JOB TITLE: Accountant I

Location: North Fort Myers, FL

Work Hours: M-F 8:00 to 5:00

Our benefits include:

• Company-wide annual incentive plan
• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with a generous 6% company match
• Company funded Pension Plan
• On-site wellness/medical facility
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Wellness program with financial rewards
• Tuition reimbursement
• Group life insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

LCEC provides reliable, cost-competitive electricity to more than 242,000 customers throughout a five-county service territory located in Southwest Florida. We employ approximately 425 skilled employees and are one of more than 900 electric distribution cooperatives located throughout the United States. LCEC has been recognized locally and statewide as an industry leader and continually receives acknowledgment for the work that our employees do in the community along with other civic, environmental and professional honors.

Position Summary: The position will support activities in any accounting area including budget & planning, general ledger and financial statement preparation and analysis, tax, cash management, accounts payable and plant accounting. This position is responsible for gathering, preparing, reporting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting financial and management information for use by management. Duties could include, but are not limited to, auditing, budgeting, cash & finance modeling, benchmark reporting, tax filings, recordation/reconciliation of regulatory accounting transactions, balancing and reconciliations to financials, accounts payable analysis or presentations, or miscellaneous plant accounting duties.

Position Responsibilities

• General Ledger, Budget, Financial Planning, Accounts Payable, Plant Accounting – duties may include journal voucher preparation, analysis, spreadsheet preparation, financial statement analysis, budget preparation, presentation and reporting.
• Maintain Accounting records in accordance with GAAP and utility accounting requirements.
• Support and perform monthly financial close through journal entry preparation and general ledger account analysis and reconciliation in accordance with company policy and procedure.
• Perform special projects utilizing LCEC business process mapping methodology, testing and validation of project data as it relates to Financial Accounting departmental functions.
• Cash and Treasury Management - duties may include cash projections, cash flow analysis, fund and rate analysis, debt management, investment analysis, reporting and presenting findings to management.
• Utilize various query tools and reports in the analysis and reporting of financial information. Information can include billing data, rates, taxes, benchmarks, monthly financials, regulatory filings, and preparation of annual department budgets, taxes, and governmental filings.
• Participate in and make recommendations for various projects, including system upgrades, process re-engineering, and financial audits.
• Perform audits and reviews of financial data to ensure proper processing and reporting.
• Accurate and timely reporting to LCEC Management of monthly financial statements, including monthly reports, journals and payment of invoices to include but not limited to various state and local taxes, invoicing, accruals, budget variances.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.
• Must possess and demonstrate core competency attributes including teamwork, communications, job knowledge, ability to adapt easily to multiple computer applications, dependability, safety & security, customer service, initiative, business acumen, planning & organizing, project management and others as may be added from time to time.
• Perform special projects and other duties as may be required from time to time to support the division and LCEC.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting (Required) or
• Bachelor's Degree Business with an emphasis in Accounting.

Experience

• 1+ to 2 Years experience working in a professional level Accounting capacity (Required)
• 1+ to 2 Years experience in Excel spreadsheet business application (Required)
• 1+ to 2 Years experience working in a computerized accounting environment (Required)

Physical Demands and Working Environment: The physical demands and working environment characteristics described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

Standing Occasionally,
Walking Occasionally,
Sitting Constantly,
Lifting Rarely 25lbs,
Carrying Rarely,
Pushing Rarely,
Pulling Rarely,
Climbing Rarely,
Balancing Rarely,
Stooping Rarely,
Kneeling Rarely,
Crouching Rarely,
Crawling Rarely,
Reaching Rarely,
Handling Occasionally,
Grasping Occasionally,
Feeling Rarely,
Talking Constantly,
Hearing Constantly,
Repetitive Motions Frequently,
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently,

• Working Environment: Frequently Air-conditioned office environment, Rarely Extreme cold, Rarely Extreme heat, Rarely Humidity, Rarely Wet, Occasionally Noise, Rarely Hazards, Rarely Temperature Change, Rarely Atmospheric Conditions, Rarely Vibration.

STORM DUTY REQUIREMENTS.... Responding to storms will be considered a condition of employment: LCEC provides critical services to our community during an emergency. Employees are required to participate in the response/recovery activities related to emergencies/disasters to maintain service to our LCEC members. Employees are required to work in their normal job duties or other assigned activities. Proper compensation will be made in accordance with the company's guidelines and procedures.

Please note that at the time a candidate is made a job offer, the candidate will be subject to a background check and a drug screening.

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