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Special Projects Accountant

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Job ID: 5954331
Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Starting Date: Immediately

General Purpose of Job: To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by providing extensive accounting support and direction to the business, finance and operations departments. The Special Projects Accountant is responsible for providing financial information to management by researching and analyzing financial data; preparing reports and performing key technical accounting tasks; and providing oversight to building bonds, long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM), and other federal and state grants.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

Provide Strategic Leadership by:

Aligning function with mission and core values of the organization.
Developing and communicating shared vision for area of responsibility.
Planning and executing continuous improvement processes for area of responsibility.
Complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Provide Performance Leadership by:

Developing staff and/or individual capacity to apply technical/functional expertise for maximum impact.
Recommending employment by participating in the hiring process for indirect reports.
Providing supervision to indirect reports, including formative feedback and timely performance evaluations and/or demonstrate attention to quality enhancement by improving efficiencies and effectiveness in recordkeeping, workflow, and compliance.
Leading the work of others; delegate tasks and authority appropriately and/or establish procedures to guide system and departmental work; monitor and demonstrate effective decision-making strategies in order to meet project deadlines.
Coordinating the accounting for building bonds, LTFM, and all grants and categorical aids.
Providing support and assisting grant managers with budgets, revenues, expenditures, and year-end processes.
Overseeing and monitoring building bonds, LTFM, and all other grants to ensure accurate reporting of revenues, expenditures and compliance with district, state, and federal guidelines.
Reconciling related tasks for annual external audit.

Demonstrate Management Skills by:

Managing department resources effectively and efficiently.
Coordinating and verifying correctness of accounting period transactions of grants.
Summarizing current financial status by collecting information and preparing reports.
Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
Creating and maintaining a monthly summary report of building bond and LTFM revenues and expenditures.
Monitoring and reconciling all related revenue.
Providing general accounting support.
Determining and calculating cost estimates for budgeting processes and project management.
Assisting in budget projections of staff salaries and benefits.
Preparing journal entries by researching errors; making adjustments and determining corrections.
Managing expenditure eligibility of fixed asset status per district capitalization guidelines, GAAP, state, and federal requirements.
Assisting in the preparation for the annual audit.
Preparing year-end work papers and supporting documentation for external auditors.
Preparing final reconciliations of general ledger accounts ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Determining and recording year-end estimates and accruals.
Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
Ensuring compliance with applicable policies, rules, and regulations.
Ensuring District’s accounting records comply with UFARS, GAAP, and other legal requirements.
Ensuring compliance and coordination of district-wide financial record retention per district guidelines.
Assisting in departmental processes and other state compliance reporting systems.
Monitoring and reviewing budgets and accounting information for completeness and accuracy.
Reviewing, interpreting, and applying governmental accounting standards, including Generally Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP) and the Uniform Financial and Reporting System (UFARS) with respect to the district’s financial activities, assuring adherence to all state, federal and District guidelines, rules, or laws.
Assisting in federal and state audits as directed.
Reviewing revenue and expenditure account codes monthly to ensure compliance.
Coding revenues and expenditures according to established guidelines.
Maintaining accounting controls by conducting internal audits of various financial areas and recommending policies and procedures.
Applying effective decision-making processes to problems or situations.

Demonstrate Interpersonal Skills by:

Expressing ideas clearly in speaking and writing and communicating effectively in public.
Researching and interpreting accounting policy, procedures, and regulations.
Encouraging frequent, open communication; maintaining accessibility and visibility in the organization; inviting suggestions and feedback.
Perceiving the needs and concerns of others and provides appropriate support; resolving conflicts; demonstrating cultural responsiveness.

Demonstrate Professionalism by:

Demonstrating professional demeanor; maintaining confidentiality; representing the district in a positive manner; establishing and maintaining a positive image with sites and community.
Demonstrating commitment to own professional growth.
Attending seminars, professional business conferences, and related association meetings to keep current with industry trends, technical knowledge, and techniques.
Inspiring trust by demonstrating competence, reliability, sincerity, and caring; demonstrate adaptability and flexibility.

Perform other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent relevant degree.
Three years of proven success in accounting with an emphasis on budgeting and financial analysis.

Preferred qualifications include:

Public school district experience preferred.
The attributes of an efficacious learner: resourceful, self-directed, responsible, problem solver and skilled communicator. Excellent presentation skills.
The ability to lead and manage projects, from planning through completion, in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
The ability to manage deadlines.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong analytical, problem solving, mathematical, and deductive reasoning.
Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
The ability to maintain general accounting function and financial records.
The ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders.
Salary: Pay Grade 113, $86,439 to $107,508 annually
Work schedule: 260/261 days/year
Job type or FTE: Full-time
Bargaining unit: Salaried Professionals
Desired start date: ASAP

Osseo Area Schools offers:

 

Meaningful and impactful work
Opportunities to grow professionally
A variety of benefits
and more

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check Process Upon Conditional Offer:
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Special Education Teacher (Gideon Pond)

