At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.
Performs accounting activities for PGE's transmission and distribution operations including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of accounts and financial statements. Responsible for ensuring the integrity of internal controls and accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, company policies and regulatory compliance. Completes accounting research and provides support for forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
Accounting owner for PGE's allocations and loadings, including annual maintenance, methodology updates and documentation, internal controls, analysis and ad hoc requests.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Analysis Provides accounting and general business analytical expertise in assigned functional areas (e.g., revenues, employee benefits, fixed assets, power costs, etc.); prepares and/or reviews routine journal entries and reconciliations.
Accounting Research Researches standard issues related to specific issues or transactions; applies research tools for reporting frameworks (i.e., FASB ASC codification, COSO, etc.)
Financial Reporting Prepares a wide range of disclosures, tables or other items for filings; researches data discrepancies and suggests solutions
Compliance Performs control activities to ensure compliance with internal control policies Internal
Consulting Consults on proper accounting treatment of activities, applying thorough understanding of processes in relevant functional areas; actively monitors and responds to internal data requests
Budget Support Develops budget forecasts and analyses for less routine projects or areas; researches anomalies across various reports/systems and suggests solutions
Financial Systems Gains proficiency with accounting organization-specific applications and teaches others how to perform routine tasks
Education/Experience/Certifications
- Education Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or other business-related field or equivalent experience
- Experience Typically two or more years in related field (Accountant) 5 or more years (Sr. Accountant)
- Certifications/Training CPA is preferred
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