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Day in, day out of the position:

Join our Fixed Assets Team in the Accounting Department! Chugach provides safe, reliable, and affordable electricity through superior service and sustainable practices, powering the lives of our members. We are looking for driven individuals who are excited to learn, grow, and help maintain our property, plant, and equipment records. This is a union-represented full-time onsite position, and is a member of the IBEW union. Our union offers excellent benefits and terms for our union staff. This recruitment effort is for Plant Accountant II role.

Summary

Under minimal supervision, provides accurate and complete accounting records which conform toanapproved system of accounts and which reflect thefinancial position of Chugach.Thisposition is responsible fortheproper unitization of all plant assets and the maintenance of a fixed asset system.

ReportingRelationships

1. Reportsto:Manager, Plant Accounting
2. Directs:None
3. Occasionally assistsinthetraining ofotherplantaccounting/financepersonnel.

RepresentativeDuties

1. Maintainstheongoing accuracyofcontinuingpropertyrecords.
2. Performsanalysis and finalAccounting Department close-out ofcapital andretirement work orders according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations.
   • Verifiesprojectsmeetthecapital improvement/upgrade/retirementcriteria.
   • Meetswithother Department personnel when necessary to ensureappropriate adjustments are made to project costs.
   • Assessesotheraccountingsub-systemstoensureworkorderscanbe closed.
   • Runs work order reports, reviews staking sheets and close-out documentation, translates constructionassemblyunits andvalidatesall accounts forprojects, and creates applicable work order system.
   • Enters project cost information into theappropriate application or prepares supporting close-out spreadsheets,creates and verifiescostsforjournal entries,and verifies individual project cost data for each work order.
   • Createswork order close-out packetforfinal reviewandauthorization.
3. Maintainsspecial equipment recordsandprepares related reportsfornewand retired equipment.
4. Coordinatesinventory preparation withInformation Services andwarehouse personnel. Participate in thephysical count of allinventories.Reviews, analyzes, and reconciles the physical inventory count and cyclecounts for all Chugach inventories.
5. Prepares necessary documentation forState of Alaska (SOA) and Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)relocation billings and coordinates thefollow-up ondisputed issues. Calculates bills in accordance with project agreements received by SOA and MOA.
6. Maintainshistoricalaccountingworkorderclose out information.
7. Prepares inventorybilling forChugach's jointly owned inventory.Preparesjournal entries to accurately record shared inventory.
8. Preparesnecessary documentation forCapital Expensebillings toML&P related to Southcentral PowerPlant (SPP).Maintains theML&P SPP BillingStatus Report. Attends SPP O&M meetings to report on billing or inventory, as needed.
9. Preparesanalysisofselectedgeneral ledgeraccounts.
10. Prepares and maintains records of Chugach's Undergrounding Surcharge revenues expended forqualified undergroundtooverhead distribution lineprojects.Prepares and provides data for DistributionEngineering'sannualUndergrounding Surcharge report.
11. Prepares monthly, quarterly, and year-end audit and otherschedules/reportsforareas of responsibility.
12. Prepares necessarydocumentation forDepartment ofTransportation(DOT) audit of distribution and transmission overhead rates and projects.
13. Reviews,updatesandverified standard coststables.
14. Performsotherjob-relateddutiesasassigned.

Relationships

1. Internal
2. Manager, Plant Accounting: Reportstoandreceives workassignmentsand direction from.Keeps manager informed of problems and progress in all areas of work.
3. Accounting Personnel: Responds toinquiries and providesinformationrelated to Plant Accounting
4. OtherDepartments: Receives requests from,provides assistance toand exchanges information as required.
5. External
6. Auditors: Providessource documents asnecessary andanswers procedural questions to permit auditors to perform their function.
7. StateofAlaskaand Municipality ofAnchorage:Provides informationtoand answers questions to support accounts receivable invoices.

JobQualifications

PlantAccountantII/III-Grade8/Grade9

Education

Ahigh schooldiploma orequivalent isrequired.Must have completednine(9)semester credit hours of college-level accounting courses, including general accounting, principles of accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, or moreadvanced related coursework.A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred.

Experience

Three(3) years ofaccounting experience is required, two(2)of which must bein propertyplant and equipment accounting.Utility accounting experience is preferred.

Education/ExperienceSubstitution

Additional accounting experiencebeyond thespecified three-yearminimum maybesubstituted for the educational requirementsat the rateofone (1) yearaccounting experience forthree (3) semester credit hours of accounting coursework. Additional accounting education beyond the specified nine (9)semester credit hoursof college-level accounting courses may besubstituted for the experience requirements at therate of three (3) semester credit hours accounting coursework for one (1) year accounting experience.

