If you’re a hard worker, would like to work in a friendly atmosphere, and are looking for a job in South Dakota, we’d love to chat with you.
We’re a small, tight-knit team of around 20 people. Together we work diligently to provide great phone, Internet, and digital cable TV services in rural South Dakota communities.
Browse our current job openings below.
Valley Telecommunications – Finance Manager
Valley Telecommunications is currently seeking a Finance Manager.
Job Description
Oversees company financial operations and performance. Prepares monthly financials, financial forecasts, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance. Develops financial policies and processes, and organizational budgets. Provides CEO and Board with relevant financial data necessary for budgetary and financial decisions. Participates in strategic company planning processes. Acts as the organizational expert in financial management.
Essential Duties:
- Manage accounting activities in accounts payable, payroll, cash disbursements, fixed asset records and journal entries.
- Manage all accounting functions of the organization, maintaining an adequate system of accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls, designed to mitigate risk, enhance accuracy, and ensure compliance.
- Reviews NECA, USAC, state and local regulatory filings for completeness accuracy and compliance with company polices and regulatory rules.
- Oversees company financial operations and performance. Analyzes past financial performance, forecasts future performance, and performs financial planning functions.
- Directs the preparation and filing of all required regulatory financial reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Directs development of organizational budgets.
- Analyzes company financials and provides general manager and board of directors with relevant financial data necessary for budgetary and financial decisions.
- Contributes to strategic planning process by serving as an organizational expert in financial management.
- Ability to attend board meetings and effectively present financial reports monthly and respond to questions from board of directors, members, etc.
- Ability to create a team environment and sustain employee morale.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Professional Competencies:
- Personal Accountability: being answerable for personal actions
- Conceptual Thinking: analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns, and/or concepts to formulate concepts and new insights
- Problem Solving Ability: analyzing and diagnosing key components of a problem to formulate a solution
- Demonstrates high ethical standards, strong work ethic with an emphasis on team commitment and showing respect for others.
- A team builder that is focused on continual improvement and organizational excellence.
- Leadership: Organizing and influencing others towards a vision
- Flexibility: readily modifying, responding, and adapting to change with minimal resistance
- Knowledge of management principles and practices.
- Advanced Excel Proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Professional Written and Oral Communication
- Maintains Confidentiality
Job Qualifications and Requirements:
- A Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Requires an advanced understanding of accounting and billing software.
- Experience in telecommunications accounting practices
Schedule and Location:
Monday through Friday, ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business. Office location in Herreid, SD.
Send resume and cover letter to:
Valley Telecommunications, Attn: Marcia Huber, PO Box 7, Herreid, SD 57632 or email your resume to: marcia.h@valleytel.coop
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Valley Telecommunications – Accounting/Billing Assistant
Valley Telecommunications seeks a detailed-oriented accountant that possesses initiative and is a self-starter.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures billing information is current by updating subscriber billing records to reflect the most recent account activity.
- Performs a variety of subscriber billing activities and prepares various billing reports.
- Generate subscriber invoices.
- Answer subscriber billing questions.
- Balance all General Ledger accounts and maintain subsidiary records.
- Reconcile bank statements.
- Prepares and posts journal entries and reconciles accounts to ensure general ledger balances are accurate.
- Assists with preparation of financial reports.
- Create and post all month-end journal entries.
- Open and calculate customer payments.
- Work with other departments of the organization as needed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must have strong computer skills with a working knowledge of Excel and Word.
- Short learning curve with new technologies and software programs.
- Maintain confidentiality of customer and company records.
- Work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail.
- Ability to locate and correct discrepancies in data.
- Be passionate about contributing to company goals and strategies.
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, with accounting experience. Education and experience preferred but not required. The position offers a competitive starting wage, excellent benefit package, paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave. Position will be based out of the corporate business office in Herreid, SD. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to: Valley Telecommunications, Attn: Marcia Huber, PO Box 7, Herreid, SD 57632 or email your resume to: marcia.h@valleytel.coop
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
