Provides technical and accounting guidance, understands and anticipates financial and operational system impacts of decisions and events, communicates TVA impacts of initiatives, develops and maintains process controls, articulates position, advise and convince management, hold their ground, and prepare senior level presentation quality information. Areas of responsibility include US Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank, and commercial banking regulatory compliance, financial statement integrity, technical accounting guidance, Sarbanes-Oxley control environment compliance, financial and operational performance reporting, financial analysis, business system development and integration, management support systems and processes.
Principal Accountabilities
- As an experienced accounting and financial professional with expertise in multiple accounting and financial specialties, performs the most complex accounting review and analyses.
- Provides technical accounting guidance, and ensures integrity of financial statements.
- Establishes control environment to ensure compliance with US Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank, and commercial bank regulations.
- Establishes and maintains Sarbanes-Oxley compliant control environment.
- Delivers accounting, financial, and managerial reports to provide the organization and senior management with performance data to monitor performance against established financial and operational goals and objectives. Adds appropriate commentary, variance analysis, etc. to reports to provide information to management.
- Provides guidance to management in preparation of financial forecasts.
- Provides guidance to management in implementation of the business planning process and performance reporting to improve operational effectiveness.
- Provides technical guidance in TVA's electronic payment programs with the Federal Reserve Bank Fedline system, and provides guidance and expert advice to personnel of all levels both inside and outside the agency regarding TVA's electronic funds transfer programs.
- Performs internal review and audit function to ensure the organization operates in an efficient, effective manner consistent with policies and regulations.
- Establishes business practices and instructions, interprets and issues policies, ensures implementation of effective business practices, and performs continuous review of business processes to ensure sound processes exist.
- Performs special projects which are highly visible and have high impact (e.g., managerial, technical, regulatory) in meeting goals and objectives.
- May serve in a lead role, providing technical guidance to lower level employees performing business support activities.
Minimum Requirements
Education. - A Bachelor's degree is required in preferred accounting or finance field of study. An advanced degree in accounting, finance or business administration is desirable.
Experience. - At least five years of experience in financial management and business systems and controls, preferably including experience in the utility industry. Eight years preferred.
Certification/License, etc Continued professional development necessary to obtain professional certifications (such as a CPA) is expected. A CPA certification or MBA is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requires knowledge and skill in commercial banking, Federal Reserve and US Treasury regulations and systems, principles of accounting, finance and cash management; and TVA's general ledger systems, processes and procedures. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to communicate clearly orally and in writing. Strong commitment to and skills in employee communication and the ability to build teamwork and convey mission, objective, expectations, and philosophy. May be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance based on position / access requirements and essential job functions.
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville
Tennessee United States
www.tva.com
