Accountant Specialist

About the Role

As an Accounting Specialist at Oncor, you’ll act as a liaison coordinating with financial planning and field associates’ users supporting financial applications inquiries. This role requires the ability to interpret and communicate the requirements and constraints for both groups.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support financial applications and sub-ledger processes.
• Understand process flows to manage batch processing, jobs, and recovery.
• Support allocation processes and loadings.
• Complete work within Sarbanes Oxley Compliance (SOX), General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Key accounting controls.
• Support Company Accounting Policies and Procedures.
• Support financial close processes.
• Provide rate case support as needed.
• Perform troubleshooting activities, provide training, assistance, and support for end users for all financial applications.
• Interface with cross-functional personnel to identify, resolve, and report financial application processing issues.
• Understand PeopleSoft setups for each module to assist outsourced and internal service.
• Participate in financial application upgrades and enhancements.

Skills

• Working knowledge of financial applications.
• Intermediate knowledge of system query language (SQL).
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills and sound decision-making capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge and experience utilizing techniques for business process analysis.
• Flexibility/ability to work in a changing environment.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize own work.
• Effectively share knowledge of accounting and system processes with others.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years of progressive experience in Finance & Accounting is required.
• Applicants with Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certifications encouraged to apply.
• Applicants with understanding of the electric utility business encouraged to apply.

Travel

Up to 25%

Measure of Success

• Thorough understanding of business systems, accounting, business processes, and process flows.
• Thorough understanding of the electric utility business.
• Advanced knowledge of Oncor’s business process flows.
• Timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
• Timely and accurate recording, analyzing, and reporting of balance sheet and income statement transactions.

Benefits

• Annual incentive program.
• Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
• Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,300 in 2026 as an Employee only) and other wellbeing resources.
• 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
• 401k match with student debt program.
• Cash balance pension plan.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Mental health resources.
• Employee resource groups.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays, and 2 personal holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.
• Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.

Salary Range: $100,999 - $134,666