Enterprise Accounting Manager

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Our Finance Department is searching for an Enterprise Accounting Manager to join the team. This is a management and professional position responsible for financial reporting, account analysis and daily financial functions of the City's Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater utilities. The work involves performing accounting, auditing, report preparation, supervising, and assisting the Directors of Finance and Utilities in the financial administration and long-term financial planning of these funds.

The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of Finance.

• Manages and prepares the annual report to the PSC and coordinates the utility portion of annual audit for the City. Prepares necessary work papers for audit including schedules related to the utility funds. Provides details for the Management and Discussion Analysis for utility funds for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
• Manages general ledger including responsibility for journal entries and reconciling accounts related to the City’s Utilities. Approve purchase orders and payment authorizations for the Water and Wastewater Utilities. Approves journal entries for utility funds and makes necessary adjustments.
• Plans, organizes, assigns, and supervises the work of the Utility Billing Clerk including prioritizing projects, overseeing the billing process, performing performance reviews, and promoting career development and growth.
• Manages the utility billing functions to ensure accurate billing of City services. Monitors, troubleshoots, researches, and suggests enhancements to system to ensure system is operating correctly and internal controls are met. Manages service provider contract for printing and mailing of invoices.
• Assumes primary responsibility in the development and management of the department's operating and capital budgets. Provides monitoring and analysis of budgets to management and discusses concerns and data throughout the year. Reviews cash flow and 5-year operating plan to determine required rate increases and debt funding needs as part of the budget development process for utility funds.
• Performs fixed asset accounting and reporting for enterprise funds.
• Coordinate rate study projects and prepare necessary schedules for rate reviews. Collaborates with the Utility and Finance Directors to ensure all requirements of the project are met.
• Establishes an effective role as a liaison with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
• Assists Finance Director with debt management of utility funds. Prepares required Official Statement schedules. Participates and responds to questions in rating call meetings. Prepares spenddown schedules.
• Provides financial operation and administrative guidance to the Department of Utilities. Provide financial operation guidance to the Director and Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation as it relates to the Golf Course and to the Director, Deputy Director, Managerial Accounting Coordinator and Office Manager for Department of Public Works as it relates to City Utilities managed by the department.
• Resolves customer complaints regarding utility bills, service disconnection and delinquent collection procedures. Responds to complaints filed with the PSC.
• Develops and maintains departmental procedures and policies related to the Utility Funds and City Service Invoicing.
• Prepares required schedules to maintain financial data of the DNR (Department of Natural Resources)-Replacement Fund.
• Prepares Enterprise Fund/Internal Service Fund portions of the Department of Revenue Annual Financial Report Form
  
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• Maintains regular punctual and predictable attendance, works extra hours as required.

• Provide back‑up coverage for City’s bank accounts and electronic payment processing in absence of the Accounting/Customer Service Supervisor.
• Provide back‑up…