Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Summit Utilities, Inc. is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean-burning natural gas service across multiple states. The Principal Accountant serves as the primary accounting resource for the Shared Services and Operations Accounting team, supporting journal entry and reconciliation review, financial analysis, audits, regulatory filings, system issues, and special projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead by example, providing guidance and support to the team, ensuring compliance with all company and accounting policies
- Assist with research and compliance of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles rules
- Prepare and/or review journal entries in accordance with policies and month-end close schedule to accurately reflect financial accounts in the general ledger for service companies, debt holding entities, and utility entities as applicable
- Prepare and/or review reconciliations of balance sheet accounts monthly, quarterly, and annually
- Review monthly variance analysis, along with preparing or assisting in the preparations of the monthly financial statements package and other reporting as required
- Support the successful completion of the interim and annual financial statement audits
- Work with FP&A, Regulatory, Operations, Engineering and Program Management to research and resolve any issues with operating results
- Assist with regulatory rate filings including data requests
- Other Ad-hoc requests pertaining to the Shared Services & Operations Accounting team and their support to other departments
- Become the primary person for systems knowledge. Lead resolution processes for system issues and enhancements
- Assist with training of new employees and new systems when implemented
Skills
- Minimum of 7 years of accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting required
- Strong knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Analytical Capability – Strong analytical and processing skills. Sophisticated understanding of how to prepare and use financial information and metrics to model potential outcomes from regulatory processes
- Leadership Skills – Ability to articulate clear business outcomes and enroll the organization in the achievement of extraordinary results
- Communication Skills – Ability to clearly and credibly articulate complex information to a variety of internal and external constituencies
- Personal Values – Demonstrated values consistent with the values of Summit Utilities. Well respected, solid reputation. High integrity and commitment to appropriate governance
- Minimum 3 years in a regulated utility preferred, preferably in either the regulatory department or on the accounting staff
- Advanced degree preferred
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Hybrid work option in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, or Maine offices
- Remote work option in Texas
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