Plant Accountant & Operations MSR

The Plant Accountant & Operations MSR is responsible for maintaining accurate and timely accounting records related to the cooperative’s utility plant assets. The Plant Accountant collaborates closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to support capital project tracking, asset management, and regulatory reporting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe Operations member service representative is responsible for initial contact with members for operation-related matters, answering their questions or directing them to appropriate personnel.Provides daily radio dispatching of line crews, outages and overflow calls from members.Initiates and tracks operational requested locates associated with work orders to ensure requirements are completed.Provides support with after-hours outage restoration including work order creation, dispatching crews, and other tasks as needed.Initiates notifications to members for scheduled outages, staking appointments, new services and other construction projects and update all-employee calendar.Manages new service connects by initiating staking appointments, providing estimates and reviewing building inspections to ensure timely connection of members.Maintains operations accounts payable/purchase order process and ensures required management approval.Schedules and executes month-end finals for the material, depreciation, special equipment, accounts payable, transportation, labor distribution and general ledger systems.Maintains corporate work orders with the creation, tracking, billing, reconciling and closing processes.Maintains operations service orders and accounts receivable, including CIA, accidents, and others. Contacts members regarding past due balances.Provides complete and accurate asset management reporting in accordance with established accounting policies and procedures and the RUS Uniform System of Accounts to ensure compliance with all regulatory reporting requirements.Advises management of recurring accounting related problems existing interdepartmentally.OTHER FUNCTIONSAssists in maintaining material inventory items and physical inventory counts.Assists other department’s initiatives as requested.Assists in preparing the annual operating budget.Certified and regularly trained in first aid, CPR certification.Attend safety meetings, job training and such specialized training as may be assigned.Performs other duties as assigned.