Accountant - Finance & Acctg

Ameren•Saint Louis, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a business discipline (e.g. Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or Economics).
Courses must include a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours of accounting including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I&II and Federal Income Tax.
All Accounting coursework must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or 3.5 on a 5.0 scale.
Minimum overall grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or 3.5 on a 5.0 scale.
Successfully pass the Company’s Accounting job knowledge test (maximum of two attempts separated by a six-month period).
Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountants (exempt from the job knowledge test).

Responsibilities

Perform accounting and auditing assignments in connection with maintaining the accounting books and records of the Company.
Prepare corporate and departmental budgets.
Prepare reports or statements of a statistical, financial or regulatory nature.
Serve as a leader in assigning and reviewing the work of clerks and other Local 1455-represented employees.
Maintain the books and records relating to accounting, physical property, budgets, taxes, etc., including the preparation of book entries and records.
Audit and inspect source records such as journal entries, invoices, cash vouchers, payrolls, stores requisitions, etc., including adherence to established procedures/policies.
Develop property records.
Maintain accounting controls.
Post various records and perform a variety of other operations necessary to maintaining the accounts.
Perform accounting analyses and tabulations, prepare data and assist in studies of an accounting, financial or statistical nature.
Prepare various reports for management, regulatory bodies, taxing authorities and others, including statements, schedules and exhibits.
Assist in preparing cost of service and other studies and reports for use by regulatory authorities.
Assist in revising accounting, clerical, office and other procedures.
Perform special assignments, both recurring and non-recurring, of an accounting, statistical or procedural nature.
Hold as confidential, information relating to personnel, wages, earnings, forecasts and other financial or statistical data relating to the accounts or operations of the Company.