Accounting Analyst (I, II or Senior)

Applicants are required to submit a combined cover letter and resume in one PDF document. Your cover letter must summarize your interest, education and experience relative to this position. Incomplete materials will not be considered.

To expedite the application process, combine your cover letter and resume into one PDF document before applying and upload electronically when requested in the online application process.

This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.  The first review date for application materials is scheduled for February 9, 2026.

Interested parties are also invited to contact Human Resources at joblist@chelanpud.org to discuss the position.

Account Analyst I - The advertised hiring range will be $65,600 - $82,000, with a maximum opportunity of up to $98,400 with tenure and strong performance.
Account Analyst II - The advertised hiring range will be $77,040 - $96,300, with a maximum opportunity of up to $115,560 with tenure and strong performance.
Account Analyst Senior - The advertised hiring range will be $88,080 - $110,100, with a maximum opportunity of up to $132,120 with tenure and strong performance.
 

In addition to competitive wages Chelan PUD employees also enjoy outstanding benefits which include zero cost employer funded medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits, access to the employee assistance program, a VEBA health reimbursement account, and long-term care.

Washington state retirement PERS participation and optional 457 plan participation with an employer matching 401(a) plan.

Leave, life & disability benefits including paid leave starting at 21 days per calendar year up to 35 with tenure, 12 paid holidays per calendar year, paid jury duty, short-term disability & long-term disability, and basic life, AD&D, and optional voluntary life.

The work life benefits include optional flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care, educational assistance, various rewards and recognition programs and position specific stipends.

For more explanation of the district benefits please visit our benefits website www.mychelanpudbenefits.org.

Chelan County Public Utility District is seeking Accounting Analysts to join a collaborative, mission-driven Finance team that supports reliable, affordable, and sustainable public power for our community. This role performs professional accounting and financial reporting for one or more business lines within a large, complex public utility environment, supporting combined financial statements, external reporting, audits, and tax compliance for an organization with over $1 billion in assets and nearly $600 million in annual revenues.

We are looking for individuals who value public service, demonstrate integrity and accountability, and bring adaptability and a growth-oriented learning mindset as the District embarks on a multi-year Business Transformation initiative. This position offers meaningful opportunities to contribute to system and process modernization, collaborate across the organization, and grow professionally as Chelan County PUD prepares for planned succession associated with upcoming retirements. The position will be filled at the Accounting Analyst I, II, or Senior level depending on qualifications and experience.
 

Accounting Analyst I

Overview
Under general supervision, perform accounting and reporting for one or more business lines and functional areas, assist with preparation of combined financial statements, prepare tax returns, support external audits and meet various external reporting requirements for the District's combined reporting entity of over $1 billion in assets and annual revenues of nearly $600 million. Ensure that accounting and reporting practices are in compliance with contractual agreements, federal and state regulations, generally accepted accounting principles, bond covenants and District financial policies. Work output has considerable impact on the work of other financial functions, reporting, decision making processes and is essential for receiving clean audit opinions, maintaining strong credit ratings and achieving District financial goals and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Journalize financial statement activity, perform reconciliations, variance analysis, research and resolve discrepancies to ensure the accuracy of reported information.
• Assist department in monitoring accounting practices for compliance with contractual agreements, FERC regulations, GASB and FASB pronouncements, state requirements and management policy. Identify problem areas and potential solutions.
• Analyze, prepare schedules and respond to inquiries in support of various audits.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
• Participate in the design and implementation of new procedures, policies or services.
• Assist with compilation of financial data for external data requests.
• Assist with financial analysis and document review on special projects.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

Reports To
Director - Accounting & Controller

Overtime exemption
Exempt

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S., B.A.) in Accounting or Business Administration from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience

• 2+ years of accounting or financial experience (budgeting or financial analysis) is required.
• Experience in public sector or utility accounting is desired.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is desired.

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities:

• Basic knowledge of financial accounting and reporting practices
• Basic knowledge of accounting standards and regulations for governmental organizations.
• General business, economic and accounting theory
• General knowledge of the operations of the assigned system, business line or functional area
• Model high standards of integrity, openness and respect in daily behaviors
• Analytical and mathematical aptitude
• Thorough and accurate work
• Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and other related financial programs
• Acquiring General Ledger/subsidiary computer skills
• Attention to detail
• Data analysis
• Report development
• Critical thinking
• Active listening and open to feedback
• Reading comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including verbal communication and business and technical writing skills
• Customer Service
• Problem Solving
• Results-oriented
• Personal accountability
• Team-oriented, collaborative approach to working with others
• Maintains open communication with peers and management
• Commit to quality work
• Perform self-review to ensure work product is complete and thorough
• Identify problems and use logic and deductive reasoning to develop ideas or solutions
• Provide input and assist with evaluating alternatives to technical and procedural issues
• Learn new financial software and reporting technology
• Utilize technology for decision support and to document work
• Take ownership and ensure timely resolution of tasks in a professional manner
• Handle confidential information
• Work along-side peers to achieve department goals as well as a positive working environment
• Organize, plan and prioritize work with Management’s prioritization and goals
• Work in a collaborative environment balancing projects with core work
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English.

