prepare journal entries
• Participate, Support and develop month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses and analytical summaries
• Assist in transaction processing and preparing monthly financial statements for both the Minneapolis office and the parent company
• Document and monitor accounting policies
• Implement appropriate internal controls
• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, company procedures and standard operating procedures to minimize risk
• Work collaboratively to troubleshoot and resolve accounting issues
• Maintain a professional, cooperative, and positive working relationship with colleagues
• Assist with special accounting and finance projects
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through ad hoc projects
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for the accounting and finance department
• Organize and file accounting documentation, ensuring compliance with record retention policies

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience.
• ERP system experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications (Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and proactive in driving process improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Deltek VantagePoint and QuickBooks.
• Background in a professional services, SaaS, or software company.
• Experience handling foreign currency and interoffice transactions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

What to Expect at Work

Physical Demands

• Sit for up to 8 hours per day, with the option to use a sit-stand desk for ergonomic flexibility.
• Exposed to a computer screen for up to 8 hours per day.
• Utilize a computer mouse, keyboard, computer, and other standard office equipment.
• Required to talk or hear frequently.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

• This job operates in a in-person/hybrid corporate office environment – indoor and climate-controlled.
• Intermittent remote work may be possible when fully trained and daily work schedule allows for it.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, type, write and be exposed to regular meetings, both virtually and in person. The noise level is usually quiet with minimal to some interruptions. All vision abilities are required to encompass close-up work.

• Employees must be able to tolerate and endure extended seasonal hours and maintain alertness to meet deadlines.
• The employee is sometimes required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl or lift up to 25 pounds.

Compensation and Benefits

• Job Type: Full-time
• Work Location: In-office (with remote flexibility after training)
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Salary Range: $55,000–$75,000 annually (based on experience, qualifications, and skill set)

Additional Requirements

The successful candidate must complete a talent assessment and pass a background check, which includes:

• Credit and criminal background check
• Employment reference verification
• Education/license verification
• U.S. work authorization verification via E-Verify

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with ITASCA’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of ITASCA business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).

• Potential need for U.S. export control compliance authorization for information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations
• The job duties listed is not a complete description of the job responsibilities but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position.

If you are a proactive and organized individual with a passion for accounting, we would love to hear from you. Join our dynamic team and contribute to our success. Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position. We look forward to your application.

Take the next step in your career and become a valued member of our employee-owned company. Join us at Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., where innovation meets excellence!

Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer, a drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.