Build a career-ready foundation in water and wastewater utility accounting - from the NARUC Uniform Systems of Accounts to construction accounting, overhead rates, and plant records.
This track is designed for professionals entering the water and wastewater utility industry or moving into accounting, finance, or project roles. Two courses build in a logical sequence - first the NARUC Uniform Systems of Accounts and the capital-versus-expense framework that drives daily transactions, then the full life of a capital dollar from work order to plant in service and retirement.
You finish with the skills to classify transactions with confidence, build documented overhead rates, and keep plant records that stand up to audit and support your rates.
A practical guide to the NARUC Uniform Systems of Accounts - classify water and wastewater transactions with confidence using a repeatable framework.
Take every construction dollar from work order to plant in service under GASB and NARUC, with six downloadable overhead and allocation templates.
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Russ Hissom is a nationally recognized expert in utility accounting and ratemaking, with more than 35 years of experience helping electric utilities and cooperatives navigate FERC, RUS, FASB, and GASB accounting standards. As founder of UtilityEducation.com, Russ has built a comprehensive CPE curriculum drawing on decades of hands-on work with regulatory accounting, construction accounting, and rate case support for investor-owned utilities, public power, and electric cooperatives.
All video lessons, downloadable course materials, exercises, and the six downloadable overhead and allocation templates for both courses.
12 months from the date of purchase. Study at your own pace, on your own schedule - from desktop, tablet, or mobile.
Yes - each course in this career track is eligible for NASBA Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits as shown on the course description. Upon successful completion of each class and a passing grade of 70% or more on the final exam, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion that meets NASBA documentation standards.
The two courses take you from knowing where a transaction belongs to producing the plant records and overhead rates that support your rates and your audit. That gives you skills that add value to your utility from day one.
Yes - the courses use real transactions faced by water and wastewater utilities, including a real year of water main replacement projects.
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