April 25, 2025
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Staff Accountant - Bank Recon & Escheatment

Organization:
Sempra Energy
Region:
United States, California, San Diego
End of contest:
July 30, 2021
  This job posting has expired
Type:
Full time
Category:
Accounting
Description
Req Num 21-59530

Job Description

Sempra is a California-based energy infrastructure company leading the energy transition and serving more consumers in North America than any other utility holding company. Our mission is to be North America's premier energy infrastructure company, delivering affordable, reliable and increasingly decarbonized energy to the markets we serve, including California, Texas, Mexico and global power generation markets. We have consistently been recognized for our leadership in sustainability, and diversity and inclusion. Our company is the only US utility company named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. We are also a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and recently named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for 2021 by Fortune Magazine, the eleventh consecutive year our company has received this honor. The Sempra companies' more than 19,000 employees are united by our vision to deliver energy with purpose and live our values every day - doing the right thing, championing people and shaping the future. Visit our sustainability report to learn more about our company, including our bold goals relating to achieving world class safety, championing people, driving resilient operations and enabling the energy transition: https://www.sempra.com/sustainability/sustainability-report.
 
A career at Sempra 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:

Performs specific accounting, regulatory, reporting and financial analysis assignments including preparation of complex financial reports and related analysis with guidance from principal staff, supervisor and/or manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Independently prepares and manages external compliance reports for the California Utilities and Corporate Center. 
  • Creates, modifies and maintains all general ledger accounts for all companies. 
  • Prepares bank account reconciliations for Utilities, and Corporate Center. 
  • Reviews bank account reconciliations for Utilities and Corporate Center Serves as a lead professional related to state filings, General Ledger maintenance and accounting assignments in their areas of knowledge. 
  • Performs technical duties related to software requirements. 
  • Recommends accounting, and compliance treatment for new and existing operations, regulations and laws. 
  • Responds to inquiries of senior management, external departments, government agencies, and internal and external auditors.
  • Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree Accounting, finance, economics or related business administration field required.
  • CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other professional certificates/advanced degrees.

Experience:

  • 3+ years experience in public and /or professional accounting or equivalent training and experience.
  • Experience in the electric and/or gas utility industry a plus.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office products such as Exchange, PowerPoint, etc. also a plus.
  • Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be able to effectively interact in a team environment.

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Contact

Sempra Energy

101 Ash St

San Diego

California United States

www.sempra.com