About this role
This position is responsible for preparing and analyzing billed and unbilled transactions to ensure that the data used for financial and regulatory reporting is accurate, and for preparing assigned financial and regulatory reports. This position is on-site 4 days a week at our Naperville, IL HQ.
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze daily transactions from the billing system to ensure data integrity.
- Review customer refund transactions for reasonableness.
- Prepare journal entries as required for month end close.
- Perform controls as assigned to ensure revenue recognized is complete. Must be able to recognize discrepancies and investigate and/or escalate as appropriate.
•Process unclaimed property transactions, including loading records into the database and coordinating reissuance of payments, as required for each escheatment cycle. - Prepare tax payment requests and required returns monthly.
- Work with Billing, Credit, and IT to research issues.
- Provide information to internal and external auditors as required.
- Prepare standard reports as needed for financial and regulatory reporting.
- Create queries as needed for ad hoc and new recurring data requests.
- Perform account reconciliations monthly on assigned accounts and resolve any issues promptly.
SKILLS:
- Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Proficient in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience working with Microsoft Access
- Successful time management with the ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines
- Ability to investigate and resolve variances related to various accounts and transactions
- Experience working with both internal and external auditors
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- BS/BA in Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
- 3 - 5 years of accounting experience
- Regulatory accounting experience a plus
- Public accounting experience a plus
Disclaimer: This information describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. The description is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to qualified disabled individuals for performance of essential duties and responsibilities.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states and approximately 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf. Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
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About Southern Company
Together with our subsidiaries, we deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to our 9 million customers. Our focus is doing so with service excellence.
That means we are leaders who take action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. We create community value through energy, social, economic, and environmental progress.
We do this through electric operating companies in three states and natural gas distribution companies in four. Our family of companies draw on diverse energy sources to create the best mix for our service areas, including electricity, natural gas, solar power, carbon-free nuclear, and other sustainable sources.
We leverage our leading distributed energy infrastructure company and other innovative technology to better serve every customer. Our competitive, national generation company serves wholesale customers, and our family includes a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services.
What you'll do
- The Staff Accountant II is responsible for preparing and analyzing transactions to ensure data accuracy for financial reporting. This includes preparing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and collaborating with various departments to resolve issues.
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