Description

Accountant

Posting Date:                          November 3, 2025

Job Posting Number:            2025-079

Pay Grade:7

Department:Finance/Administrative Services, Accounting

Location:Keystone Heights

Classification:                         Exempt

Notes:This is a current position.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. does not sponsor employment visas.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [email protected] or by calling 352-473-8000, EXT 8264 or 8270.  Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

Classification Summary:

Individuals in positions allocated to this class perform administrative work to provide specialized accounting services which result in timely and accurate financial reporting to management, government agencies and other departments and divisions as required. Primary responsibility includes providing basic financial and statistical information that is used in planning and developing effective controls.

Work is performed under the direction of the Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor, Senior Accountant or Accounts Payable Supervisor who evaluates performance based on the quality of financial data maintained and the accomplishment of individual and division goals and deadlines.

Essential Job Functions:

(Note:  These job functions are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. All employees are expected to demonstrate cooperation in working with others, deal effectively with members and practice safety consciousness.)

1. Payment Processing.  Codes and schedules invoices and requests for payment by check.  Prepares and files 1099 forms for all eligible transactions. 
2. Subsidiary maintenance.  Enters transactions into abandoned property, accounts payable, fleet, plant and miscellaneous accounts receivable subsidiaries.  Reconciles subsidiary detail to general ledger control totals. 
3. Research and data analysis.  Prepares informational, statistical, and financial detail schedules necessary for transaction processing, reconciliations, forecasting, financial, audit and tax reporting.  Analyzes transactions for compliance with corporate procedures, regulatory requirements, and tax statutes.  Performs research as necessary to identify exceptions. 
4. Reporting.  Prepares financial reports, tax documentation and tax returns for management and audit review.  After approval, submits reports and returns with agencies and regulatory bodies on or before filing deadlines. 
5. Safety.   Practices safe work habits in the performance of all job duties and is familiar with and follows those portions of the Cooperative Safety Manual that pertain to the position. 
6. Other Essential Duties.  Each employee is responsible to perform other duties as required to benefit the cooperative and its members, including responding to and/or assisting in emergency situations.

Other Job Duties:

1. Assists and supports other Accounting staff in the performance of their assigned duties.

Minimum Training and Experience:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration plus three (3) years of accounting experience, electric utility accounting experience is preferred.

Individuals in this position must maintain a valid State of Florida driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other technology software/tools used in the department.

Ability to read and comprehend written and verbal instructions and to communicate with other employees and the general public.

Ability to operate personal computers, copiers, calculators and other business equipment.

Ability to use discretion with confidential data.

Ability to complete various tax returns, management and regulatory reports, analyses and adjusting and closing entries.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment shall be considered on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, physical or mental handicap or disability, where otherwise qualified, or marital or veteran status.  Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. treats all employees equally without discrimination in rates of pay and other opportunities for advancement.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. has a drug-free workplace policy.

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc. participates in E-Verify.  E-Verify electronically compares information entered on the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9, with records contained in Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases.  This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

JOB ANALYSIS FORM

for

ACCOUNTANT

This form is used to determine the essential function and physical requirements of each

job class for recruitment purposes to comply with the American With Disabilities Act.

Tools, Equipment, Vehicles, or Machinery Used:

Computer, Printer, Fax, Copier, Calculators, Shredders, Binders, Staplers, Microfiche and Microfilm readers, Optical scanners, and small hand tools such as scissors, staple pullers, etc.

Work Conditions:

Communication Requirements:

Physical Requirements of the Job:

Note: - In terms of an 8-hour workday, "Occasionally" equals 1% to 33% of the time, "Frequently" means 34% to 66% of the time, and "Continuously" means 67% to 100% of the time.

Definitions:

1. Simple Grasping- Apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
2. Pushing-Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
3. Pulling-Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
4. Fingering-Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters or must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.