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PPL Corporation · 2 days ago

Staff Accountant / Senior Accountant

Providence, RI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

1+ years exp

PPL Corporation is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, committed to sustainable value for its customers and communities. They are seeking a Staff Accountant/Senior Accountant to manage complex accounting activities, enhance internal controls, and provide guidance to less-experienced accountants.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Prepares increasingly complex accounting analyses and journal entries

Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other internal/external financial reports

Assists in the tracking & reporting of internal controls over financial reporting and recommends enhancements to such controls

Solves a range of increasingly complex accounting problems; analyzes possible solutions and makes recommendations

Related to all the above processes, expected to develop supporting work papers and documentation

Builds knowledge of the organization processes and customers and technical accounting

Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting guidance

Prepares more complex accounting analyses and journal entries

Enhances internal controls over financial reporting

Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services. Solves more complex problems taking a new perspective on existing solutions

Provides functional advice or training to less-experienced accountant positions

Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members

Increases and applies knowledge of legal and regulatory issues and changes in accounting guidance

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in AccountingCPACMA certificationAccounting experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencySarbanes-Oxley knowledgeResearch technical accounting guidanceUtility accounting experiencePublic accounting experienceSEC reporting experienceWritten communicationOral communicationInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with at least 1 year of accounting-related experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills

Bachelor's Degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses and 5 years accounting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 3-5 years of accounting-related experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

CPA or CMA certification or MBA

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, MBA, or other advanced degree in business discipline

CPA or CMA certification

Experience in utility accounting, public accounting and SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

Demonstrated ability to research technical accounting guidance

Requires excellent interpersonal skills