Staff Accountant
Posted on: 3 Jul 2021
San Diego, CA
Job Description
Primary Purpose:
Perform multiple accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis assignments for entities that comprise Sempra Energy's
Parent (Corporate Center) and Sempra Texas Utilities under the direction of manager and/or supervisor. Responsibilities
includes month-end accounting, support management and regulatory reporting, and preparation of standard operating
procedures for assigned tasks.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare detailed account analyses and account reconciliations.
Prepare internal and external financial reports.
Maintain accounting and financial records of the companies.
Process and/or support the processing of financial transactions.
Interact and respond to inquiries and requests from outside departments, internal and external auditors and management.
Identify operational or accounting issues within individual area of responsibility and collaborate with senior staff and/or manager to develop solutions.
Collaborate to meet departmental goals and objectives.
Record monthly cash settlement transactions into GL and communicate with counterparties to confirm information and resolve discrepancies with Cash Management, Sempra Affiliates and functional departments.
Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reporting requirements to ensure compliance with various governing agencies (i.e. Financial Accounting Standards Board, SEC, etc.). This includes support of the SOX compliance and audit requirements.
Ad hoc reporting and assignments in support of accounting implementation of new applications and/or projects.
Performs others duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree preferably in accounting, finance, economics or related business administration field required.
CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other professional certificates/advanced degrees a plus.
Experience:
3+ years experience in public and/or professional accounting.
Experience with multi-company consolidations and prior SEC reporting.
Skills and Abilities:
Requires understanding of generally accepted accounting principles to determine appropriateness of accounting and reporting treatment.
Must demonstrate knowledge of accounting methods and techniques and possess excellent problem solving skills.
Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel; advanced knowledge preferred.
Knowledge of other Microsoft Office products, SAP, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) is also desirable.
Must be able to effectively interact in a team environment.
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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