Accounting Assistant

Accounting Assistant

LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation's leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future! LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas. This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Summary

Responsible for assisting with a variety of financial accounting functions. This role primarily supports capital asset accounting activities by creating, reviewing, and processing work orders to ensure accuracy, compliance, and proper financial settlement. Other responsibilities include assisting with preparing and analyzing financial and operational reports, maintaining systems and operational data, supporting fixed asset accounting activities, and processing journal entries. The position collaborates with customers, engineers, crews, and other departments to support technical activities, identify process improvement opportunities, and assist with system upgrades, conversions, and data requests. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.

Essential Duties and Competencies

Reviews, analyzes, and processes work orders to ensure they are complete, accurate, and ready for the closing process. Creates and maintains operational systems related to work order tracking and data compilation. Assists with preparing, reviewing, analyzing and distributing financial reports including monthly and annual financial and operating statements. Assists with preparing miscellaneous billings. Prepares and enters journal entries to properly record transactions. Assists in maintaining accounting records related to fixed assets.

Communication - Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner whether verbally, written, or other means; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling. Critical and Analytical Thinking - Using logical thought processes to analyze information and draw conclusions. Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations. Quality Orientation - Holds self and others to being attentive to detail and accuracy, maintains high quality work, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems while encouraging a quality focus in others. Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development. Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked. Teamwork - The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

Other Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of MS Office. Knowledge of utility operations (preferred). Knowledge of SAP (preferred).

Education and/or Experience

Associate's degree in related field, and Three years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree in a related field, and One year of related experience An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.