Accountant - Utilities Billing

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Accountant - Utilities Billing

Salary

$80,600.00 - $100,776.00 Annually

Location

Apple Valley, MN

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

2026-00049

Department

Finance

Division

Utility Billing

Opening Date

07/02/2026

Closing Date

7/13/2026 12:00 PM Central

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Summary Of Position

Responsible for the City's Utility Billing operations with respect to water, sewer, storm drainage, and streetlight billings. Oversee entry of meter readings for billing accounts, generation of utility bills, mailing of bills, collection and posting of payments, reporting and balancing of accounting functions. Some public contact which includes answering telephone calls, emails and responding to walk-in inquiries regarding utility bills and service.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitor and download meter readings using metering software to obtain accurate meter readings used to generate bills for utility services. Review meter reads and manage exceptions. Work with maintenance and meter vendor to ensure meters are working correctly. Manage the transfer of account information between billing software and metering software.
• Produce accurate and timely generation of water bills for utility service for residential and commercial accounts within the city. Review bills and reporting for accuracy. Upload billing data to payment vendor and metering vendor and mailing vendor. Manage the transfer of data between the billing software and the metering software.
• Apply adjustments to utility accounts, process refunds, calculate sewer winter average annually for residential accounts.
• Set up annual billing rates and monitor for accuracy.
• Produce reporting and monitor billing to ensure accuracy and compliance to governmental standards, supply reports to the Auditors as needed.
• Oversee accurate collection and posting of payments received through the mail and electronically, post to utility accounts.
• Initiate weekly notices on delinquent accounts in accordance with policy, and process certification to property taxes twice annually. Coordinate collection process with Assistant Finance director, City Council and Logis.
• Maintain utility billing account system based on information received. Establish new accounts, updates existing accounts for ownership and other changes. Generate final bills, adjust accounts as required, process water turn ons and offs.
• Handle customer inquiries regarding utility service, establishing service, making payments, signing up for online payments and metering online services.
• Monitor metering software to notify residents of high or constant water use.
• Coordinate with the maintenance personnel on utility matters such as meter reading, water disconnects and reconnects, and meter repairs.
• Primary contact for software conversions, performing cleanup, data entry, training, and setup,
• Coordinates work of the utility accounting technician.
  
  

Performs other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the position as assigned by the City.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field; emphasis on additional education and/or work experience in computer application; or equivalent training and experience.
• One to three years of experience in a financial or accounting setting.
• Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office Software.
• Strong problem analysis and decision making skills; ability to develop alternatives and make prompt decisions under time constraints and conditions of uncertainty.
• Ability to work effectively in a high energy environment with minimal supervision; must set goals and priorities and work efficiently to accomplish critical objectives.
• Strong customer service orientation; ability to create effective working relationships with a variety of people and maintain a positive professional manner while resolving customer issues.
• Excellent public contact skills.
  
  

Benefits Information Not Available

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The City of Apple Valley awards veterans' preference points to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans in accordance with Minnesota State Statute 197.447. Are you requesting Veteran's Preference Points for this position? If so, please select your Veterans status and assure you have attached a copy of your DD-214 and/or documentation verifying your service-connected disability rating if you are deemed a disabled veteran, as defined in state statute, to your application.

• Not Applicable
• Veteran
• Disabled Veteran
• Spouse of Deceased Veteran
• Spouse of Disabled Veteran
  
  

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Do you have a Bachelor's degree, Associates or equivalent 5 years customer facing business work experience?

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Do you have at least two years customer facing/service experience?

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Do you have at least one year of Government experience?

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• No
  
  

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What best describes your post-secondary training in relation to office procedures or skills?

• None
• One to less than two years
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
  
  

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What best describes your Microsoft office proficiency?

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
  
  

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What best describes the number of years of experience working in an office setting?

• Less than one year
• One year to less than three years
• Three years to less than five years
• Five years plus
  
  

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Do you have experience working in a Utilities Billing department?

• Yes
• No
  
  

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What best describes the number of years working with the public in any capacity?

• Less than one year
• One year to less than two years
• Two years to less than three years
• Three years plus
  
  

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What best describes your years of experience performing detailed data entry with a high level of accuracy?

• Less than one year
• One year to less than three years
• Three years plus
  
  

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Do you have related work experience in a government setting?

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• No
  
  

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Do you experience with the Special Assessments process?

• Yes
• No
  
  

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Do you have experience with software implementations?

• Yes
• No
  
  

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Do you have experience reconciling accounts?

• Yes
• No
  
  

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Do you have experience with Accounts Receivables?

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• No
  
  

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Are you detailed oriented?

• Yes
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Employer City of Apple Valley

Address 7100 147th St. W.

Apple Valley, Minnesota, 55124

Phone 952-953-2500

Website https://applevalleymn.gov/

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