AdvancementQualifications

Inorder toadvance to Plant Accountant III-Grade 9, thePlant Account II-Grade 8 must meet oneofthefollowing requirements. These requirementsarenot in addition to thoseforthePlant AccountantIIqualificationslisted above. Education/experiencesubstitutions arenotpermitted. These options areintendedtoprovidea career path toa Grade9 position; they arenotintended to be general Grade 9 classification qualificationrequirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting plus two (2) years combined accounting experience working as a general ledger accountant, costaccountant, orplant accountant. One (1) of the two (2) years of accounting experience must be as a ChugachElectricAssociation General LedgerAccountant and/orPlantAccountant II.

OR

1. Fifteen (15) semester credit hours ofcollege-levelaccounting plus four (4) years of combined accounting experience.Two (2) ofthe four years' accounting experience must beasageneral ledgeraccountant, costaccountantand/ or plant accountant. One (1)ofwhich mustasaChugach Electric Association GeneralLedger Accountant and/or Plant AccountantII.

OR

1. Nine(9)semester credit hoursof college-levelaccounting (three (3)hoursof which must be in cost accounting), plus three (3) years of combined accounting experience workingasaChugach ElectricAssociation General Ledger Accountant and/orPlant

Accountant IorII;two(2)ofwhich must beas aChugach GeneralLedger Accountant or Plant AccountantII.

JobKnowledge/Skills/Abilities

Must befamiliar with and understand accounting principles, account reconciliationand analysis, accounting spreadsheets and invoicing.A working knowledge ofutility,construction or engineering cost accounting concepts, including assembly units, standard cost and project unitization ispreferred.A workingknowledge ofupdating andmaintaining fixed asset recordsis preferred.A basic understanding of engineering methodology and terminology is preferred.

Proficiency in the useof spreadsheet software applications is required.Must have strong numericaldata entry skills.Must be able toorganize and manage multipleprojects and priorities.Must have strong communicationskills,including the ability to interprettechnical data and communicate technical data/informationto other personnel.Must possess problem-solving and analytical thinkingskills. Mustbecourteous andconsiderate ofotheremployees and thepublic.

SpecialPositionRequirements

Occasional overtimeand travel (sometimes including multipleday/overnight travel) maybe required.

WorkingConditions

Workisperformed inastandard officeenvironment with regularlyscheduled workinghours. Periodic travel to other sites, including warehouse sites, is required.

Chugach Electric Association is a member-owned cooperative, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. Anchorage itself sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains. Chugach is pleased to provide reliable, affordable power to more than 92,000 members from Anchorage to the northern Kenai Peninsula, and from Whittier on Prince William Sound to Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet. We service over 113,000 locations with 3,782 miles of transmission and distribution lines. We have many services that make it easy to power homes and businesses with Chugach.

A little more about us: Chugach has been around for a long time, recently celebrating 75 years! We are a stable company, in a stable industry. And while we may have stability, we are modern, sustainable and forward-thinking to ensure that we provide reliable services for generations to come. We also pride ourselves on the longevity of our employees. We have several 20, 30 and 40 + year tenured employees who continue foster an inclusive, innovative corporate environment. Find your spark!

Chugach's corporate vision:
Responsibly developing energy to build a clean, sustainable future for Alaska.

Chugach's corporate mission:
We provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity through superior service and sustainable practices, powering the lives of our members.

Chugach's corporate values:
Guided by our values of safety, accountability, and sustainability, we are committed to serving our members, the community, and the Chugach team.

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is a policy of Chugach Electric Association, Inc., to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, veteran's status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable, federal, state, or local law.
Chugach is also an affirmative action employer.

Health Benefits (Available through IBEW with the Alaska Electrical Trust Fund)

• Medical & RX
• Dental
• Vision

For more information, you can contact the IBEW Hall at 907-###-#### or visit www.aetf.com

Financial Security

• 401K Plan
• Defined Benefit (Pension through IBEW)
• Dependent Flex Spending Account

Life Insurance Benefits

• Basic Life Insurance paid for by Chugach Electric
• Supplemental Life Insurance

Work, Life, Health

• 160 hours vacation for the first year
• 9 Paid Holidays + 2 Float Holidays + 1 Birthday Holiday
• Employee Assistance Program
• MetLife Will Preparation