Senior Accountant

Corix•Cleveland, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant assists in the general accounting functions, regulatory requirements and various financial related tasks as needed. Corix/Cleveland Thermal is a proud partner in making Cleveland a more sustainable city, providing district energy to downtown Cleveland via steam and chilled water systems since 1894. The facility supplies residential, institutional, government, and commercial customers with a variety of sustainable heating and cooling solutions. Cleveland Thermal is part of the Corix group, which delivers reliable and sustainable energy solutions to communities across North America.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
Minimum of five (5) years experience in full cycle accounting
Advanced Excel skills are required

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in Sage
Experience in the Utility industry
Utility regulatory background

Responsibilities

Analyze and maintain the accounting records for significant non-capital projects.
Compile and analyze monthly operating expenses and journal entries.
Develop and maintain reports and continuity schedules for Finance and Operations management to facilitate analysis and decision making.
Prepare and analyze a variety of monthly account reconciliations for various entities including recommending and preparing appropriate correcting and/or adjusting journal entries.
Create and post monthly journal entries following GAAP Full Cycle Accounting.
Create and provide month end asset and other ad hoc reports to various levels of management.
Work closely with project managers, directors and FP&A manager to ensure the accuracy of results and the availability of real-time year-end/project-end forecasts.
Prepare various returns to meet federal, state and local reporting requirements as necessary.
Prepare and analyze property and real estate tax returns.
Prepare monthly bills and maintain billing system.
Recognize revenue and reconcile monthly with accounts receivable.
Maintain and improve internal processes and accounting standards to increase efficiency and accuracy of financials.
Perform other duties and ad hoc projects as requested.
Prepare, analyze and review working papers and analysis for the interim reviews and year-end audit; including comparing current year actuals to budget, current year actuals to prior year and current year actuals to previous quarter.
Manage and file annual regulatory reports.
Manage and update customer related regulated contract rates with billing system.