Accountant/Plant Accountant

Are you ready to be a vital part of electrifying Alaska? At Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, we're on a mission to light up the Last Frontier and we are looking for a rockstar to be our Accountant/Plant Accountant.

If you are an Excel wiz, and love sifting and sorting large volumes of data, this is the job for you.We use pivot tables and complex formulas such as embedded if statements daily due to reliance on a legacy software product (we are evaluating software vendors for a possible data migration!).

If you can manage fixed asset maintenance, prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, cash management, and account reconciliations, you could be the Accountant we need. You might thrive in this role if you are detail-oriented and an analytical thinker with a talent for working with financial systems. Utility cooperatives are known for hiring long-term employees - the Controller and CFO each have at least a decade of utility accounting experience and are ready to train you!

AVEC is a member-driven generation and distribution utility serving residents in 59 locations throughout rural Alaska with its headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. The communities that Alaska Village Electric Cooperative serves receive power via small, isolated grids that utilize diesel generation and renewable resources. We are unlike any other utility in the world.

The Accountant/Plant Accountant reports to the CFO and provides support to ensure adequate internal controls and efficiency of procedures and processes within the Accounting department. As our Accountant/Plant Accountant, 75% of your time is spent closing Construction and Retirement Work Orders and create and maintain Fixed Assets. Then 25% of time you will review transactions and batches posted by Accounting Clerk and Specialist; support month-end close and account analysis with detailed account analysis, journal entries, and G/L account reconciliations; review invoice packets and request for payment (600 payments per month); review trip expense reports and calculate per diem amounts; and assist with annual inventory and obsolete inventory processes. You will be expected to demonstrate active knowledge of GAAP in daily execution of functions and tasks and cross-train to provide backup to both the Accounting Specialist and Controller.

Currently, all Work Orders are tracked in paper folders, but we would like to digitize the workflow process.

Qualifications for the Accountant: Requirements include a bachelor's degree in Accounting or a closely-related discipline; at least one year of experience at the Accountant level or higher after achieving an accounting or closely related bachelor's degree; and a driver's license with an acceptable driving record for insurance at normal rates.

Work environment: Our office in Anchorage is located in midtown at 4831 Eagle Street with off-street parking and a beautiful view of the mountains.

Schedule flexibility: We offer flexibility in start/end time between 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. This is full time, in-person work. We offer flexibility for work-life balance including a 9/80 schedule (eligibility after 6 months). *REMOTE WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THIS POSITION DUE TO OUR LEGACY SOFTWARE AND RELATED WORKFLOWS.*

Pay and Benefits: We offer a comprehensive pay and benefit package. Highlights include starting pay for a candidate with a bachelor's degree is expected between $80,390 and $86,000. Full pay range is $80,390 - $134,098 for the salaried employee in this position. 401K Plan with Employer Match. Retirement Pension Plan (Defined Benefit, Employer paid pension). Paid leave (PTO) starting at 21 days per year and up to 6 weeks maximum. We also offer 8 paid Holidays plus 2 Floating Holidays and a Birthday Holiday.

Other benefits include Medical and RX (PPO or HSA plans available), Dental, and Vision - OR - cash in lieu of benefits. Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account. Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, Spouse Life paid for by company. Supplemental Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and more!

Next Steps: If you think you have what it takes to be an Accountant for AVEC, the next step is to complete our short online application.

Contact Alaska Village Electric Cooperative at hr@avec.org for more information or a full job description.

AVEC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.