Accounting Analyst

Summit Utilities Inc•Fayetteville, AR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Summit is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do. We have an excellent hybrid opportunity for an Accounting Analyst based in either Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, AR, or Lawton, OK.

Requirements

Bachelor or higher in accounting
Minimum two years’ experience in accounting or gas supply.
High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and meticulous analytical capability
Strong competencies in Utility accounting and FERC accounting
Demonstrated success in consulting effectively with all levels of management including executives.
Must possess the ability to influence others without direct position power to earn credibility and trust.
Business partner mentality with ability to educate basic financial concepts to stakeholders.
Strong ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects successfully while maintaining an even-keel approach and commitment to deadlines.
Ability to conduct and interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis with the proven ability to communicate complex financial concepts and data in an understandable manner to all levels of management and staff.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

Nice To Haves

CPA or progress toward certification preferred but not required.
Previous utility accounting experience preferred but not required.
ERP transformation/implementation experience preferred but not required.
Experience with Oracle, SAP and Quorum Gas and Pipeline products a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the cleanup and reconciliation of gas cost subledger to general ledger discrepancies and develop training and documentation to strengthen controls and improve stakeholder understanding.
Support month‑end close activities by preparing account reconciliations, analyzing trends and anomalies within financial and operational data, and documenting processes to strengthen internal controls and reporting consistency.
Calculate, analyze, and report Lost and Unaccounted for Gas (LUFG) gas, including identifying drivers of variances, validating source data, and partnering with operations and regulatory teams to support accuracy and compliance.