Accounting Analyst

Department Overview

PG&E’s Controller’s Organization provides Budgeting, Forecasting, Accounting, Reporting, and Tax services. It is responsible for developing processes, systems, and controls over critical finance functions. All of these services are critical to a company with over $60 billion in assets and over $15 billion in annual revenues.

Energy Accounting provides accurate and timely delivery of the company's consolidated financial statements, variance analyses, account reconciliations, and other analyses that support the filing of Forms 10Q and 10K. It partners with Regulatory Relations to address the accounting impacts of a regulated environment and ensures the application of appropriate accounting treatment and analyses under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), California and Federal Regulatory Commissions, and Tax and SEC reporting for transactions relating to regulatory accounts.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, capable, Accounting Analyst to provide accurate and timely delivery of the company's consolidated financial statements, variance analyses, account reconciliations, and other analyses that support the filing of Forms 10Q and 10K.

You will partner with Regulatory Relations, Rates, Program managers, and others to address the accounting impacts of a regulated environment and ensure the application of appropriate accounting treatment and analyses under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), California and Federal Regulatory Commissions, Tax and SEC reporting for transactions relating to regulatory accounts.

The role is hybrid working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office 1-2x a week, on-average, and based on business needs and company requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors and develops monthly reports and provides records of assets, liabilities, and other transactions.
• Participates in the month-end closing process, including journal entry preparation.
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations for complex/high-risk accounts, including communications with appropriate internal and external business partners to understand/resolve reconciling items.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly variance analysis.
• Assists in the preparation of supporting documentation for SEC.
• Analyzes accounting transactions and records the resulting accounting entries.
• Identifies issues, proposes solutions, and documents conclusions with minimal supervision. Manages communication with external parties (e.g., Deloitte) and addresses inquiries. Demonstrates a complete understanding of assigned sections and the ability to respond.
• Provides supporting documentation and explanations to internal and external auditors.
• Assists in setting up processes, procedures, and other improvement efficiencies.
• Identifies process improvements to reduce risk and create efficiencies at the desk level. Assists in the implementation of process improvement initiatives undertaken by the department.
• May manage projects or initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 2 years of recent relevant accounting experience to include knowledge of GAAP and SEC.

Desired:

• Strong technical accounting skills.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Public Accounting experience.
• Excellent research and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for moderate to complex projects.
• Ability to prioritize, plan, and communicate activities and findings in both written and verbal form.
• Able to present analysis and findings in a cohesive, understandable, and actionable format to department management.
• Understanding of programs, policy, and operations to advise businesses on the meaning of data, results.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of technical/professional concepts.