Utility Billing & Accounts Specialist

City-of-Huro; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Huron seeks an Accounting Technician to support utility billing and accounts receivable. You will process daily receipts, maintain customer accounts, and generate standard billing and reporting in a busy municipal office.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Certification.
• 2 years of bookkeeping experience, or accounting preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, accurate entry and maintenance of financial data.

Responsibilities

• Receive, post, balance daily receipts for utility services and city accounts.
• Establish and maintain customer utility accounts and service changes.
• Process service orders for new, transfer, disconnect, or reconnect of services.
• Set up and manage ACH payment arrangements for billing customers.
• Prepare meter-reading information for pre-billing activities.
• Process water, wastewater, and solid waste billing accurately and timely.
• Review annual winter consumption data used to calculate sewer rates.
• Verify payments, handle deposits, issue refunds as appropriate.
• Monitor delinquent accounts and assist customers with resolutions.
• Schedule service orders with City departments; respond to inquiries at counter or phone.
• Prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual billing and AR reports.
• Maintain confidentiality with public, staff, and departments.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Accounts receivable

Billing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The City of Huron seeks an Accounting Technician to support utility billing and accounts receivable. You will process daily receipts, maintain customer accounts, and generate standard billing and reporting in a busy municipal office.