Accounting Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

McKenzie Electric Cooperative (MEC) is currently seeking qualified candidates for Accounting Coordinator. The selected candidate for this full-time, benefited position will be responsible for assisting with accounting processes including budget, reconciliation, material inventory, and annual audits among others. Provides quality member services and assists the accounting department as directed.

Reporting to and receiving assignments from the Business Manager, this role will provide services in a timely, accurate and high quality manner, while fostering positive working relationships within the office. The selected candidate will support the mission of MEC and make our members first priority.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assists in budgeting process and produces quarterly departmental reports for distribution.
• Tracks and reports operating budgets and assists department managers in reviewing and explaining budget performance.
• Assists in performing review and reconciliation of subsidiary ledgers with general ledger control accounts including material inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Assists in accurately maintaining accounting files.
• Assists in, prepares, or provides monthly, quarterly and annual compliance/regulatory reports to member organizations and federal, state and local agencies.
• Assists in compiling financial information for monthly board meeting, year-end audit and others as requested
• Assists with general administration activities as directed
• Assists accounting department with scheduling and travel arrangements
• Provides general administrative support, including filing, copying, scanning and file management of financial documents
• Assists in tax reporting including 1099s, 990s etc.
• Responds to general member service inquiries either by telephone or from walk-in members related to member accounts, billing inquiries, payments, high bill concerns, member complaints, notification of outage incidents and other service order type activities.
• Process and updates member service orders within the customer information system, including new member connects, transfers, meter exchanges, trouble calls and high bill concerns.
• Answers telephone, route calls and takes messages for all departments. Makes outbound calls to members as needed.
• Prepares letters, memorandums, reports and work on special projects as requested.
• Prepares and processes standard member correspondence related to member service function.
• Attends and participates in training programs for improvement of job knowledge, skill and safety.
• Treats people with respect in actions and speech, maintains and promotes a positive, professional attitude.
• Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• All other duties as assigned by the Business Manager.

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, please contact MEC Human Resources for a full Job Description.

Education/Experience: Associate's Degree with a focus in finance and/or accounting or equivalent from a two-year college or tech school preferred; one to two years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications/Licenses: A valid Class D driver's license is required.

Knowledge: Basic understanding of how PC based Window's software operates. Basic spreadsheet and word processing skills.

About McKenzie Electric Cooperative

MEC is a member owned electric cooperative based in Watford City, ND. Since 1945, it's been our goal and commitment to improving the quality of life of our members, while supporting the communities in which we operate, by offering safe, reliable, and affordable electricity.

MEC offers a generous and flexible benefits package to its employees. The benefits include:

• Health, Dental and Vision coverage, effective from first day of hire
• 401(k) with 7% matching after one year
• Pension plan at no cost to the employee, effective after one year
• Short-term and Long-term disability coverage at no cost to the employee
• Life insurance, including spouse and dependents at no cost to the employee
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Business Travel Accident coverage
• Supplemental Accident Death & Dismemberment coverage
• Flexible spending account
• Accrued Vacation and Sick Pay
• 12 Paid Holidays a year