Financial Analyst

Hennepin County, MN

$70K — $111K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in accounting or finance roles, private or public
  • Associate's degree in accounting/finance/business with 4+ years relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 2+ years relevant experience
  • Familiarity with financial analysis and budgeting principles
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications especially Power BI and Excel

Responsibilities

  • Support the department's operating budget tasks
  • Update capital project budget worksheets
  • Approve capital requisitions and monitor fund balances
  • Develop financial reports for capital projects
  • Create tools for tracking project costs across development stages
  • Curate the Capital Program Financial PowerBI Report
  • Assist in managing the new metro sales tax fund

Benefits

  • Opportunities for training and professional development
  • Flexible work environment with hybrid options
  • Engagement in impactful transportation investment initiatives
  • Support for professional growth within the Public Works sector
  • In-person New Employee Orientation in downtown Minneapolis
Full Job Description
Salary: $70,158.95 - $111,224.12 Annually
Location : Hennepin County
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26TRNSB06LV12
Department: Transportation Project Delivery
Division: Trans Capital Programming
Opening Date: 07/06/2026
Closing Date: 7/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

Description

Hennepin County's Transportation Project Delivery department is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Capital Programming division. This position will support the Capital Programming division's Fund Manager with tasks associated with the department's operating budget, such as developing the annual budget, entering financials into the county's budgeting software platform (Planning Analytics) and developing forecasts at key milestones. This position will also develop innovative tools to report project costing data to assist with decision-making associated with the Capital Improvement Program. Opportunities for training and professional development will be provided as part of the on-boarding process.

Hennepin County's five-year Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a tool used to identify, schedule, and finance capital improvements. Each CIP project provides an opportunity to advance the county's priorities in disparities reduction, complete and green streets, as well as climate action. The 2023 legislation session resulted in a significant increase in transportation funding - presenting a generational opportunity for Hennepin County to elevate its investment in people walking, using transit, biking, and driving along the county's transportation system that extends across 566 miles and 149 bridges.

Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remote as job duties require. There is no public transportation to this facility. Typical work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Financial Analyst.
Click here to view the job classification specification.

In this position, you will:
  • Support work tasks associated with the department's operating budget.
  • Assist with updating capital project budget detail worksheets.
  • Serve as the backup approver for capital requisitions and monitor the capital fund cash balance position.
  • Develop financial reports for expenditure projections, trending, and result analysis for capital road and bridge projects.
  • Develop tools to track historical project costing data across each of the stages of project development (design, right-of-way, and construction).
  • Serve as the owner and curator of the Capital Program Financial PowerBI Report.
  • Support day-to-day activities associated with the newly established fund associated with the metro sales tax that will serve as a critical funding mechanism for the department's capital budget.
  • Support the Deputy County Engineer with the development of project control tools.
Need to have:
  • One of the following:
    • Six years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.
    • Associate's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, public administration, statistics, or closely related field and four years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.
    • Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the above or closely related field and two years or more working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work.
Nice to have:
  • Experience:
    • Working in business, government administration, or financial analysis.
    • Entering or maintaining information into financial systems and other databases.
    • Using Microsoft 365 applications such as Excel, Access, Power BI, SQL or similar data modeling software.
    • Reviewing and analyzing data for departmental budgets.
    • Forecasting revenues and/or expenditures.
  • Knowledge of principles and practices of financial analysis, financial statement analysis, expenditure/revenue forecasting, and budgeting.
  • Ability to:
    • Plan, coordinate, and implement projects to perform financial/budget analysis.
    • Prepare reader-centric reports on analysis.
    • Establish and maintain effective working relationships.


This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remote as job duties require. There is no public transportation to this facility. Typical work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

Are you willing and able to meet these requirements?
  • Yes
  • No

02

In which of the following fields have you earned a degree? Check all that apply.
  • Accounting
  • Business administration
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Public administration
  • Statistics
  • Other closely related field
  • None of the above

03

What is the highest level of degree you have earned in the field(s) you indicated above?
  • Associate degree
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Neither of the above

04

Describe your relevant education, including area(s) of study, school(s) attended, and degree(s)/certification(s) earned. If you do not have any relevant education, type "None" in the space provided.
05

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work?
  • I do not have this experience
  • Less than 2 years
  • 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
  • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
  • 6 years or more

06

Describe your experience working in private or public/governmental accounting or finance work, referencing jobs listed in your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
07

Do you have experience working in business, government administration, or financial analysis?
  • Yes
  • No

08

Describe your experience working in business, government administration, or financial analysis, referencing jobs listed in your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
09

Do you have experience entering or maintaining information into financial systems and other databases?
  • Yes
  • No

10

Describe your experience entering or maintaining information into financial systems and other databases, referencing jobs listed in your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
11

Which of the following Microsoft applications do you have experience using? Check all that apply.
  • Excel
  • Power BI
  • PowerPoint
  • SharePoint Online
  • SQL or comparable data modeling software
  • None of the above

12

Briefly describe your experience using the Microsoft applications you selected in the previous question, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you have experience using other comparable data modeling software, please include the software name(s). If you do not have any of these experience, type "None" in the space provided.
13

Do you have experience reviewing and analyzing data for departmental budgets?
  • Yes
  • No

14

Describe your experience reviewing and analyzing data for departmental budgets, referencing jobs listed in your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
15

Do you have experience forecasting revenues and/or expenditures?
  • Yes
  • No

16

Describe your experience forecasting revenues and/or expenditures, referencing jobs listed in your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
17

Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
  • College or university (job board, career services, or instructor)
  • Community or nonprofit organization (counselor, job board, etc.)
  • Employee or recruiter of Hennepin County (supervisor/manager, colleague, or Human Resources)
  • Friend or family member that is not a Hennepin County employee
  • Hennepin County job notification emails
  • Indeed.com
  • Job fair or networking event
  • LinkedIn
  • Print advertisement (flyer, postcard, billboard, transit ad, etc.)
  • Professional association (ASCE, APWA, ISACA, etc.)
  • Social media (Handshake, Facebook, X, Instagram, etc.)
  • hennepin.jobs or governmentjobs.com

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