General Ledger Accountant

Overview

Maintains accurate general ledger, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance for Chugach.

Key Responsibilities

• journal entries
• ledger reconciliation
• financial reporting
• spreadsheet analysis
• online banking
• payroll processing

Tasks

-Unbundle accounts payable accounts and payroll information on a monthly basis. Prepares monthly unbundled financial presentation. -Prepares, calculates and maintains spreadsheets and journal entries related to debt, interest expense, audit schedules, microwave general & administrative allocation, investments, interest income, prepaid expenses, amortization, retail revenue, Beluga camp use, cost of fuel and purchased power, capital credits, garage, warehouse and information services clearing, and other areas as necessary. -Manager, General Accounting: Reports to and receives work assignments and direction from. Keeps manager informed of problems and progress in all areas of work. -Assists with the development of financial statements and the related presentations to the Board of Directors. Prepares balance sheet, cash flow and labor data, as well as other information as needed. -Researches and resolves discrepancies with other Accounting staff or personnel outside of the Department as needed. -Prepares monthly spreadsheets that track kilowatt usage and revenue earned on a monthly and cumulative basis, and distributes invoices to wholesale customers. -Banking and lending authorities: Receives information from, responds to and resolves inquiries regarding banking and lending activities. -Accounting Personnel: Responds to inquiries and provides information as related to Plant Accounting -Federal, State and Municipal Governments: Receives information from and provides information regarding general ledger issues. -Prepares general ledger account reconciliations for balance sheet and revenues accounts on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. -Calculates and prepares payroll accrual journal entries and related in-direct labor clearing, reversing and true-up entries. -Reviews month-end customer billing reports and related interfaces to general ledger. Resolves discrepancies in reports with other departments as needed. Ensures large billing adjustments performed by Member Services outside the correct load month have been adjusted for and properly accrued if necessary. -Auditors: Provides source documents as necessary and answers procedural questions to permit auditors to perform their function. -Imports and exports records through online banking. -Prepares monthly spreadsheet to track actual workers compensation claims and the related journal entry and check request for payment. Provides estimate of projected workers’ compensation expense on a monthly basis. -Prepares invoices and maintains account information for miscellaneous accounts receivable and reimbursable deferred debits. Maintains subsystem accounts receivable journals for subsequent reconciling to the general ledger. -Occasionally assists in the training of other general accounting/finance personnel. -Reviews journal entry audit trail, edits for accuracy and makes adjustments as necessary. -Verifies accuracy of fuel and purchased power invoices and prepares payment requests. -Regulatory Agencies: Receives information from, provides information to and answers questions regarding general ledger issues. -Prepares outstanding check lists, verifies deposits, and records repurchase activity and returned checks and payments. -Other Departments: Receives requests from, provides assistance to and exchanges information as required. -Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports for filings with state, energy and federal agencies as well as audit schedules for independent auditors. Reports include sales data, gross receipts, sales tax, payroll data, revenues, expenses, check requests and others as assigned. -Exports monthly reports from database system to use in accounts receivable and payable reconciliations, revenue reporting, kilowatt usage, quarterly tax reporting, reports for other departments to use, and the creation of daily journal entries. -Generates the reconciliation form, verifies the balance using supporting documentation (invoices, bank statements, etc.), documents variances and/or outstanding balances and electronically signs off on the reconciliations. -Maintains account numbers by opening, closing and validating general ledger account strings. -Power Producers and Purchasers: Receives information from, responds to and resolves inquiries regarding purchased power, fuel costs and wholesale customers. -Exports weekly payroll transactions from and to applicable software including generating general ledger journal entries and verifies 401K transactions. -Prepares monthly cash reconciliation for cash accounts including general fund, accounts payable, payroll, membership & deposits and capital credits.

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Benefits

-Basic Life Insurance paid for by Chugach Electric -Employee Assistance Program -401K Plan -Medical & RX -Dependent Flex Spending Account -10 Paid Holidays + 3 Float Holidays -Supplemental Life Insurance -Defined Benefit (Pension through IBEW) -160 hours vacation for the first year

About Chugach Electric Careers

-As a vertically-integrated utility, it owns significant natural gas reserves and manages generation, transmission and distribution. -Serving over 113,000 locations via nearly 3,800 miles of lines, typical projects include substations, high-voltage transmission and underground systems. -Remaining one of North America’s few cooperatives with majority natural gas ownership, showcasing unique scale and autonomy. -Headquartered in Anchorage, its project footprint spans from Whittier’s coastal reaches to Tyonek and northern Peninsulas.

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Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the u.s.