Job Description

Cost Accountant

Job Announcement No: 25-085(repost 25-050)

Vacant Position(s): 1

Department: Accounting

Applications Accepted through Sunday, August 24,2025.

Salary Range: $52,353.60($25.17/hr) - $81,140.80($39.01/hr)

Grade: 108

Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Position Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for maintaining detailed subsidiary ledgers for capital water and wastewater

work-in-progress/plant projects and for reconciling these projects to the general ledger. This includes contributed

equity and liability accounts associated with the work-in-progress and capital accounts.

Essential Functions:

- Reconcile and analyze assigned accounts to the general ledger monthly.

- Prepare journal entries to complete monthly accounting cycle, annual audit, and any adjusting entries

necessary to reconcile subsidiary records to the general ledger.

- Maintain information on financial ERP system (Dynamics 365 F&O) and using spreadsheet programs and/or

database programs to aid in preparing monthly and/or annual analyses for assigned accounts.

- Verify all source documents are correctly charged and pertain to the project using sound technical judgment.

- Work with various departments to close out projects in a timely manner.

- Participate in the implementation team for project, asset & budget tracking software (PowerPlan) through

testing and go-live stages as well as ongoing use.

- Monitor GAAP standards in area of responsibility.

- Accountable for the timely completion of assigned year-end audit schedules, annual functional area incentives

and any assigned financial/accounting reports.

- Ongoing testing of accounting and project management related software during upgrades.

- Regular attendance is required.

- Job performance must conform to all CWS policies and procedures.

- Specific knowledge of CWS Environmental Management System Policy and Procedures.

Additional Duties:

- Develop and/or revise detailed SOIs and checklists for major job responsibilities.

- Report statistics on areas of responsibility.

- Assist in revising, directing and implementing company policy in areas of responsibility.

- Maintain files, records and other needed information.

- Assist internal customers with their needs.

- Develop, suggest and perform testing on financial management system enhancements or corrections.

- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Physical Requirements, Activities, and Working Conditions:

- Sedentary work occasionally positioning self to exert up to 20 lbs of force and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift and transport objects. Objects greater than 50 lbs require a two-person operation.

- Ability to visually observe and comprehend computer/terminal screens, reports and correspondence for approval and reconciliation purposes, data input and filing.

- Ability to effectively use personal computers with printer; telephone; calculator; copy machine; fax machine; and assigned software.

- Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of written and oral communications.

- Ability to receive detailed information through written and oral communication.

- Ability to identify, reach and handle documents as required to perform the essential job functions and to maintain an accurate record keeping system.