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • The licensed Special Education Lead works closely with the district Individualized Student Services Team to support the development and implementation of the building/program’s special education service delivery model.
  • Actively encourage and embrace each member of the school community
  • Create a sense of support that fosters individual growth and pursuit of learning
  • Continually work to understand your own assumptions and biases and how they impact the learning environment
  • Make a commitment to value and manage cultural uniqueness and adapt education to meet the needs of each student
  • Prepare students to meet “the next challenge” through fostering confidence that comes from adventurous exploration and rigorous academics
  • Develop a culture of trust where students, families, and staff are all reflected in decisions that shape the learning environment
  • Foster student agency in a way that allows and encourages students to make choices that personalize their learning journey
  • Build a day-to-day experience that leads students to their passion and purpose

Student and Staff Safety Manager

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

  • State and federal laws, regulations, rules, codes, and standards of workplace safety, emergency preparedness, restrictive procedures, and workplace environment safety issues;
  • how safety can impact students, staff, and other occupants;
  • how social-emotional learning practices support student needs;
  • best practices with regard to emergency planning, workplace safety, threat, and security assessments, emergency/crisis tabletop drills, and full-scale emergency drills;
  • best practices to promote and maintain security and safety of staff and students;
  • the student populations served in District 287 programs and the safety issues presented in different instructional settings;
  • principles and best practices of comprehensive program development, process improvement, and official documentation standards.

Skills in:

  • Design, model, and deliver comprehensive Crisis & Behavior Intervention courses; incorporating interactive presentation methods, verbal de-escalation, crisis posture, risk assessment, and safe physical disengagement and evaluate internal staff and instructor competencies.
  • Supervise and maintain active credentialing, compliance, and physical/verbal proficiency for Crisis & Behavior
  • Intervention instructors, adapting programs to meet changing workplace regulations and safety best practices.
  • Technical writing and documentation efforts to establish standard operating procedures (SOPs), operational guides, and framework support for managing, de-escalating, and responding to challenging student behaviors.
  • Guide and support multi-site teams through structured post-critical incident debriefs and reviews to drive continuous improvement in building safety efforts and best practices.
  • Apply organizational leadership, effective written/oral communication, and intercultural awareness to build collaborative relationships across diverse populations, departments, and external agencies.
  • Incident Command Structures and Operations.

Ability to:

  • Work without supervision as well as collaboratively with teams;
  • design, implement, and document new safety programs, operational processes, and compliance workflows;
    expand knowledge of social-emotional learning best practices with teams;
  • proactively identify and suggest ways to reduce safety risks and liability, prevent and manage workplace safety;
  • perform assessments of safety-related issues and provide statistical data and reports to district and site leaders;
  • apply a culturally responsive and trauma informed lens to student behavior.

Essential Functions
The following identifies the essential functions of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all duties.

  • Monitor, investigate, and evaluate staff injury reports to ensure appropriate responses are initiated.
  • Serve as the District 287 liaison with law enforcement, medical, fire, and other first responders to promote interagency training, collaboration, drills, and communication for crisis scenarios in the absence of the Sr. Manager of Health, Safety, and Security.
  • Facilitate and support the Return-to-Work program
  • Guide/support teams through post-critical incident reviews and evaluate restrictive procedure and workplace injury data to objectively assess and refine individual student interventions.
  • Partner with Special Education, Student Supports, and site administration to coach staff on complex student behavior, problem-solving, and evidence-based solutions.
  • Promote equitable safety practices and positive learning outcomes by embedding social-emotional learning, community building, and restorative practices across all building safety efforts.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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Location: Based out of the District Service Center in Plymouth, MN
Reports to: Senior Manager of Health, Safety, & Security
Start Date: Anticipated start date in November/December 2026
Contracted days: 261 days
This position follows the Employment Guide for Administrators and Unaffiliated Employees
Salary: Minimum starting salary for Unaffiliated Managers is $79,000
Benefits:

  • Low cost medical insurance
  • No Premium Employee-Only (Single) Medical Insurance
  • Infertility benefits
  • $40 copay for outpatient mental health services
  • Low cost dental insurance
  • District funded HRA account
  • Life insurance and long-term disability
  • Optional health care flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Optional dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
  • Extensive wellness services that includes 6 free confidential counseling sessions
  • Retirement benefits through PERA
  • Optional 403b with district match after one year
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Mental Health benefits
  • Ongoing professional development
  • More details can be found on our webpage: Contracts/Benefits – Intermediate District 287

 

Educational Assistant – Level IV Special Education (BHS)

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to elementary special education students.
  • Work under the direction of special educators to reinforce instructional strategies, provide behavior support, and assist with personal care in all school environments.
  • Work as a team member to implement IEP based instructional goals and adaptations including assistive technology.
  • Collect student data and third party billing record documentation.
  • Promote inclusion and self sufficiency of students in the school community.

Educational Assistant – Level IV Special Education (Harriet Bishop)

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to elementary special education students.
  • Work under the direction of special educators to reinforce instructional strategies, provide behavior support, and assist with personal care in all school environments.
  • Work as a team member to implement IEP based instructional goals and adaptations including assistive technology.
  • Collect student data and third party billing record documentation.
  • Promote inclusion and self sufficiency of students in the school community.