Position Summary
Manages the overall accounting activities of the Cooperative and its subsidiaries. Administers management policies and directives. Ensures accurate financial statements, entries, and reports. Responsible for asset management, accounting dept. budgeting, cash management, member/customer billing & payment services, disbursement control-accounts payable & payroll, member capital credits, and plant accounting.
Qualifications
- Eight years' progressive accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline, CPA preferred.
- Experience supervising one or more employees.
- Knowledge of FASB Accounting Standards for nonprofits & For-Profits
- Experience in an electric utility or associated industry preferred.
- Knowledge of the Rural Utility Service Uniform System of Accounts.
- Knowledge of utility, construction cost accounting concepts, assembly units, standard cost and project unitization is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Self-motivated/takes initiative.
- Strong management skills in the areas of ethics, communication, motivation, delegation, and employee development.
- Accuracy, timeliness, and the ability to supervise.
- Collaborates effectively with others.
- Technical/Professional Knowledge.
Competencies
- Leadership
- Building Strategic Working Relationships
- Decision Making
- Planning and Organizing
- Ethics and integrity
- Communication
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervision of accounting staff.
- Approves time entered of department personnel making sure they accurately reflect work performed.
- Approves vacation schedules, sick leave, or other leave for department personnel.
- Sees that the labor contract is administered equitably and fairly for all employees in the bargaining unit in the department.
- Responsible for accounting department records retention.
- Responsible for assuring accuracy of general ledger, subsidiary ledgers and financial statements.
- Responsible for the coordination of the various system module closings during the monthly and yearend accounting close (i.e. Payroll accrual, Accounts Payable cutoff, Fixed Assets, Material, Fleet, Work Order close).
- Prepares select monthly journal entries for end of the month closing.
- Creates a monthly test file and processes monthly reports for the unbilled revenue reporting.
- Verifies the timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and bank statements.
- Oversees cash management functions.
- Responsible for the correct setup and depreciation of all capitalized plant items and reconciliation of all fixed assets and liability accounts supported with a detailed subsidiary record.
- Preparation of annual reports and filings, such as Form 7, State Personal Property filing, and EIA filings.
- Preparation of department budget and the management of actual- to-budget variances.
- Responsible for annual financial audit.
- Coordinate physical inventory and balance inventory accounts.
- Maintains petty cash fund.
- Perform periodic audits of issued cash drawers.
- Reviews monthly operating reports for CFC.
- Prepares and coordinates FEMA filings.
- Responds to cooperative member needs and questions regarding billing related matters.
- Administer, coordinate, and supervise the member/customer billing & payment services.
- Processes daily billing recaps, bill calculations, penalties, delinquents, and cutoffs in accordance with schedule as needed.
- Processes month-end billing job as needed.
- Processes annual bad debt write-off.
- Prepares various spreadsheets, billings, and check requests for month-end processing.
- Manages and posts OBI payments as needed.
- Reviews and research miscellaneous checks received and determines appropriate general ledger coding.
- Over the accounts payable process. Responsible for all payables to be processed with correct approval necessary for disbursement and correct account coding following the Uniform System of Accounts and the cooperative's Activity Based Task Codes. Make sure all payables are paid in a timely manner to utilize discounts available.
- Initiates or approves wire transfers.
- Responsible for the annual unclaimed property reports and maintenance of unclaimed property records.
- Verifies preparation of 1099's and W2's and all federal and state payroll tax reports
- Retirement and allocation of capital credits and ensures the capital credit records are maintained accurately.
- Ensures plant accounting practices are carried out in accordance with established cost-accounting principles, FERC work order procedures, acceptable industry practices and policies.
- Reviews, updates and verified standard costs tables.
- Oversees work order close process.
- Prepare invoicing for Grant funds reimbursements.
- Provide financial proforma for Grant fund applications.
- Data collection for Cost-of-Service Studies and rate analysis.
- Coordinates FAS106 valuations with NRECA as needed.
- Prepares Form 5500's for the Cooperative's major medical and retiree welfare benefit plans.
- Coordinates the Cooperative's PCI annual reporting.
- Supervises mailroom processing activities and maintains staffing schedule for such duties.
- Prepare pole attachment billing.
