Senior Energy Accounting Analyst

PG&E•Oakland, CA

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

PG&E’s Controller’s Organization provides Budgeting, Forecasting, Accounting, Reporting, and Tax services. It is responsible for developing processes, systems, and controls over critical finance functions. All of these services are critical to a company with over $130 billion in assets and over $20 billion in annual revenues. Corporate Accounting provides accurate and timely delivery of the company's consolidated financial statements, variance analyses, account reconciliations, and other analyses that support the filing of Forms 10Q and 10K. The Energy Account team, within Corporate Accounting, is responsible for regulatory accounting and cost recovery. It partners with Regulatory Relations and Functional Areas to address the accounting impacts of a regulated environment and ensures the application of appropriate accounting treatment and analyses under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), California and Federal Regulatory Commissions, and Tax and SEC reporting for transactions relating to regulatory accounts. We are seeking a highly motivated, capable Senior Accounting Analyst to work in our Energy Accounting team. In this role, you demonstrate strong analytical skills, take initiative, and have a detail-oriented eye when working through large data sets. You should possess clear and concise communication skills in addition to strong writing skills. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field, or equivalent work experience
Requires a minimum of four years of recent relevant accounting experience

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Six or more years relevant experience
Public Accounting experience
Strong technical accounting skills
Knowledge of GAAP and SEC
Excellent research and issue resolution skills
Ability to assess and recommend solutions for moderate to complex projects
Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language for data analysis (Python, R).
Ability to prioritize, plan, and communicate activities and findings in both written and verbal form
Able to present analysis and findings in a cohesive, understandable, and actionable format to department management
Understanding of programs, policy, and operations to advise businesses on the meaning of data, results
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of technical/professional concepts

Responsibilities

Monitors and develops monthly reports and provides record of assets, liabilities and/or other transactions.
Participates in the month-end closing process including journal entry preparation.
Prepares monthly account reconciliations for complex / high risk accounts, including communications with appropriate internal and external business partners to understand / resolve reconciling items.
Prepares monthly variance analysis
Assists in the preparation of supporting documentation for SEC
Analyzes accounting transactions and records the resulting accounting entries.
Identifies issues, proposes solutions, and documents conclusions with minimal supervision.
Manages communication with external parties (e.g. Deloitte) and addresses inquiries.
Demonstrates a complete understanding of assigned sections and the ability to respond
Provides supporting documentation and explanations to internal and external auditors.
Assists in setup of processes, procedures and other improvement efficiencies.
Identifies process improvements to reduce risk and create efficiencies at the desk level.
Assists in the implementation of process improvement initiatives undertaken by the department.
Analyze and interpret large, complex financial datasets using advanced analytics tools (e.g., Snowflake, Power BI, Alteryx, Python, R).
Translates complex data findings into actionable tasks and projects through strong communication and storytelling.
Analyzes regulatory directives for accounting implications and synthesizes recommendations
May manage projects or initiatives.