Accounting Assistant

Accounting Assistant

Location:

Lincoln, Nebraska.

LES is looking for a detail-oriented and highly motivated Accounting Assistant to join our Financial Accounting team. This role focuses on supporting capital asset accounting, financial reporting, and bookkeeping in a dynamic environment.

Responsible for assisting with a variety of financial accounting functions, primarily supporting capital asset accounting activities by creating, reviewing, and processing work orders, maintaining accurate financial records, analyzing data, and ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations.

• Reviews, analyzes, and processes work orders to ensure completeness, accuracy, and readiness for closing.
• Creates and maintains operational systems for work order tracking and data compilation.
• Assists with preparing, reviewing, analyzing, and distributing financial reports, including monthly and annual financial and operating statements.
• Prepares and enters journal entries to properly record transactions.
• Assists in maintaining accounting records related to fixed assets.
• Supports fixed asset accounting activities and processes journal entries.

Expresses ideas and information clearly and concisely, tailoring messages to the audience and delivering information in an engaging manner.

Uses logical thought processes to analyze information, identify problems, and provide detailed insights and constructive criticism.

Maintains high quality work, monitors quality levels, identifies root causes, and encourages a quality focus in others.

Holds self and others accountable for meeting goals, deadlines, and commitments, taking ownership of mistakes to learn and develop.

Initiates action without prompting, resolves problems independently, and exceeds expectations.

Effectively collaborates, cooperates, and manages conflicts, supports team decisions, and leverages coworkers’ strengths.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of utility operations (preferred).
• Knowledge of SAP (preferred).

Associate’s degree in a related field and three years of related experience, or Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one year of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential duties of the job.