Sumter Utilities, Inc. has an opening for an Accountant. Sumter Utilities is based in Sumter, South Carolina and is a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. Sumter Utilities provides high-quality electrical construction, maintenance and modification services of transmission lines, distribution lines and substations to customers throughout the southern US. This position works closely with the CFO, Assistant Controller and Finance Team.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (from AACSB-accredited program)
• CPA preferred, MBA preferred (from AACSB-accredited program)
• Sage 300 experience preferred
• Excel proficiency, including pivot and v-look up tables
• Excel VBA (Macro) experience preferred

SALARY/BENEFITS:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Health, dental, vision,401(k)
• Executive life/disability
• Paid vacation, sick and holidays

• Along with CFO and Assistant Controller, compiles all necessary data to create monthly financial statements including general journal entries necessary to produce timely and accurate financial statements on a monthly basis.
• Compiles monthly Job Cost summary and ensure ties to general ledger
• Reviews receivable and payable entries to ensure proper cutoff
• Reconciles balance sheet accounts
• Codes and applies cash receipts to customer invoices
• Prepares weekly management payroll
• Prepares and complies with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings for business licenses, sales taxes and payroll taxes.
• Prepares annual W-2’s.
• Manages accounting software and troubleshoots issues with support.
• Prepares and submits to Quanta reports and variance explanations as requested.
• Continually evaluate processes and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Willingly accepts assignments to perform special projects or perform other duties not listed above, which may vary as determined by management or Quanta to meet company needs.