Assistant Controller

Assists the Controller in managing the corporation's accounting functions. Reviews and approves the corporate payroll, property tax, and sales/use tax returns. Prepares the corporate income tax return. Review all employee expenses. Create and maintain internal controls and policies. Collaborate with IT department to maintain financial records and system processes. Directly manages a team of accountants.

Core Job Duties:

• Oversee and monitor monthly G/L account reconciliations for all accounts and intercompany journal entries. Review monthly operating reports, oversee the data gathering function for the annual audit and related preliminary audit functions, review the year-end financial statements

• Manage day-to-day activities including providing leadership to direct reports, and special team assignments, and provide recommendations to all levels of the organization. Ability to mentor, coach, and motivate associates.

• Assist with the preparation of the annual budget for the department, . Assist with the preparation of the financial forecast on an annual basis for purposes of cash flow scenarios and long-range forecasting. Includes populating the forecast with budget information and audited year-end financial information, as well as ensuring the integrity of the data by monitoring any changes to the assumptions used in the forecast program.

• Advise the corporation regarding the tax effects of new business initiatives so that these effects are properly included in their decision-making process. Assists in the research of tax laws, rulings, and court decisions to determine the proper tax treatment of particular transactions. Assures that the tax effects of newly implemented strategies are properly reported in the corporate tax returns and in the client's financial statements. Research accounting issues for compliance with GAAP and RUS.

• Establish and maintain internal controls and policies to comply with legislation and established best practices. Develop reports for management. Utilize accounting IT systems to facilitate report creation, process improvements, and the maintenance of records.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Experience: Ten (10) years related experience in accounting, at least four (4) years in corporate tax or public accounting experience. Supervisory experience in an electric utility environment is preferred.

Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Business Administration with a non-accounting concentration, supplemented with at least thirty (30) quarter hours or twenty (20) semester hours in college-level accounting courses. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations: Certified Public Accountant preferred

Specialized Skills (e.g., typing, computers, software, tools and equipment uses, etc.) : Ability to perform tax research using the Internal Revenue Code, IRS Regulations, court decisions, and specialized tax services (i.e. CCH, RIA, and BNA); experience with computerized database applications.