Career Opportunities
The simplicity of a small town - the challenges of a lifetime
Located in Denison, Iowa, Professional Computer Solutions, LLC develops, trains and supports financial accounting software and customer information system and billing applications for the utility industry. PCS serves clients in 22 states and the company continues to grow. Nestled in the rustic landscape of West Central Iowa, PCS offers an informal self-directed work environment that encourages personal growth and development. We are seeking individuals who desire dynamic, challenging, and diverse work assignments.
PCS Environment / Benefits
- Exceptional medical benefits, life insurance, and health savings account
- Business casual dress code.
- Self-directed work environment.
- State of the art equipment.
- Leading edge technology
- Growth opportunities – Continuous technical staff training
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
Job Openings
Professional Computer Solutions, LLC (PCS), a software development company specializing in the utility industry, has openings for the following:
Duties include:
- Support clients via phone and/or Internet as directed to resolve issues and/or identify other PCS products and services to market.
- Participate as directed in implementing Business Services applications at the client site or remotely from the PCS office.
- Participate as directed in the application development process (e.g. testing and documenting).
- Develop an understanding of applications used while assisting with Business Services applications, basic training, and client support needs.
Education and Experience:
- A two or four-year degree in Accounting or Business Management with demonstrated experience in accounting principles and practices is preferred.
Required Qualifications:
- Computer experience with Microsoft and the internet.
- Good organizational skills, ability to work independently, and strong problem-solving skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Flexible team player.
- Customer-focused.
- Knowledge of the utility industry is helpful.
- Ability to travel 25% - 50% of work period.
Physical Requirements:
- Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, 10-key adding machine, or other office equipment.
- Visual acuity to read words and numbers from paper and computer screen.
- Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person and over the phone.
- Ability to transport self, personal luggage, and laptop computer when traveling.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
Working Conditions:
- Work is performed in a normal office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. Substantial time is spent working on computers.
Disclaimer:
- This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
For confidential consideration, please forward your resume with a cover letter to:
Professional Computer Solutions, LLC
Rachel Desy, Adminstrative Services Manager
3710 Timberline Drive
Denison, Iowa 51442
712-263-3106
712-263-8145 fax
Equal Opportunity Employer
Duties include overseeing all HR functions, but not limited to:
- Benefit Administration
- Facilitate renewals/plans for all employee insurance coverages - e.g., medical, vision, dental, and disability.
- Coordinate all employee benefit programs and renewals.
- Administer the 401(k) plan enrollments.
- Conduct all benefit enrollments for new employees and process changes for existing employees.
- Employee Recruitment
- As needed and directed by the Admin Team to ensure company and client needs are met.
- Attend career fairs.
- Conduct telephone and in-person interviews.
- Extend employment offers.
- Prepare advertisements and postings for open positions.
- Employee Retention & Engagement
- Organize employee training, meetings, and engagement efforts.
- Facilitate professional goal setting for team members, plan education and training in coordination with department managers.
- Coordinate with WITCC on the state training reimbursement program.
- Conduct orientation for new team members.
- Coordinate all employee meetings and needed employee communications, including the newsletter.
- Maintain and update new employee orientation materials.
- Collaborate with CSA (Central Service Association) HR staff
- Compliance
- Endure compliance with applicable government regulations and documentation.
- Maintain technical knowledge and skills by attending educational workshops and studying written publications to stay abreast of important labor law updates/etc.
- Keep the employee handbook up to date and maintain other HR related documents.
- Maintain employee personnel files, including all necessary paperwork related to hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary, termination, and any employee reporting regulations.
- Plan and direct the annual employee performance review process
- Evaluate and revise internal processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
- Perform periodic administrative duties as needed. Duties such as, but not limited to, the following: Mail pick-up and delivery, answering phones, ordering promotional items, etc.
- Perform other related duties as directed.
Education and Experience:
- A two or four-year business degree with a minimum of five years of experience in an HR role or similar position.
Required Qualifications:
- Computer experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Internet browsers.
- Overall knowledge of business operations and client needs.
- General knowledge of management techniques, project management, and human resource management.
- General knowledge of coordination needs between departments.
- Flexible team player.
- Customer-focused.
- Conflict resolution.
- Process-oriented skills.
- Strong skills in organizing, planning, and prioritizing.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to travel as needed.
Physical Requirements:
- Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, 10-key adding machine, or other office equipment.
- Visual acuity to read words and numbers from paper or computer screen.
- Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person and over the phone.
- Ability to transport self, personal luggage, and laptop computer when traveling to a client site or conference.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
Disclaimer:
- This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
For confidential consideration, please forward your resume with a cover letter to:
Professional Computer Solutions, LLC
Rachel Desy, Administrative Services Manager
3710 Timberline Drive
Denison, Iowa 51442
712-263-3106
712-263-8145 fax
Equal Opportunity Employer
Duties include:
- Provide assistance to all end-users in resolving network operational problems and questions.
- Stay abreast of industry-wide technological developments.
- Maintaining current inventories of the software and hardware components that make up Information Technology.
- Conduct capacity monitoring and planning for all systems. Troubleshoot systems problems.
- Install new software and upgrade existing software.
- Provide support to Company personnel in staging event network/equipment, outage management, and general "help desk" assistance in the day-to-day activities.
- Provide consultation and assistance to all end-user departments in resolving network operational problems and questions.
- Recommend security procedures to each end-user.
- Monitor operations of all computers and software to ensure compliance with security policies.
- Add approved new users to systems.
- Stage and deploy systems.
- Manage security enforcement for IT Service Providers that exchange data with PCS.
- Deploy, manage, and monitor technical security safeguards justified by the PCS risk assessment. At a minimum, technical safeguards will include perimeter security, access controls, vulnerability management, configuration management, virus protection, and event log analysis and reporting.
- The System Administrator will maintain and summarize the following Information Technology activities:
- Daily troubleshooting logs.
- Maintenance of risk controls, including firewalls, access controls, virus protection, policy enforcement, and vulnerability management.
- Security monitoring reports. All systems are to be monitored for possible breaches of security policy.
- Software licensing information.
- Maintain daily backup systems and business continuation support.
- Continue Database Administration duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- A two or four-year degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Networking/Security is preferred.
Required Qualifications:
- Strong computer networking background with state-of-the-art Microsoft software skills.
- Microsoft certification would be beneficial but not required.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies.
- At times, work before or after normal working hours and from remote locations.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Internet knowledge and ability to maintain websites.
- Must be flexible with problem-solving skill sets and the ability to pay attention to detail.
- Ability to travel 10% - 15% of work period.
Physical Requirements:
- Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and mouse, 10-key adding machine, or other office equipment.
- Visual acuity to read words and numbers from paper or computer screen.
- Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person and over the phone.
- Ability to transport self, personal luggage, and laptop computer when traveling to a client site or conference.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds.
Disclaimer:
- This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
For confidential consideration, please forward your resume with a cover letter to:
Professional Computer Solutions, LLC
Rachel Desy, Administrative Services Manager
3710 Timberline Drive
Denison, Iowa 51442
712-263-3106
712-263-8145 fax
Equal Opportunity Employer