Accounting Analyst II

Overview
Under minimal direction, perform accounting and reporting for one or more business lines and functional areas, assist with preparation of combined financial statements, prepare tax returns, support external audits and meet various external reporting requirements for the District's combined reporting entity of over $1 billion in assets and annual revenues of nearly $600 million. Ensure that accounting and reporting practices are in compliance with contractual agreements, federal and state regulations, generally accepted accounting principles, bond covenants and District financial policies. Work output has considerable impact on the work of other financial functions, reporting, decision making processes
and is essential for receiving clean audit opinions, maintaining strong credit ratings and achieving District financial goals and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, examine or analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports for one or more business lines and functional areas of responsibility to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards, and make corrections, as needed. Monitor accounting practices for compliance with contractual agreements, FERC regulations, GASB and FASB pronouncements, state requirements and District policies and recommend and implement changes as needed.
• Coordinate, compile and respond to various financial data and external reporting requests and regulatory filings. Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual combined financial statements. Perform ad hoc reporting, document review and analysis.
• Analyze, prepare schedules and respond to inquiries in support of various audits. Educate audit staff on District operations, policies and processes. 
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
• Identify and support process improvements, new procedures, policies, software applications and financial reporting tools. Assist in implementation of changes in accounting standards. Represent the Accounting department on cross-functional teams, committees and special projects to ensure adequate internal controls are established for the proper recording of transactions and the safeguarding of assets.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to maintain effective oversight and understanding of District's activities which contributes to early identification of transactions and changes that could have potential accounting and reporting impacts.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

Reports To
Director - Accounting & Controller

Overtime exemption
Exempt

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S., B.A.) in Accounting or Business Administration from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience

• 4+ years of accounting or financial experience (budgeting or financial analysis) is required.
• Experience in public sector or utility accounting is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred.

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities:

• Broad knowledge of financial accounting and reporting practices
• Knowledge of applicable GAAP, GASB, FASB, and FERC accounting standards and regulations
• State requirements including BARS, RCW's and WAC's
• State and Federal laws related to tax reporting and remittance
• State and Federal Grant accounting and reporting laws
• Proper internal control techniques
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and reporting tools, i.e. Oracle/PeopleSoft
• Centralized Maintenance Management System, i.e. Maximo
• Business Intelligence and data analysis software i.e. Cognos, Power BI
• Document Management Software, i.e. Filenet
• Financial Close Software, i.e. Blackline
• General business, economic and accounting theory
• General knowledge of the operations of the assigned system/business line(s)
• Strategic/business planning processes, including budgeting and forecasting
• Model high standards of integrity, openness and respect in daily behaviors
• Analytical and mathematical aptitude
• Thorough and accurate work
• Problem solving to resolve accounting related transactions
• Required proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and other related financial programs
• General Ledger/subsidiary maintenance, testing and troubleshooting computer skills
• Attention to detail
• Data analysis
• Data extraction
• Report development
• Critical thinking
• Active listening and open to feedback
• Reading comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including verbal communication and business and technical writing skills
• Customer Service
• Results-oriented
• Personal accountability
• Team-oriented, collaborative approach to working with others
• Maintains open communication with peers and management
• Keep up to date technically and apply appropriate accounting guidance and theory to daily transactions and significant events
• Commit to quality work
• Perform self-review to ensure work product is complete and thorough
• Evaluate information to determine compliance with standards
• Utilize technology for decision support and to document work
• Identify potential problems and enhancement opportunities and use logic and deductive reasoning to develop numerous ideas or solutions
• Learn and implement new financial and reporting software
• Advance multiple projects at the same time
• Take ownership and ensure timely resolution of tasks in a professional manner
• Handle confidential information
• Flexible to changes in environment
• Work along-side peers to achieve department goals as well as a positive working environment
• Organize, plan and prioritize work with Management’s prioritization and goals
• Communicate info timely to management as well as maintain personal accountability for areas of responsibility
• Assume changing responsibilities and assignments as part of a plan for personal and professional growth within a cohesive team
• Work in a collaborative environment balancing projects with core work
• Advanced/expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel; intermediate knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials and General Office Equipment including personal computers and associated office software programs; and knowledge of PeopleSoft Timekeeping/HR; BlackLine reconciliations, tasks and variance analysis; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English.

