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Located in the heart of the Bluegrass state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission (G&T) electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, KY which is just a short distance from Lexington. Our cooperative has a vital mission: to safely generate and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to our 16 owner-member cooperatives serving more than 1.2 million Kentuckians across 89 counties.

We're leaders in environmental stewardship and we're committed to provide power to improve the lives of people in Kentucky.

As passionate as we are about providing smart energy solutions, we are equally excited about people.

We strive to cultivate connected workplaces where great ideas are born and rewarding careers are built.

EKPC offers a wage and benefits package that ranks among the best in the state. There is no waiting period on our medical, dental and vision insurance plans so you are covered on day one, and the dental plan is free for employees. Our generous 401(k) retirement plan allows employees to start contributing to their plan after a month of service, and after 3 months of service, EKPC will automatically contribute 6.5% of base wages AND match employee contributions up to 4.5%.

Our competitive vacation and sick leave package starts day one to allow for flexibly and a healthy work-life balance.

For more information on our plentiful benefits package visit our website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-ekpc

EKPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

This role has the option to be a blend of remote and onsite work if department and business needs allow and with approval from direct supervision. Our hybrid remote work schedule combines three (3) days on premises with up to two (2) days remote.

This position assists a designated area within the Accounting Department in maintaining financial records and ensuring financial transactions are properly recorded.

Duties include transactional entries, preparation of journal entries, reconciling subsidiary ledgers, compiling data to aid other accountants, and working on projects in a support role to facilitate the Accounting Department in ensuring proper, accurate, and timely completion of various accounting applications, taxes, records, and financial reports within the established policies and requirements of general accepted accounting principles (GAAP), various regulatory agencies (RUS, IRS, Kentucky Revenue Department, etc.),

and East Kentucky Power Cooperative.

General All Areas:

• Analyzes financial data, extracts, and defines relevant information.
• Records, classifies, and summarizes financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assists in ensuring compliance with GAAP, Rural Development Utilities Programs (RDUP), IRS, and FERC requirements.
• Initiates and processes journal entries for various accounts.
• Reconciles sub-ledgers to the general ledger and researches differences.
• Assists in the preparation of internal and external financial reports, variance explanations, and researching accounting issues and discrepancies.
• Assists with system upgrades as needed.
• Supports and assists respective designated areas of the department in completing their assigned duties and responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Compiles, processes, verifies, and reconciles invoices, ensuring proper general ledger coding and timely payment in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Reconciles vendor statements, researches, and resolves vendor payment issues.
• Complies with state sales tax requirements by properly accruing sales tax on invoices.
• Prepares and files monthly and annual sales tax returns accurately and on time.
• Prepares and…