Accountant II

Accountant II

Date : Oct 19, 2025

Location(s) : Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company : NextEra Energy

Requisition ID : 87278

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to approximately 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy Inc. and Florida Power and Light are seeking an Internal Controls / SOX Accountant II at the corporate headquarters in Juno Beach. In this role you will report to the Sr. Manager of SOX Compliance and will ensure compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE),Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and XPLR Infrastructure, LP (XPLR).

You will add value by taking the lead role in researching, analyzing and reporting on potential internal control issues affecting NEE, working with business partners to help them resolve internal control issues / concerns, making recommendations on how to strengthen internal controls, as well as taking the lead role in special projects, including automation oversight. You can expect to work with management, process owners and reviewers, system users, internal and external auditors. You will also perform Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing duties as needed to support annual SOX testing requirements and provide system administration duties to support the Internal Controls application, Workiva.

Duties and responsibilities of the role include :

Maintains a good understanding of GAAP, SEC regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, relevant company policies, practices and procedures

Ensures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls

Communicates / liaises with multiple levels of employees within the company as well as the external auditors with professional demeanor

Performs annual and periodic updates to the SOX scoping analyses

Conducts annual reviews of SOX compliance processes and recommends improvements to processes, internal controls, and test plans.

Analyzes new or changing business processes to identify key controls, draft the sub-process narrative and develop test plans

Identify and document controls that ensure the accuracy and completeness of key Information Produced by the Entity (IPE reports) and robotics / automation processes

Prepares annual SOX testing plan and schedule based on scoping and risk assessment

Job Overview

Employees in this role assist in researching, analyzing and reporting on issues that affect the company, recommending possible solutions, and assisting with the follow-up activities to resolve them.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in preparing financial reports in a timely manner that are in compliance with GAAP and accurately reflect the financial status of the company
• Keeps abreast of and apply GAAP, SEC regulations, and relative company policies, practices and procedures
• Ensures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls
• Prepares schedules and journal entries
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group : Exempt

Employee Type : Full Time

Job Category : Finance, Accounting & Business Analytics

Organization : Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided : Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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