Job Description
At Sempra Energy, we are united by our vision and committed to living our values: doing the right thing, championing people and shaping the future. We're delivering reliable energy to over 35 million consumers across North America, with a high-performance workforce anchored in these values and motivated to further Sempra's role as a premier energy infrastructure company.
A career at Sempra Energy presents the opportunity to join a team with a unique combination of diverse expertise, top talent and strong management, who all set a powerful foundation for sustainable growth and a bright future.
Primary Purpose:
Manages and supervises the preparation, analysis and coordination of SEC reports, consolidated financial analysis, and other financial reports for use by management, shareholders and outside agencies.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages the coordination and preparation of financial statements and disclosures on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Manages the preparation of the monthly consolidated financial statement variance analysis for management.
- Participates in the review of external department deliverables to ensure accuracy and consistency with SEC filings and internal reports and documents, as well as compliance with SEC rules governing non-GAAP metrics.
- Manages the coordination and preparation of financial statements and other information for the Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report.
- Participates in determining the impact from accounting and financial statement changes (such as acquisitions, divestitures, discontinued operations, and segment reporting), and directs steps necessary to correct or reflect adjustments to ensure accurate reporting.
- Provides professional advice and develops strategy for a broad range of accounting issues.
- Participates in the review of existing and proposed regulations of the FASB, SEC, and/or other authoritative bodies that formulate or have jurisdiction over financial reporting or accounting matters that will impact the Company.
- Participates in the interpretation and analysis of new accounting principles and regulatory decisions to assess the financial statement impact, and the implementation of accounting-related changes to ensure compliance.
- Participates in the development of the Company's position relative to financial reporting and accounting issues, and reviews responses to authoritative rule-making bodies when appropriate in an effort to affect the final outcome.
- Keeps up to date on new innovative accounting and reporting tools and reviews proposed or alternate accounting and financial reporting processes.
- Participates in hiring and promoting subordinate employees; trains subordinates; assigns, directs and reviews their work; and complies with Company affirmative action programs to achieve equal employment opportunity objectives.
- Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. Required
- Must have knowledge of advanced accounting and financial theory normally acquired through graduate level coursework. Required
Experience:
- 10+ years previous experience or equivalent training and/or experience. Required
- Lead or supervisory experience. Required
Skills and Abilities:
- Able to convey in original written correspondence and reports, complex technical matter in a clear and concise manner, adapted to the needs of technical and non-technical clients.
- Full understanding of the Big Picture and ability to interpret accounting and financial theories and concepts, and develop alternative solutions to the Company's current business and regulatory issues to enhance competitive positioning and maximize shareholder value.
- Requires a thorough knowledge of accounting methods and techniques and the ability to apply both in problem solving.
- Skills in leadership and teambuilding, organizing, planning, controlling, coordinating, and delegating to effectively manage and develop staff, and achieve organizational goals.
- Possesses strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to persuade and influence those with divergent opinions toward consensus.
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
- Technical proficiency in all FASB and SEC accounting and reporting issues applicable to the Company and its affiliates must be maintained.
- Knowledge of accounting systems and internal controls.
- Understanding of the interrelationship of utility rate making, tax, and general purpose accounting concepts is desirable.
Sempra Energy
101 Ash St
San Diego
California United States
www.sempra.com
