Manager Transmission Accounting - Corporate Finance - Akron General Office Bldg
FirstEnergy
- Akron, OH
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage a team of accountants responsible for regulated accounting for the 3 stand-alone transmission companies and 4 utilities that maintain transmission assets, under formula-rate accounting
- Supporting annual projected and actual formula rate filings
- Approving monthly journal entries and reviewing general ledger account reconciliations
- Financial benchmarking and analysis, including researching and recommending solutions with respect to formal challenges or peer reviews
- Interfacing with the various internal and external stakeholders, including Rates, Legal, Transmission, and internal and external auditors.
- Coordinating tests and reviews associated with internal and external audits and analyzing results to develop and implement corrective actions, as needed.
- Recommending and implementing solutions to improve work processes, and promoting efficient and effective operations
- Promoting a culture of ownership within the transmission regulatory accounting team to achieve goals and meet deadlines.
- Supporting state/federal regulatory strategies in conjunction with leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline required.
- Minimum 7 years relevant work experience at progressively increasing levels of responsibility is required. Relevant work experience will include experience in accounting, financial or financial-support role required.
- Requires a strong financial acumen and understanding of SAP.
- Prior supervisory experience preferred.
- Ability to supervise, engage and develop employees on the Regulatory Accounting team.
- Experience and proficiency with SAP required.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Demonstrating a questioning attitude while maintaining a commitment to the overall success of the team.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across the organization.
- Superior written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical issues in a clear and concise manner.
- Desire to learn, grow and work across FirstEnergy to deliver quality results within established deadlines.
- Acts in an ethical and professional manner, with the highest level of integrity, and in compliance with the code of business conduct and all relevant policies and procedures.