Accounting Analyst Sr

Overview
Performs complex accounting and reporting for one or more business lines and functional areas, assist with preparation of combined financial statements, prepare tax returns, support external audits and meet various external reporting requirements for the District's combined reporting entity of over $1 billion in assets and annual revenues of nearly $600 million. Ensure that accounting and reporting practices are in compliance with contractual agreements, federal and state regulations, generally accepted accounting principles, bond covenants and District financial policies. Work output has considerable impact on the work of other financial functions, reporting, decision making processes and is essential for receiving clean audit opinions, maintaining strong credit ratings and achieving District financial goals and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Apply appropriate accounting guidance and exercise professional judgement in evaluating the nature and classification of complex accounting transactions, significant events and assessing ledger balances. Prepare, examine or analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports for one or more business lines and functional areas of responsibility to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards, and make corrections, as needed. Design, implement and monitor accounting practices for compliance with contractual agreements, FERC regulations, GASB and FASB pronouncements, state requirements and District policies.
• Coordinate, compile and respond to various financial data and external reporting requests and regulatory filings. Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual combined financial statements. Assist in implementation of changes in accounting standards. Perform ad hoc reporting, document review and analysis.
• Analyze, prepare schedules and respond to inquiries in support of various audits. Educate audit staff on District operations, policies and processes.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
• Identify, research, recommend, and lead system and process improvement initiatives to support innovation, standardization, workflow efficiencies and streamline operations. Guide continuous process improvement to further leverage technology and ensure consistency. Represent the Accounting department on cross-functional teams, committees and special projects to ensure adequate internal controls are established for the proper recording of transactions and the safeguarding of assets.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to maintain effective oversight and understanding
  of District's activities which contributes to early identification of transactions and changes that could have potential accounting and reporting impacts. Collaborate with operations, business offices and other process owners to identify and implement technology-based solutions to emerging issues caused by changes in business requirements. Review work of peer and lower-level analysts for accuracy.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
• This position may be designated as a District Records Coordinator.

Reports To
Director - Accounting & Controller

Overtime exemption
Exempt

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S., B.A.) in Accounting or Business Administration from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Experience

• 6+ years of accounting or financial experience (budgeting or financial analysis) is required.
• 3+ years of public sector accounting is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred.

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities:

• In-depth and broad knowledge of financial accounting and reporting practices for utilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP, GASB, FASB, and FERC accounting standards and regulations
• State requirements including BARS, RCW's and WAC's
• State and Federal laws related to tax reporting and remittance
• State and Federal Grant accounting and reporting laws
• Proper internal control techniques and monitoring
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and reporting tools, i.e. Oracle/PeopleSoft
• Centralized Maintenance Management System, i.e. Maximo
• Business Intelligence and data analysis software, i.e. Cognos, Power BI
• Document Management Software, i.e. Filenet
• Financial Close Software, i.e. Blackline
• District Power Sales Contracts
• District Bond Covenants
• In-depth knowledge in at least one of the assigned system/business lines, including but not limited to: retail electric, wholesale energy, hydro generation, transmission, telecom, water, wastewater, shared services, or financing facilities
• In-depth knowledge in at least one specialized area, including but not limited to: inventory, debt activity, energy risk management, revenue recognition, asset management, shared cost allocations, payroll, intersystem eliminations, derivatives, vehicles, regulatory accounting, projects, plant, general ledger maintenance, intersystem reconciliation or financial statement consolidation.
• Strategic/business planning processes, including budgeting and forecasting
• An understanding of financial and economic conditions of the utility industry
• Current knowledge of applicable records retention laws, regulations, District policies and guidelines.
• Model high standards of integrity, openness and respect in daily behaviors
• Advanced level financial/analytical skills
• Thorough and accurate work
• Problem solving to resolve moderately complex accounting related transactions
• Required proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and other related financial programs
• Strong General Ledger/subsidiary maintenance, testing and troubleshooting computer skills
• Demonstrated in-depth specialized skills in at least one key area
• Attention to detail
• Understand and appropriately apply principles, procedures, requirements, regulations and policies
• Perform research and analysis in support of management decisions
• Data extraction
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including technical and business writing and presentations for management
• Critical thinking
• Results-oriented
• Personal accountability for areas of responsibility
• Active listening and open to feedback and new ideas
• Reading comprehension
• Presents technical information to individuals and groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of info
• Team-oriented, collaborative approach to working with others
• Team facilitation
• Project leadership
• Stakeholder engagement
• Willing and able to assume changing responsibilities and assignments as part of a plan for personal and professional growth within a cohesive team
• Maintains open communication with peers and management
• Keep up to date technically and apply appropriate accounting guidance and theory to daily transactions and significant events
• Commit to quality work
• Perform self-review and secondary review to ensure work product is complete and thorough
• Evaluate information to determine compliance with standards
• Utilize technology for decision support and to document work
• Identify potential problems and enhancement opportunities and use logic and deductive reasoning to develop numerous ideas and recommend solutions
• Troubleshoot complex accounting transactions with minimal management intervention
• Analyze, research and document alternatives independently for management
• Effectively take lead role in an area within Accounting department
• Learn, implement and teach others new financial software
• Advance multiple projects at the same time
• Prioritize and self-manage workload, take ownership and ensure timely resolution of tasks in a professional manner
• Train coworkers throughout District on processes that interface with Accounting
• Handle confidential information
• Flexible to changes in environment
• Work along-side peers to achieve department goals as well as a positive working environment
• Organize, plan and prioritize work with Management’s prioritization and goals
• Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems
• Work in a collaborative environment balancing projects with core work
• To perform this job successfully, an individual is required to have advanced/expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel; intermediate knowledge of PeopleSoft financials and General Office Equipment including personal computers and associated office software programs; and knowledge of PeopleSoft Timekeeping/HR; BlackLine reconciliations, tasks and Variance analysis; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; Microsoft Teams and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English.