Plant Accountant

Kootenai Electric Cooperative Hayden, ID Full-time

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Plant Accountant Kootenai Electric Cooperative is located in scenic North Idaho, the heart of abundant recreational opportunities. Settled in a beautiful lakefront mountain setting, it is a favorite destination for tourists. Just outside our back door are national forests, lakes, rivers, and trails offering plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, boating/water sports, fishing, hunting, golfing, snow sports, and much more. The four distinct seasons offer recreational opportunities year-round. The Coeur d'Alene/Hayden metropolitan area also offers a variety of entertainment and shopping venues and is a short 45-minute drive to Spokane, Washington and access to domestic and international air travel. This position is responsible for company asset accounts. Core Competencies Safety: Adhere to all workplace and trade safety laws, regulations, standards, rules, and practices. Use of Personal Protective Equipment as required. Take individual responsibility in managing safety risks and reporting unsafe conditions or unsafe work practices. Respond positively to safety-oriented feedback. Contribute to a culture of safety. Quality of Work: Produce thorough, high quality work with minimal errors. Seek feedback, make corrections as needed. Identify problems and solve them. Strive to improve processes. Work collaboratively with team members to implement systemic changes. Productivity: Complete assigned work in a timely fashion. Utilize slow periods productively. Produce amount and volume expected, at accepted speed. Technical Skills/Job Knowledge: Demonstrate appropriate level of understanding of technical skills in area of expertise, technology, products, and/or processes involved. Perform assigned duties. Keep current on changes. Competent with all technology and industry best practices necessary to perform job. Maintains necessary certification(s). Communication: Oral and written communication clearly convey information. Keep others informed of activities and problems in timely manner. Listen well. Respond appropriately and respectfully. Teamwork/Ability to Work With Others: Demonstrate ability to work in positive manner with co-workers and/or customers with differing backgrounds, opinions, capabilities, etc. Willingly share skills, competencies, and knowledge with others. Establish and maintain strong, effective working relationships. Contribute effectively to group efforts. Promote harmony. Agree to disagree without damaging relationships. Accountability: Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality. Arrive on-time and be prepared to work. Accept responsibility for work and actions. Be reliable. Integrity: Demonstrate honesty, high ethical standards, and respect for all team members, co-workers, and KEC members. Professionalism: Always address internal and external customers with courtesy and respect. Dress in work attire appropriate to the position. Communicate business information in timely fashion, using means of communication appropriate to the situation. Support of Cooperative Goals, Policies, and Procedures: Support Cooperative goals. Adhere to all Cooperative policies and procedures. Understand that internal customer and external member focus is always top priority. Contribute effectively in support of that priority. Problem-Solving: Use sound logic and methodology to solve problems. Explore multiple sources for answers, as required. Able to identify hidden problems. Propose solutions. Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions Oversee plant asset accounting. Review assembly units and assets assigned to work orders. Provide back up to Materials & Inventory Coordinator for assigning assembly units and assets. Perform costing of materials, labor, and assets related to construction units. Maintain the work order system. Ensure timely closing of completed work orders. Verify the accuracy of charges to open work orders. Review work orders to ensure cost estimates are accurately calculated according to the line extension policy. Ensure proper budget coding to each work order. Work with Materials & Inventory Coordinator when adding new Assembly Units/CPR Assets Maintain work order recordkeeping. Support Operations and Engineering by providing analysis and reporting on progress during the year. Retire special equipment disposals. Balance construction work in progress (CWIP) and retirement work in progress (RWIP), special equipment, and distribution/general plant accounts to complete the monthly plant roll forward, balancing to GL and balancing to depreciation. Balance accumulated depreciation. Close depreciation. Responsible for the accuracy of fixed assets and property records. Monitor and review depreciation rates. Periodically update standard costs. Maintain substation accounting. Assist with budget preparation of capital budgets and depreciation. Assist with year-end audit regarding plant. Close transportation. Establish/maintain budget tracking for general and distribution plant. Verify accuracy of assets. Supports the damage claims collection process. Non-essential Functions: Performs other duties as directed or required. Job Requirements Education/Experience o Four-year college degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting. Experience in lieu of education may be considered when experience is specific to the position o 3 years of related work experience. Electric utility experience preferred. Knowledge and Skills o Ability to apply accounting knowledge, experience and speed with attention to detail and accuracy. o Knowledge and experience in operating office equipment, including 10-key and computer (accounting software) with speed and accuracy. o Knowledge of Excel and Word and the ability to work with software with speed and accuracy. o Good verbal and written communication skills. o Technical understanding of flow of costs in general ledger and sub-ledgers. o Thorough understanding of principles of internal controls and their implementation. o Familiar with Cooperative policies and procedures. o Ability to work independently without direct supervision. Metal Demands o Ability to organize and meet deadlines with accuracy and adhere to all government regulations and changes. o Strict adherence to the protection of confidential data and to the detail and accuracy of accounting records. o Ability to compare, compute, analyze and evaluate, compile, coordinate and synthesize. Interested candidates must complete a KEC employment application at www.kec.com. Position will remain open until filled, with priority consideration given to candidates who submit their application by 7/31/2020. Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability or protected veteran status.

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Kootenai Electric Cooperative

Hayden, ID