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Asset Accounting Manager

External
portlandgeneral logoPortlandgeneral · Portland, OR
Full-timeOn-site3w ago
BudgetingComplianceForecastingMentoring
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Responsibilities

  • Financial M anagement
  • Monitors and manages expenditures, ensuring that all financial targets are met, and examines any areas where budgets/expenditures vary from plan; assists with the definition and operation of effective financial controls and decision making .
  • Resourcing
  • Oversees resourcing decisions and planning for team; partners with HR in the definition of jobs, recruitment, evaluation and selection processes .
  • Professional D evelopment
  • Education/Experience/Certifications
  • Education Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, business or other related field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience Prefer eight or more years in related field.
  • Certifications, Licenses and Training For certain roles, CPA is preferred.
  • Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
  • Functional Competencies
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Additional Information

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. Working in PGE's Accounting department is more than numbers and balance sheets. Joining this collaborative team is an opportunity to develop your skills and work on complex projects with people from different areas of expertise. Do you continuously look for ways to optimize work processes? Are you someone that is action oriented and skilled in the art of communication? If so, we are looking for you, and there is room to grow where the future is electric. Join an energy leader today! As Manager of our Asset Accounting group, you will play a critical role in supporting PGE's strategic investment plans. You'll be responsible for the accounting and controls related to the lifecycle of capital projects, such as construction, allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC), depreciation, cost of removal, asset retirement obligations, and retirement. You'll be responsible for accounting transactions and ensuring the integrity of internal controls and accounting records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), regulatory accounting, and the company's capital policy. In this role you'll perform accounting activities that include review and approval of journal entries and reconciliations of ledger accounts and financial statements, such as balance sheets and profit and loss statements that support our SEC and FERC filings. In addition, you will plan, align, review, and supervise accounting research, application and interpretation of the capital policy, ratemaking activities (e.g. general rate cases, stand-alone ratemaking, and other filings). You'll also be a subject matter expert that provides analysis and consulting support to the business to help understand forecasting and budgeting variances that will assist in decision-making. In this role, you will collaborate frequently with multiple departments, such as corporate planning, rates and regulatory affairs, and various utility operations departments. Our ideal candidate is someone that is proactive about improving processes, has a collaborative mindset, and is ready to jump into leading a team to achieve strategic outcomes. As an Asset Accounting Manager, you will: Manage professional employe es and/or supervisors Accountable for the performance and results of a team Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges Decisions are guided by polic ies, resources and business plan ; r eceives moderate guidance from manager Provides subject matter guidance to employe es , colleagues and/or customers


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