Job Description:

Responsible for supervising the Accounts Payable functions, ensuring timely and correct disbursements, assisting in the development and maintenance of proper disbursements processes, policies and practices, including compliance with IRS requirements. Prepares management and regulatory reports as needed or requested. Plans, implements and assures compliance with procedures and controls for all disbursement functions.

Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 50%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.

Accounts Payable Manager

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$116,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and train personnel.
• Supervise appropriateness, accuracy and validity of all disbursement requests.
• Supervise the accurate and timely payment of all vendors.
• Prepare management and regulatory reports as needed or requested.
• Plan, implement and assure compliance with Corporate Policy C-53 and related programs and procedures for all disbursement functions.
• Advise employees and management of policies and procedures and regulatory or legislative changes and interpretations.
• Ensure that all liability accounts and subsidiary journals reconcile on a regular basis.
• Provide technical assistance to corporate personnel, as needed in proper disbursement accounting.
• Prepare and administer the annual budget.
• Prepare special reports and financial analyses, as required.
• Adhere to and demonstrate compliance with appropriate electric utility industry regulatory requirements. Attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of development in regulations, laws, standards and best practices applicable to the functional area including, but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, Environmental, Employment Law, NERC Reliability Standards and Safety. Must be familiar with, and comply with, all aspects of Corporate Policy C-54, Compliance.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with Tri-State?s culture embodied in the Cooperative principles and spirit and core values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity, trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and behaviors consistent with Tri-State?s culture, Board policies, and business practices. Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all compliance programs within the company.
• Because Tri-State is an electric utility with continuous service obligations to its customers, regular, reliable, and predictable performance of the essential functions and responsibilities is an essential function of the job.
• Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.

Qualifications:

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal regulations applicable to Accounts Payable.
• Working knowledge of mainframe and personal computers, and related systems and software.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to supervise, plan, and coordinate the work of others.
• Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.

Experience:

• Eight years (8) years of accounting experience including Accounts Payable experience. At least two (2) years of supervisory experience is desired.

Other:

• Willingness to travel as required. (Must possess a valid driver's license.)

DESIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Oracle ERP Cloud desired.

About Us:

Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 45 members, including 42 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.

Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.

Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.

Job Identification: 119

Job Category: Finance and Accounting

Posting Date: 2024-04-05T23:17:34 00:00

Job Schedule: Full time

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000-$116,000

Locations: 1100 W 116th Ave, Westminster, CO, 80234, US

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.