Accounting Senior Analyst
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Description
Title: Accounting Senior Analyst
Duration: 4 Months
Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid
Description:
- Contributes to a strong team
environment.
- Performs other duties and ad
hoc assignments to support the department.
- Supports NW Natural’s
commitment to a culture of safe work practices.
- Participates in month-end
close by recording journal entries for segment activity and accruals.
- Analyzes results in
comparison to budget and prior periods and provides variance explanations
to Management.
- Prepares account
reconciliations and performs SOX controls to ensure accurate financial
reporting.
- Compiles specific information
for the Company’s SEC financial statement disclosures.
- Provides support for both
internal and external audits.
- Assist with regulatory
filings as needed.
- Gas Reserves accounting
- Manages the monthly gas
reserves accounting process, working regularly with a joint venture
partner to obtain and record relevant transactions.
- Supports annual audit of the
investment.
- Supports an annual reserve
study and incorporates study results in annual forecasts.
- Prepares materials for
monthly Management and quarterly Subsidiary Board Meetings.
- North Mist Gas Storage
Facility accounting
- Prepares monthly reporting
package for Management. This includes reviewing information from multiple
departments and interpreting results.
- Works closely with the Rates
team to develop annual forecast of future costs.
Requirements
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s degree with an
emphasis in Accounting and CPA certificate are required
- Minimum of 5 years of applied
accounting experience. Public accounting experience is preferred
- Strong technical knowledge of
US GAAP, with the ability to critically think and apply that knowledge to
business requirements
- Experience in utility
industry or related business environment is preferred
- Experience using SAP or
another general ledger or other financial software system is strongly
preferred
- Experience with
reconciliation tool, Blackline preferred
- Microsoft Office proficiency
with an emphasis on Excel
- Strong written communication
skills including with process and task documentation and report generation
- Proven ability to meet
deadlines, including strong time management and organizational skills
- Must combine attention to
detail with the ability to envision the big picture
- Strong analytical skills with
a focus on technical accounting rules and experience researching
accounting issues
- Ability to facilitate and
coordinate projects
- Proven ability to function in
a team environment