Staff Accountant

Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc.; Lenoir City (TN); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

LCUB, the Lenoir City Utility Board, is seeking a skilled accounting professional to support monthly close, budgeting, and financial analysis for electric, water, wastewater, gas, and broadband divisions. The role focuses on process improvement, internal controls, and accurate reporting.

The candidate should bring CPA credentials, ERP experience (Oracle/PeopleSoft/SAP), and strong collaboration across teams to drive efficiency and financial integrity.

Competenze

• Ability to perform change management and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration across work groups.
• Ability to develop and strengthen cross-functional collaboration and teamwork.
• Experience with GAAP, regulatory reporting, and financial controls is preferred.

Mansioni

• Assist Manager of Accounting with monthly close and balancing for Electric, Water, Wastewater, Gas, and Broadband departments.
• Evaluate and document existing processes affecting financials and regulatory reporting; recommend enhancements and ensure control effectiveness.
• Prepare routine and non-standard journal entries; code invoices for proper classification.
• Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers across departments; manage accounts receivable/payable, prepaids, and related intercompany transactions.
• Support budgeting process and monitor performance against budgets; perform general ledger analyses and financial ratio reviews.

Conoscenze

Change management

Innovation culture

Collaboration

Cross-team communication

Formazione

CPA (active or inactive)

Strumenti

Oracle

PeopleSoft

SAP

Microsoft 365

Descrizione del lavoro

PositionResponsibilities:

• AssistsManagerofAccountingwithmonthlyclosing/balancingregardingtheElectric, Water, Wastewater, Gas,and Broadband departments.
• Assists Manager of Accounting with evaluation and documentation of existing processes that affect LCUB’s financials and regulatory reporting for sufficiency, recommending enhancements asneeded,evaluatingrelatedcontroldesign,andensuringoperationaleffectivenessofsuchcontrols.
• Compilingmonthlyroutinejournalentries,aswellasmorecomplex,non-standardjournalentriesfor the Electric, Water, Wastewater, Gas, and Broadband departments to ensure accurate monthly closing and reporting. Responsible for coding invoices to ensure proper classification on the financial statements.
• Responsible for the work order system of the Electric, Water, Wastewater, Gas, and Broadband departments regarding inventory material sheets,work order closings, and calculating monthly spreads to appropriate work orders.Alsoresponsibleforthebalancingofplantandaccumulateddepreciationaccountsregarding direct additions, work order closings, retirements, and salvage.
• Organizes and maintains several general and subsidiary ledger accounts for the Electric, Water, Wastewater, Gas, and Broadband departments, including, but not limited to, accounts receivable/payable, prepaids, customerdeposits,revenuedistribution,purchasedpower,debtinstruments(andtheirrelated amortization schedules) and intercompany transactions.
• AssistswiththemaintenanceoftheUtility’ssystemofaccountingandbooksandrecordsonall company transactionsand assets in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and any methods specific to TVA.
• AssistsManagerofAccountingwiththepreparationofyearlybudgets,andassess monthly performance compared to the approved budgets.
• Performsotherdutiessuchasanalysesofgeneralledgeraccountsandfinancialratios/comparisons.
• CommunicateeffectivelywiththeManagerofAccountingandAccountingClerks regarding pertinent matters related to the financial status of the Electric, Water, Wastewater, Gas, and Broadband departments.

Qualifications:

This individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education& Experience:

• CPA(activeorinactive)orwell-definedpathtocertificationwithanestimatedcompletiondateis preferred.
• Demonstratedexperienceinchangemanagementanddevelopingacultureofinnovationand collaboration among different work groups is strongly preferred.
• WorkingknowledgeofCentralServiceAssociation(CSA),orexperiencewithlargerERPsystems,such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, or SAP is preferred.
• Intermediate-to-AdvancedproficiencywithMicrosoft’ssuiteofcloud-basedapplicationsystems(i.e. – Microsoft 365) and other application systems is highly desirable as well.

ImportantFactsaboutLCUB:

• LCUB is a municipal electric, fiber, gas, water, and wastewater utility located in the Tennessee Valley.Sinceitsincorporationin1938,LCUBhasremainedcommittedtoprovidingreliableand affordable utility services.We currently serve approximately 80,000 customers and employ about 175 professionals that are focused on providing the personal, reliable service that our customers have grown accustomed to.
  • Despite being the thirteenth largest municipal utility in Tennessee, LCUB employees enjoy a small businessculturewithexcellentbenefitslocatedinthebeautifuleastTennessee.Itisnosurprise that employees tend to stick around!
  • TenureatLCUBisvaluedhighlyandishighlyvaluable–Wewantyoutofeelrightaboutyour decision just as much as we want to feel right about selecting and investing in you.
  • LCUB values efficient, value-added work, transparency, respect, and balance.We take pride in workinghardandstrive tomaintainbalancebetweenresponsibilitieshereandobligations you have outside of work.
• LCUB is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations in our employmentpractices.Allqualifiedapplicantsreceiveequalconsiderationforemploymentwithout regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
• EEOistheLaw-ApplicantsandemployeesareprotectedunderFederallawfromdiscrimination.