Major Areas of Responsibility

• Perform all work in a safe manner, encouraging others to do the same, and reporting unsafe situations,environments, and work procedures.
• Abide by all corporate standards, policies, by-laws, rules, and regulations.
• Complete all assigned work in an accurate, timely, and efficient manner.
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area.

• Ensure that accounting functions adhere to generally accepted accounting principles and practices, consistent with industry and regulatory standards.
• Review and approve work of subordinates, including schedules, journal entries, reports, reconciliations and tax or other governmental filings
• Coordinate Accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting team or with other departments.
• Analyze complex accounting data and reports and communicate results to management.
• Ensure the accurate preparation of general ledger journal entries, overhead spreads, and month-end activities.
• Process, maintain, and reconcile employee and dependent tuition assistance activity and cumulative balances per employee.
• Review books of original entry and general ledger for completeness; examine trial balance for irregularities prior to preparation of monthly financial reports.
• Prepare and/or review monthly account reconciliations as assigned
• Make recommendations that improve business efficiency around processes and responsibilities.
• Research and prepare correcting errors that cause nightly interfaces to fail.

• Prepare and/or review the monthly and annual Form 7 and Financial & Statistical Report, and other reports, as required.
• Prepare and/or review monthly variance analyses for revenues and expenses
• Prepare and submit monthly Georgia Sales and Use tax return, process payments and record journals, as required.
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual franchise returns and process payments, as required.
• Coordinate the month-end and year-end close processes for accounting/finance in Lawson and open new period
• Prepare and distribute monthly financial reports, banking and board schedules.
• Prepare year-end financial statements and extended schedules.

• Review budget and/or forecast submissions and allocations, perform analyses, request additional information as
  needed

• Ensure that annual Unclaimed Property forms are filed and paid when due
• Review Director 1099 information, respond to inquiries
• Provide information for the preparation of annual IRS Form 990 or 1120 and review before filing
• Provide information for the preparation of the annual audited financial statements, respond to auditor inquiries, review draft financial statement workpapers and reports

• Handle all aspects of employment for subordinate staff, including hiring, promotion, training, and termination
• Appropriately document actions on employment issues
• Coach and direct learning through direct involvement and reinforcement
• Analyze and manage daily workload and schedules
• Monitor performance and conduct performance planning and review sessions
• Ensure fair and consistent treatment of departmental employees
• Actively support the efforts and intent of Equal Employment Opportunity

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum eight years of experience in general and/or utility accounting, or four years of public accounting experience
• Minimum two years of accounting managerial experience
• Demonstrated expertise of Financial Reporting, GAAP, month and year-end closing

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Excellent computation and mathematical skills.
• Excellent reconciliation and analytical skills.
• Effective research and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate high degree of accuracy in all work.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively work in a fast paced, high-pressure work atmosphere
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to appropriately handle confidential information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

• Previous utility industry experience in accounting.
• Previous knowledge of IRS tax form 990 and 1120
• Previous experience with Lawson Smart Office
• Previous experience with Power BI
• Certified Public Accountant

• Pass company-required physical exam.
  Sedentary work.
  Examples: Work performed involves primarily sitting at workstation and frequently operating a personal computer and other office equipment.

• Work in general office environment

• INTERNAL:
  • Receive direction and instruction from immediate supervisor.
  • Work with upper management to provide reports and other information.
  • Provide direction, instruction, development and leadership to subordinate staff
  • Communicate with other departments to facilitate completion of accounting responsibilities.
• EXTERNAL:
  • Effectively serve all customers to achieve increased customer and public support of the Corporation
  • Provide assistance, advisement, and accounting information to external auditors, as required