Accounting Research & Policy Manager
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
San Diego, CA
Job Description
At Sempra Energy, we are united by our vision and committed to living our values: doing the right thing, championing people and shaping the future. We&x27;re delivering reliable energy to over 35 million consumers across North America, with a high-performance workforce anchored in these values and motivated to further Sempra&x27;s role as a premier energy infrastructure company.
A career at Sempra Energy presents the opportunity to join a team with a unique combination of diverse expertise, top talent and strong management, who all set a powerful foundation for sustainable growth and a bright future.
Primary Purpose:
Manages and supervises the analysis of accounting rules and regulations, and preparation of reports and policies related thereto. Performs accounting and reporting technical research related to complex transactions for the company, implementation of new accounting standards, and management of large and cross-functional accounting research projects across various departments and business units.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Manages the interpretation and analysis of new accounting principles and regulatory decisions from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utility Commission and&x2f;or other authoritative bodies which formulate or have jurisdiction over financial reporting or accounting matters, to assess the accounting impact. * Manages the implementation of accounting rule&x2f;regulatory changes to ensure compliance.&xa;Provide accounting research and guidance as needed in response to requests from functional accounting areas throughout the company. * Keeps up-to-date on new innovative accounting and reporting methods and reviews proposed or alternate accounting and financial reporting procedures. * Investigates consequences of each method and recommends appropriate format for Company reporting. * Participates in the determination of the reporting impact of accounting and reporting changes and manages steps necessary to implement adjustments to ensure accurate reporting. * Manages the development of Company and&x2f;or industry positions relative to financial reporting and accounting issues and reviews responses to the authoritative rule-making bodies, when appropriate, in an effort to influence the final outcome. * Participates in hiring and promoting subordinate employees within the accounting research and policy group&x3b; trains, assigns, directs and reviews their work. * Complies with Company affirmative action programs to achieve equal employment opportunity objectives. * Performs other duties as assigned.
Sempra Energy
San Diego, CA
Sempra Energy, together with its subsidiaries, invests in, develops, and operates energy infrastructure, as well as provides electric and gas services in the United States and internationally. The company’s San Diego Gas & Electric Company segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity; and supplies natural gas. It provides electric services to a population of approximately 3.7 million and natural gas services to approximately 3.4 million of that population, covering a 4,100 square mile service territory in Southern California. Its Southern California Gas Company segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage system that supplies natural gas to a population of approximately 21.9 million, covering a 24,000 square mile service territory that encompasses Southern California and portions of central California. The company’s Sempra Texas Utility segment is involved in the regulated transmission and distribution of electricity serving approximately 3.6 million homes and businesses, and operating approximately 137,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines.
As of December 31, 2018, its transmission system included 16,000 circuit miles of transmission lines, 306 transmission stations, and 740 distribution substations; and distribution system consisted of 121,000 miles of overhead conductors and underground conductors. Sempra Energy’s Sempra Mexico segment develops, owns and operates, or holds interests in natural gas, electric, LNG, LPG, ethane, and liquid fuels infrastructure; and engages in the purchase of LNG, and purchase and sale of natural gas.
This segment operates a natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant and two wind power generation facilities. Its assets/facilities consisted of 1,353 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines, 12 compressor stations, 139 miles of ethane pipelines, 118 miles of LPG pipelines, and 1 LPG storage terminal. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees16,823
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