About this role
Job Title: Accounting Specialist
Wage: Starting at $22.75 per hour, DOE
Department: Accounting
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Accounting Supervisor
Location: Willcox
Purpose of Position
Performs accounting functions related to general ledger activities, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, settlements, fixed assets, work orders, capital projects, and financial reporting. Maintains accurate accounting records, researches discrepancies, supports regulatory compliance, and assists with audits, reporting, and other accounting activities essential to the effective operation of the company.
Duties and Responsibilities (May include but are not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned).
• Actively encourages teamwork, open communication, and cooperative interactions by promoting a positive work environment that reflects the company’s mission, values, and management goals.
• Prepares assigned account reconciliations, researches discrepancies, and assists with appropriate corrections.
• Prepares routine and recurring journal entries with supporting documentation for review.
• Assists with month-end and year-end closing activities and the preparation of financial, management, and regulatory reports.
• Supports accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, settlements, vendor maintenance, and customer or vendor account research.
• Assists with maintaining fixed asset records, including additions, retirements, transfers, depreciation, and supporting documentation.
• Reviews work order documentation for completeness, accuracy, proper authorization, and compliance with company procedures.
• Assists with validating labor, material, equipment, and contractor charges recorded to work orders and capital projects.
• Assists with determining the appropriate capital or expense treatment of project costs in accordance with FCC Part 32 and company accounting policies; escalates classification questions for review.
• Tracks work orders and capital projects from initiation through final closeout and coordinates with appropriate departments to resolve missing documentation, coding discrepancies, or other outstanding items.
• Assists with reconciling inventory and material usage to work orders and capital projects and research discrepancies affecting project costs or closure.
• Maintains accurate accounting, work order, continuing property record (CPR), RUS contract, and FRS reporting records and supporting documentation.
• Maintains complete and accurate accounting records in accordance with company policies, internal controls, record retention requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assists with external audits, regulatory reviews, data validation, special projects, and process improvement initiatives.
• Provides backup support and cross-training for other Accounting Department responsibilities as assigned.
• Handles company, customer, employee, and financial information in a confidential manner.
• Interfaces and collaborates with all departments, vendors, auditors, and business partners in a professional manner.
• Actively promotes teamwork, open communication, and cooperative working relationships that reflect the company's mission, values, and management goals.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of FCC Part 32 accounting, capital project accounting, work order processing, inventory accounting, and telecommunications industry accounting practices.
Qualifications
• Computer Experience: Intermediate personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database activity, etc. Microsoft Word and Excel experience is desirable but not essential.
• Planning/Organization: Be able to prioritize tasks, handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. Bi-lingual in Spanish and English is desirable and may be required depending on office location and staffing needs.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, and volume.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates/Licenses
• A valid driver’s license issued by the state in which the employee
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate is required.
Physical Activity Level
• Stand: 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the time.
• Walk: 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the time.
• Sit: 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the time.
• Use of hands to handle or feel: Over 2/3rds of the time.
• Reach with hands and arms: Over 2/3rds of the time.
• Climb or balance: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Talk or hear: Over 2/3rds of the time.
• Push or pull: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Drive: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Keyboarding: Over 2/3rds of the time.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds: Under 1/3rds of the time.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to 100 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Ability to lift more than 100 pounds: Under 1/3rd of the time.
Work Environment
• Work near moving mechanical parts: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Fumes or airborne particles: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Toxic or caustic chemicals: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Work in high, precarious places: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Outdoor weather conditions: Under 1/3rd of the time.
• Risk of electrical shock: Under 1/3rd of the time.
Working Conditions
• Environment: Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation. At times may be exposed to outside weather conditions during community and company functions.
• Physical Activity Level: Light physical activity performing non-strenuous duties.
• Manual Dexterity: Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with hands and operate a keyboard.
• Noise: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Contacts
• Works with all departments and employees of Valley TeleCom Group. Works with vendors and customers.
Vision: (Any or all will be required to perform the functions of this position).
• Close Vision: Clear vision at 20 inches or less
• Distance Vision: Clear vision at 20 feet or more.
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Peripheral Vision: Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point.
• Adjust Focus: Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
• Color vision: Ability to Identify and distinguish colors of telephone cable and fiber color codes.
Work Schedule/Hours
• Regular (40 hours per week), subject to company policies. It is also possible that this job will be required to work fewer or more hours during any given week.
Travel
• Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.
The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position. It should not be viewed as all-encompassing or an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as required by business necessity. Starting at $22.75 per hour, DOE