Sr Analyst/Accounting (External Financial Reporting)

About the role

The Senior Analyst/Accounting is an individual contributor in one of the following functions in the Controller’s area of Southwest Gas Corporation: Accounting Control, External Financial Reporting, Gas and Regulatory Accounting, Contract Audit, General Accounting, Internal Financial Reporting, and Property Accounting.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of relevant work experience plus a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited university.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Utility industry experience preferred.

Essential job responsibilities

• Provide direction and/or expert-level participation in the development and maintenance of records necessary to accurately and efficiently provide management with information on all financial aspects of the company for one or more functional accounting areas, while ensuring compliance with all corporate standard practices as well as contractual, legal and reporting requirements and regulations (e.g., contract terms, tariff provisions, state laws, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements, Security Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, U.S. Treasury, banking institutions, etc.).
• Lead in the preparation and review of financial statements, reports, regulatory filings and various supporting schedules for internal and external reporting purposes, maintaining compliance with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) requirements and regulations.
• Cover complex accounting and financial research, analysis and work assignments in compliance with all corporate standard practices as well as contractual and legal requirements and regulations.
• Lead and review the recordation, analysis and reporting of gas costs/volumes and regulatory account transactions; direct research and documentation of unique transactions and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve various general ledger, bank, supplier and large customer account reconciliations; monthly journal entries as required.
• Lead in the design, testing, implementation, upgrade, maintenance and end-user support of accounting-related systems and software applications.
• Identify, research, analyze and report on all regulatory issues and/or changes which have an accounting impact.
• Assist in the preparation of company quarterly and annual reports and SEC filings, including supporting documentation.
• Develop, implement, maintain and review advanced analytical models and system-based macros to be used in accounting and finance applications.
• Develop responses to data requests from regulatory commissions and external parties.
• Direct, motivate, train and evaluate staff members, as applicable.

Skills

Regular and predictable attendance is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job.

Pay

Salary details are provided at the end of the posting. For Las Vegas, the salary range is $84,585.00 - $122,684.00.