Accountant 3

MW Partners is currently seeking an Accountant to work for our client who is a wellknown leading utilities company.

Responsibilities and duties:

Reporting and Variance Analysis:

• Prepare monthly financial statements such as income statement balance sheet statement of cash flows as well as OOR O&M Capital Expenditure EBITDA and KPI reports and variance analysis. Submit the analysis to Finance in a timely manner.
• Perform monthly budget to actual variance analysis and identify key variance drivers and provide recommendation on corrective action to ensure that ECS Leaders to stay within budget targets.

Monthend and Quarterend Accounting Functions:

• Act as a contact person for ECS reconciliations in SAP Blackline system.
• Perform monthly and quarterly GL account reconciliations and upload the analysis in SAP Runbook in a timely manner. Make necessary adjustment for reconciling items.
• Perform monthly and quarterly journal entries and ad hoc journal entries as needed.
• Responsible for ECS GL account and Cost Center maintenance.

Annual Budgeting Process:

• Coordinates with ECS Managers in the preparation and submission of the annual O&M budgets. Develops and implements budget and workforce forecasting models researches and gathers information to ensure that Customer Services and Corporate Budgets requirements are met.
• Conducts and leads budget meetings with upper management such as Engineering OSP Sales and others to complete O&M budget and workforce forecast analysis.
• Coordinate with Finance and Customer Services to ensure budgets are uploaded in SAP accurately and in a timely manner. Prepare Spring and Fall Long Term Plan and make sure the plans are in sync with ECS budgets.

Adhoc Reporting and Support:

• Responsible for processing invoice payments for purchase orders and nonpurchase orders in Ariba and SAP systems in a timely and accurate manner.
• May include support and assistance with various reporting and compliance filing as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Business Finance or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
• Experience in and understanding of advanced accounting principles including general ledger balance sheets accounts receivable/payable etc.
• Typically possesses five or more years experience in accounting.

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