Senior Accountant
Southern Company•Atlanta, GA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Accountant performs advanced financial accounting functions, including revenue recognition, journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly financial statements, and analysis of monthly results. The role provides accounting direction to people outside the Accounting team, maintains process documentation, and presents detailed analysis of financial transactions and results to Executive management. The position is based in Atlanta, Georgia; relocation is not offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP.
- Experience analyzing financial transactions and results.
- Ability to handle multiple projects with competing, tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
- Detail-oriented, with strong critical-thinking, proactive problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication with the team and Executive management.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Active CPA license.
- More than five years of accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP.
Responsibilities
- Record monthly revenues, regulatory fees, and taxes in accordance with GAAP, FERC, and SEC requirements.
- Prepare monthly accounting entries and maintain supporting documentation.
- Prepare and maintain financial records for assets, liabilities, profit and loss, accounts receivable, purchasing, and related financial activities.
- Explain monthly trial balance reviews to the accounting team and management.
- Review financial results and provide analysis to Executive management.
- Analyze balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Prepare internal and financial reports, including actual-versus-budget analyses.
- Provide accounting research, information, and assistance for special projects and data requests.
- Ensure new revenue contracts receive proper accounting treatment.
- Maintain current documentation of accounting processes.
- Assist internal and external auditors with data requests.
- Ensure internal controls related to assigned responsibilities are adequate and functioning.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
