Plant Analyst

Company Description

About Us

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 21 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 280,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana and Illinois.

As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.

What You'll Get

We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company. That’s why we put employees first—your health, your family, and your development. These aren’t just slogans: We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more. Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:

- No Sweat - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating. We’ll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track!

- Flex Time - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.

- Stay in School - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education. We also offer in-house training and ongoing development through our internal GROW program.

- Keep it Casual - When you work for us, you work in comfort. Blue jeans are the norm in our office, and we make them look good!

- Work Hard, Play Hard - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year. Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.

Job Description

As part of our Accounting and Finance Department, you will maintain property, plant and equipment ledgers in accordance with Regulatory and GAAP guidelines, provide timely and accurate fixed asset information, and prepare a budget and track costs related to facility and substation charges.

This role is hybrid in nature, with a combination of on-site workdays and remote workdays.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Managing a $2B asset portfolio for proper asset classification and depreciation for two legal entities

- Facilitating capital project authorizations in the accounting system and tracking of statuses for both internal and jointly owned capital projects.

- Assisting with the review of purchase order requests from various departments

- Closing the fixed asset subledger each month in accordance with the department’s closing calendar

- Reconciling all fixed asset and construction work in progress accounts

- Monitoring charges for Reimbursable Capital Projects and initiating progress billings to third parties

- Assisting Project Managers and Cost Analysts from the Engineering team with Capital Project data

- Preparing annual compliance reports for various entities such as Regulatory Commissions and our Trust Indenture

Qualifications

You are analytical and efficient in your approach to problem-solving with a high attention to detail. This position requires a high level of collaboration amongst various parties, both internal and external to the Company. Good communication skills are key.

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field required

- 3-4 years of progressive experience in a professional accounting position with plant accounting or utility experience, procurement knowledge is a plus

- Experience using a cloud based accounting system

- Advanced knowledge in Excel Add-Ins, Query and Uploading tools, and Pivot tables

- Detail oriented and the ability to automate manual processes and improve procedures

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.