Accountant/Senior Accountant - Procurement and Costing

Job Opportunity At Portland General Electric

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven't stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We're always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all. There is 1 position available however we can hire the successful candidate as either an Accountant or a Senior Accountant.

Job Function Summary

Performs general accounting activities with primary focus on procurement, payables, inventory and monthly accruals. Additional responsibilities include Oracle Cost Accounting and Receipt Accounting processes and controls, SEC and FERC reporting, ensuring the integrity of internal controls and accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, company policies and regulatory accounting. Completes accounting research and provides support for forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis.

Key Job Information

Accountant: Requires expanded professional-level knowledge and experience in own area; incumbents continue to acquire higher-level knowledge and skills. Expands on high-level knowledge of the company, processes and customers. Solves a range of more complex problem. Analyzes possible solutions using advanced knowledge and applying protocols. Operates independently and receives only a moderate level of guidance and direction.

Senior Accountant: Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Works independently, receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Key Responsibilities

Accountant:

• Accounting Analysis: Provides accounting and general business analytical expertise in assigned functional areas (e.g., revenues, employee benefits, fixed assets, power costs, etc.); prepares and/or reviews journal entries and reconciliations
• Accounting Research: Researches standard issues related to specific issues or transactions; applies research tools for reporting frameworks (i.e., FASB ASC Codification, COSO, etc.)
• Financial Reporting: Prepares a wide range of disclosures, tables or other items for filings; researches data discrepancies and suggests solutions
• Compliance: Performs control activities to ensure compliance with internal control policies
• Internal Consulting: Consults on proper accounting treatment of activities, applying thorough understanding of processes in relevant functional areas; actively monitors and responds to internal data requests
• Budget Support: Develops budget forecasts and analyses for less routine projects or areas; researches anomalies across various reports/systems and suggests solutions
• Financial Systems: Gains proficiency with accounting organization-specific applications and teaches others how to perform routine tasks

Senior Accountant:

• Accounting Analysis: Independently provides a full range of accounting and general business analytical support, including the application of complex accounting concepts; reviews work of other team members and suggests new or enhanced analyses and processes for the team
• Accounting Research: Researches, documents and communicates complex issues and analyzes the downstream and upstream impacts of transactional decisions to develop recommendations; communicates to internal and external parties regarding accounting interpretations
• Financial Reporting: Provides independent support, as needed, for all aspects of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes, leading the team to resolve complex issues and finalize exhibits; updates processes to respond to changing requirements
• Compliance: Performs control activities to ensure compliance with internal control policies; reviews and evaluates the compliance process to determine if the organization is being responsive to the needs of PGE
• Internal Consulting: Advises leadership on a broad range of accounting decisions and methodologies; responsible for working with cross-functional teams to respond to routine and complex management requests
• Budget Support: Develops complex budget forecasts and assists in researching/resolving escalated issues; reviews budget entries prepared by others; advises management on key decisions; maintains budgets and responds to management questions/requests
• Financial Systems: Gains proficiency with accounting organization-specific applications and understands how to perform complex calculations/tasks; works with IT and/or vendors to test updates, patches, issues, implementations

Education/Experience/Certifications

Accountant:

• Education: Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or other business-related field or equivalent experience
• Experience: Typically two or more years in related field
• Certifications/Training: CPA is preferred

Senior Accountant:

• Education: Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or other business-related field or equivalent experience
• Experience: Typically five or more years in related field
• Certifications/Training: CPA is preferred

Functional Competencies

Accountant:

• Working knowledge of accounting principles, including GAAP and regulatory accounting theory and practices
• Basic knowledge of other accounting disciplines, such as tax
• Working knowledge of internal controls, including the requirements of SOX
• Working knowledge of accounting and finance business processes and policies
• Working knowledge of related financial systems
• Working knowledge of relevant utility industry operations and financial regulations

Senior Accountant:

• Intermediate knowledge of accounting principles and concepts, including GAAP and regulatory accounting theory and practices
• Working knowledge of other accounting disciplines, such as tax
• Intermediate knowledge of internal controls, including the requirements of SOX
• Intermediate knowledge of accounting and finance business processes and policies
• Intermediate knowledge of related financial systems
• Intermediate knowledge of relevant utility industry operations and financial regulations

General Competencies

Accountant:

• Working business acumen skills
• Working problem-solving skills
• Intermediate written and oral communication skills
• Intermediate interpersonal skills
• Working organization and prioritization skills
• Working consulting skills
• Working knowledge of business process interrelationships
• Working analytical thinking skills

Senior Accountant:

• Intermediate business-acumen
• Intermediate problem-solving skills
• Intermediate written and oral communication skills
• Intermediate interpersonal skills
• Intermediate organization and prioritization skills
• Intermediate consulting skills
• Intermediate knowledge of business process interrelationships
• Intermediate analytical thinking skills

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level Intermediate: Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Cognitive Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks Ability to follow accuracy standards Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization Demonstrates sound memory Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance Ability to work long hours Ability to work a variable schedule Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather Ability to consistently meet attendance policy and standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Physical Capabilities Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more) Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Environment Office - hybrid - 3 days in office

Compensation Range: $74,325.00 - $148,625.00 Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company,