Staff Accountant

About the Agency

The Mississippi Public Utilities Staff ("MPUS" or "Staff") is an Executive Agency tasked with representing the broad interests of the State of Mississippi by balancing the respective concerns of residential, commercial or industrial ratepayers, the state, its agencies and departments, and the public utilities. The Staff serves three main functions:
1) advise the Public Service Commission in writing as to the broad public interest of the State of Mississippi, the users and consumers of public utilities, and the public utilities in all major rate cases and automatic adjustment clauses;
2) review and investigate the justness and reasonableness, to both the public and the public utility, of rates charged or proposed to be charged by any public utility; and
3) accumulate evidence and other information from public utilities and other sources as required by the Public Service Commission. If you have any questions, please contact jeff.lee.gov.

This is a non-state service X-16 position. The position is for a staff accountant in the Water and Wastewater Division. The Mississippi Public Utilities Staff seeks an accountant to support the Division Director in reviewing public utility filings and rate case filings. A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business and a thorough understanding of financial statements and audit functions are required.

Prior accounting experience is strongly preferred. The Public Utility Staff is interviewing only accountants for this position. Two years of full‑time work experience are required, but the experience does not have to be in accounting.

• Ability to perform work in Excel.
• Ability to verify accounting entries by source documents.

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–5 years of related experience.
• Accounting degree and experience, preferably 3+ years audit experience.
• Experience verifying accounting entries by source documents.
• Prior water and wastewater experience is a bonus.