Staff Accountant (2 Positions Available)

Choptank Electric Cooperative in Denton is looking to fill two Full-Time Staff Accountant positions (General Ledger Responsibilities & Plant Responsibilities). Both onsite positions allow you to engage deeply with colleagues, fostering collaboration and innovation in a high-performance culture. With a competitive annual salary ranging from $81,354 to $100,760, you'll be rewarded for your expertise while contributing to an organization built on integrity and member-focus. As you solve problems and drive innovation within the electric cooperative industry, your role will directly impact our mission to provide exceptional service to our members. You will be provided with great benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Competitive Salary, Paid Time Off, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Wellness Incentives. If you're excited about making a difference in the lives of those around you, one of these positions is calling your name!

Hello, we're Choptank Electric Cooperative

Choptank Electric, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a not-for-profit, member-owned, electric distribution Co-op serving approximately 56,000 residential, commercial, and industrial metered accounts in all nine counties on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Choptank Electric and Choptank Fiber exist to provide reliable and cost-effective services that improve the quality of life for our communities.

General Ledger Responsibilities

Most of your day is spent reviewing and maintaining the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are accurate and properly recorded. You regularly reconcile bank accounts, loan balances, and prepaid assets, adjusting as needed. A large portion of your time is also dedicated to posting journal entries, including standard, recurring, and manual entries.

You frequently work on financial reporting, preparing monthly and annual reports for internal and external stakeholders. Another key responsibility is cash management, where you initiate wires, ACH transfers, and internal fund transfers to maintain financial stability. You also generate invoices for shared property use and assist in managing long-term debt obligations by preparing reports for auditors.

Throughout the day, you troubleshoot discrepancies, analyze financial data, and ensure compliance with accounting policies, keeping the company's financial operations running smoothly.

Plant Responsibilities

Most of your time is spent processing and reviewing work orders, ensuring that material, overhead, and contractor costs are properly allocated. You post transactions in construction and retirement work order accounts and verify that all assembly units and CPRs (Continuing Property Records) are correctly assigned.

You also focus on reviewing service orders and correcting errors, making sure financial updates flow correctly through the system. A significant part of your role involves managing cost allocations for substations, creating assets in Asset Management, and ensuring that vehicle and transportation costs are properly distributed.

Additionally, you handle accident/damage claim invoices, ensuring they are processed and followed up on for payment. When needed, you work on voided or abandoned work orders, ensuring proper adjustments and transfers are made before closing them.

Your daily responsibilities require attention to detail, strong organization, and financial accuracy, ensuring that all costs and assets are properly accounted for.

Are you a good fit for either Staff Accountant position?

To excel as a Staff Accountant at Choptank Electric Cooperative, candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business, providing a solid foundation in financial principles. A keen ability to identify and resolve moderately complex accounting issues is essential, as is a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all financial transactions and reporting. Strong organizational and time management skills will enable you to handle multiple projects and adhere to tight deadlines efficiently. Effective communication skills are crucial, allowing you to present financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders. Successful candidates will also demonstrate the ability to prioritize and organize their workload effectively, ensuring that every aspect of the financial operations runs smoothly.

These skills will not only contribute to your success in the role but also align with our core values of innovation and community focus.

Knowledge and skills required for the position are:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business preferred.
• Ability to identify and resolve moderately complex accounting issues.
• High attention to accuracy and detail in financial transactions and reporting.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to present financial information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload effectively.

Join our team today!

If you feel that this job is what you're looking for, just follow the instructions on this page. Good luck!

We require a pre-employment background check and drug screen to both be completed within 10 days.

Salary : $81,354 - $100,760