Associate Financial Analyst

Role Overview

The Minnesota Historical Society seeks applicants to support the institutional budget and forecast process. The Associate Financial Analyst works independently on assigned projects and acts as a financial advisor to department managers to ensure alignment with organizational strategic priorities.

What You Will Do

Contribute to a successful ongoing budgeting process, create forecasts and evaluations, build models that support the financial health of the organization, support development of capital planning financial models and reporting, provide input and recommendations through regular reporting and projects, and assist in creating and maintaining financial tool standardization and process efficiencies.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, ability to work independently and take initiative, ability to analyze complex financial data and communicate insights to non-financial stakeholders, strong communication and collaboration abilities, experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field OR equivalent experience in a Finance department
• Two years of experience in budget management, financial planning, or analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and communicate insights to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in the State Employee Group Insurance Program
• A retirement program with employer contribution
• Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.