IT’S NOT GOING OUT OF OUR WAY; IT IS OUR WAY!
At United Communications, we seek excellence in everything we do. We make it our mission to think ahead, make it easy, and make it personal. Every time. We’ve had the home team advantage for over 75 years, and we’re proud to serve the communities where we live, work, and play.
JOIN THE HOME TEAM
- Award-Winning Culture: 2023 & 2024 Best Places to Work
- Trusted Local Employer for over 75 Years: 4.7 Google Star Rating
- Commitment to Employee Well-Being & Satisfaction: Employee-Focused Benefit Offerings
- Top 100 Fiber-To-The-Home Leader
- Competitive Compensation, PTO, Paid Holidays, and more!
WHAT WE’RE OFFERING
The Accounting Manager directs all aspects of accounting functions, including the management and development of the accounting team. This position plays a significant role in developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements and initiatives focused on overall operational excellence, and practices in support of United Communication’s vision and mission.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties include the following, but other duties may be assigned as required.
- Manage accounting staff in all aspects of finance and accounting, maintaining a balance of duties, morale, and efficiency in support of company’s vision and mission.
- Supervise accounting activities in, but not limited to, accounts payable, carrier access billing, cash disbursements, customer credits and collections, journal entries, and payroll.
- Monitor individual and team results to identify and act on both positive and negative performance trends to ensure attainment of company, individual, and team goals.
- Routinely conduct performance reviews with each team member.
- Manage accounting functions of the organization, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls, designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial and operational results, and ensure all reported results comply with GAAP and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and review all other accounting reconciliations for accuracy.
- Approve invoices, timesheets for accounting, NECA reporting, and sales tax reporting.
- Interface with outside audit firms, banks, insurance agencies, and credit card companies.
- Maintain working relationships with lending institutions to ensure compliance with all obligations, timely payment of interest and principal, and adequate access to working capital to support growth needs.
- Lead the regulatory compliance and revenue maximization efforts of the company.
- Ensure all time, cost, and investment reporting practices are accurate and consistent and structured to maximize cost recovery mechanisms and meet regulatory compliance requirements.
- Work with regulatory consultants to develop and file accurate cost studies and forecasts.
- Monitor state and federal regulatory policy changes and opportunities and provide recommendations around improvements to products and/or policies and procedures that can produce improved financial results.
- Track all filing and compliance deadlines and ensure the Company files complete and accurate reports meeting all of its regulatory obligations.
- Work with department heads to continually educate on and track regulatory compliance matters and to ensure all policies, procedures, and recordkeeping are adequate.
- Maintain working knowledge of all internal and external systems necessary to support all departmental operations. Specifically, manage and implement all aspects of accounting and CABS software modules within Innovative Systems.
- Participate in ongoing educational and networking opportunities in order to maintain current knowledge of issues as they relate to accounting standards, regulatory procedures and potential reform, and products and services.
WHAT YOU BRING
- BS or BA degree from a 4-year college or university, with major in Accounting or Finance, required; CPA or CMA preferred.
- 5+ years experience in a direct supervisory role of accounting or business functions desired.
- Advanced understanding of accounting and billing software, with advanced word processing and email skills, along with the ability to review and analyze reports in company systems. Ability to touch-type at 40+ WPM and use a 10-key required.
- Experience training, developing, supervising and appraising personnel.
- Demonstrates high ethical standards, a strong work ethic with an emphasis on team commitment, showing respect for others, the ability to acknowledge and build on others’ ideas, and support for group decisions.
- Desire to implement procedures to maximize profits and minimize costs to maintain steady growth.
- Ability and interest to work in a dynamic technology environment.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public with varying degrees of accounting and regulatory knowledge.
- Knowledge of advanced level mathematics, including the ability to create income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements along with related profitability and penetration analysis.
- Ability to operate office equipment, including personal computers, phone systems, and software applications.
- Must have an understanding of process standardization procedures and the ability to create and maintain written documentation and training materials.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented and organized with the ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines.
WHO WE ARE
United launched high-quality telephone service for our rural Middle Tennessee communities in 1947 and has evolved into an innovative internet service provider for consumers and businesses. Boasting the fastest internet speeds in the region as recognized by Broadband Now, United also delivers personalized user experience with local customer service, ranking as one of the industry’s best in customer satisfaction. United offers the latest technology in fiber optic, fixed wireless, and DSL internet, and was one of the first companies in Tennessee to introduce a Fiber-to-the-Home product to residential customers. United has partnered with Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation to extend broadband to more residents and businesses in under-connected areas.
UNITED COMMUNICATION'S CORE VALUES:
We enrich our communities and the lives of our neighbors through reliable connections and passionate service.
- Safety – we assure the safety of everything we do.
- Service – we are responsive, informed, and easy to do business with.
- United – we communicate and collaborate.
- Integrity – we keep our promises and do the right thing even when no one is watching.
- Driven – we serve to win customers.
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