Staff Accountant
Posted on: 23 Oct 2021
San Diego, CA
Job Description
Primary Purpose:
Performs specific accounting, regulatory, reporting and financial analysis assignments under the direction of senior staff, supervisor and/or manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
Prepares and compiles Sempra Energy and subsidiary disclosure information for external reporting requirements of a large, accelerated filer to the SEC and other government or regulatory agencies.
Performs accounting, financial and regulatory analysis and review across a complex legal structure of companies which include seven reportable business segments.
Prepares consolidating journal entries and internal financial reports for senior management.
Collaborates with financial reporting personnel in meeting departmental goals and objectives, striving for continual process improvements utilizing a variety of accounting and financial software.
Researches accounting, regulatory, and reporting issues necessary to comply with generally accepted accounting principles and SEC rules and regulations.
Identifies accounting issues within individual areas of responsibility and assists in developing recommendations to resolve such issues.
Assists in the maintenance and processing of accounting and financial records of the Company.
Interacts with and provides support for senior management, shareholders, external departments, government agencies, and internal and external auditors.
Performs others duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, economics or related business administration field required.
CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other professional certificates/advanced degrees preferred.
Experience
3+ years experience in public and/or professional accounting.
Experience with multi-company consolidations and prior SEC reporting preferred.
Skills and Abilities
Must reside in Southern California or be willing to relocate upon hire.
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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Website
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