Technical Accounting and Policy Specialist - Lead

Location

Vienna, VA | United States

Job description

Our client is one of the leading utility companies in the Washington, DC Metro area . They have a Direct Hire opening for a Technical Accounting and Policy Lead to work a hybrid schedule out of their Washington, DC office. In this role, you will manage the Finance Department’s Change Control program to identify, and report change throughout the Company that may have an impact to the Company’s financial statements.

This direct hire role is located in Washington, DC, (offering a hybrid schedule with some remote days) and is your opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging organization that is highly focused on results. Don’t let this pass you by! Per our client contract, candidates must be Green Card holders or U.S. Citizens

• Performs the research and evaluation of accounting issues, new business events, transactions, and contracts to assess their impact on the Company's financial statements, including documenting the accounting and reporting treatment, as needed.
• Monitoring proposed and newly issued Accounting Standards. Performs impact assessment, implements, and documents the impact to the Company’s financial statements, processes and procedures.
• Work with the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure the Finance Department’s compliance with the Company’s Policy and Procedure program.
• Manages the process to update P&Ps with the various P&P owners and develop and finalize required P&Ps, including updating develop and finalize required P&Ps, including updating of P&Ps associated with new accounting standards and other Technical Accounting P&Ps.
• Review the P&Ps issued by the Company’s parent company to identify differences to existing P&Ps and identify P&Ps requiring update.
• Manage the Finance Department’s Change Control program to identify and report change throughout the Company that may have an impact to the Company’s financial statements, including training the Finance team members responsible to reporting the change.
• Reviews the quarterly Change Control and Issue Summary report and ensure that all changes and accounting issues identified are appropriately documented by each department, in preparation for review with the Controller and discussion with the external auditors. Identifies accounting issues that require further documentation and accounting research
• Manages the Controllers Learning Series, an internally developed finance and accounting training program.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve processes or procedures that impact the Finance department.
• Perform other special projects as directed by the Senior Manager, Technical Accounting and Reporting or AVP, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field required; accounting degree preferred.
• 7+ years of related experience (4 years required with a master’s degree)
• CPA required
• 4+ years of experience interpreting and assessing technical accounting issues
• Experience creating formal presentations
• Experience analyzing and interpreting data and identifying relevant issues in solving business problems, including evaluating multiple scenarios.
• Demonstrated understanding of U.S. GAAP and accounting operations. Demonstrated ability to research, interpret and apply accounting guidelines pursuant to FASB, AICPA, IASB, the SEC or the FERC accounting and financial reporting requirements.
• Ability to present ideas logically and concisely to diverse audiences at all organizational levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to meet numerous and competing internal and external deadlines
• Microsoft Office proficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing and implementing finance and accounting P&Ps
• Experience with the development or implementation of internal controls
• Experience in or knowledge of the regulated energy industry

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