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Lebanon Utilities Financial Accountant in Lebanon, Indiana
The mission of Lebanon Utilities is to provide our community with reliable, economical and high quality services in a friendly and courteous manner.
What we are proud to offer you :
Health Insurance (begins first day of employment)
Retirement
Health Savings Account
Dental
Vision
STD, LTD
Term & Accidental Life
PTO
Floating Holidays
Paid Holidays
Continuing Education Benefits
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Assists with all monthly accruals.
Assists with the preparation of the monthly financial statements for the electric, water, wastewater and telecommunication utilities.
Assists with budget monitoring.
Assists with monthly and annual reporting and surveys.
Assists with the monthly bank reconciliation.
Serves as back-up to processing, balancing and reconciling daily cash, checks and credit cards.
Serves as back-up for all miscellaneous billing and collection.
Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally.
Assist with month-end closing.
Maintains all property damage claims and follow-up communication with customer and insurance company.
Performs a variety of other accounting duties as needed.
Assists Customer Service as necessary when discrepancies are found.
Assists with various job functions in the Finance Department as needed.
Supports annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors.
Qualifications :
A high school education or equivalent.
General accounting education desired.
Two (2) years related work experience is required.
Strong word processing and spreadsheet skills and the ability to use a variety of office equipment such as calculators, copiers, typewriter, facsimile machine, personal computer, etc.
Strong written and verbal communication skills necessary in order to deal with a wide range of personalities both inside and outside the organization.
Ability to remain calm and deal tactfully with employees and customers.
A valid Indiana driver’s license required.
