Sr General Accountant (Portland, Oregon) #113723

Sr General Accountant (Portland, Oregon)

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

The successful candidate in this position will provide professional accounting services utilizing appropriate accounting principles. Activities may include preparation and review of : journal entries and account reconciliations; work papers and other schedules; internal / external financial statements; management reports and analysis of financial, tax and / or economic data.

Responsibilities of this position may include the following :

• Compile data, analyze, review and interpret financial results; including balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows.
• Perform activities in compliance with U.S. SOX and Company policies.
• Compile, analyze and interpret data in preparation of PacifiCorp's annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC and the company's state regulatory commissions.
• Research & interpret accounting and taxation rules including policies issued by governmental and regulatory bodies.
• Perform analytical and reporting tasks : gather information from other departments, interface with various levels of management and prepare and / or review of supporting work papers in a manner conducive to achieving compliance with our internal controls and procedures.
• Test and review accounting transactions for accuracy of entry and classification.
• Perform ad hoc reporting, including drafting of responses to data requests from state regulatory commissions, external auditors, other regulatory bodies and other internal requests.
• Notify business units and management of potential problems identified, which may be critical, complex, sensitive or urgent in nature, and work through resolutions as appropriate.
• Consult, resolve and / or recommend alternatives to internal / external customer issues which may be critical, complex, sensitive, or urgent in nature.

Requirements for this position include the following :

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