Sr Finance / Accounting Specialist - Portland, Oregon - #113184

Sr Finance / Accounting Specialist

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Provides professional accounting services utilizing U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Uniform System of Accounts. Activities include preparation of fixed assets related reports used for internal and external purposes; critical analysis and issues resolution associated with fixed assets; interpretation and application of accounting and capitalization policies, including those issued by governmental and regulatory bodies; and ad hoc financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly construction work-in-progress, plant additions and other reports for distribution and use by multiple internal groups, including project managers across business units and the corporate accounting, tax and regulation departments.
• Perform monthly asset accounting reporting tasks for internal purposes to facilitate analysis in support of internal controls under the Sarbanes Oxley Act
• Perform critical analysis of capital additions, retirements and transfers data and less routine asset accounting activities / transactions to identify and resolve potential issues and errors, analyze and reconcile other data to identify and resolve discrepancies and research and address other issues on ad hoc basis.
• Prepare fixed asset related disclosures on a GAAP basis for quarterly and annual filings on Forms 10-Q and 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, requiring in-depth analysis and customization of data extracted from the company's ERP system.
• Prepare multiple fixed asset pages on a FERC basis for the annual Form No. 1 filed with the FERC and similar pages for the annual state reports filed with the state public utility commissions, requiring in-depth analysis and customization of data extracted from the company's ERP system.
• Perform periodic asset accounting reporting tasks for internal purposes to support the company's mortgage, property tax and insurable values processes.
• Prepare information required by external auditors in conjunction with annual financial statement audits on a GAAP basis.
• Perform specialized depreciation tasks on a limited basis.
• Responsible for compiling responses to data requests for asset accounting to support the development of regulatory filings submitted to state and federal regulatory oversight agencies and in consideration of similar information that has been provided in the past.
• Perform fixed assets / general accounting and month-end close activities through the preparation and processing of journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Consult with operational and management personnel on issues that may be critical, complex, sensitive, or urgent in nature, identifying and implementing solutions.

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Preferences

Req Id : 113184 Company Code : PacifiCorp Primary Location : PORTLAND Department : CFO Schedule : FT Personnel Subarea : Exempt Hiring Range : $103,800 - $134,200 This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 15.00% of salary.

Benefits : Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit : http : / / careers.pacificorp.com / content / New-Benefits-Page / ?locale=en_US

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.