This highly visible role will lead technical accounting research and support for significant Dominion Energy projects and business transactions as well as corporate functions.
Duties include the following:
- Serve as a key point of contact and provide leadership through functional advice, guidance, and expertise for various departments throughout the company, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Business Development, Corporate and Segment Accounting, SEC Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Finance, and others.
- Lead special project teams and provide technical accounting support as a subject matter expert to cross-functional teams on various business transactions and complex accounting matters involving revenue recognition, leases, business combinations, long-lived assets, financing transactions, and regulatory accounting, among other topics.
- Research technical accounting matters and document the Company's analysis, judgments and conclusions on complex transactions.
- Communicate complex accounting concepts to senior management in both accounting and non-accounting functions, as well as external auditors and standard-setting and/or regulatory organizations.
- Research, document, and coordinate implementation of new accounting standards.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing disclosures in SEC Filings (e.g., Forms 10-K, 10-Q, etc.).
- Independently and effectively interact with internal customers, as well as work with external auditors, on various accounting matters and projects.
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience
6+ years of accounting experience; or 5 years of public accounting experience. Note: A Master's degree will count as one year of experience. A partial year of six months or more will be rounded up to one year of experience.
- Excellent and effective communication (written and verbal) around complex accounting concepts to all levels within the organization and outside the organization, including peers, senior management, auditors, and standard-setting and/or regulatory organizations.
- Must be a self-starter who can problem-solve independently, provide solutions, and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- CPA or CPA candidate strongly preferred; comprehensive knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a requirement.
- Ability to manage projects and tasks independently, including confidence in one's own ability to develop interpretive conclusions, make recommendations, and assist/provide guidance to less experienced accountants.
- Customer-service focused with ability to contribute innovative ideas and process improvement suggestions and see those changes through to implementation.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.
Education Requirements
Education Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or higher level degree
Preferred Disciplines: Accounting
Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above
Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description
Preferred: CPA
Consumers Energy
1 Energy Plz
Jackson
Michigan United States
www.consumersenergy.com
