Requisition ID # 173940
Job Category: Accounting / Finance
Job Level: Manager/Principal
Business Unit: Finance
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
Technical Accounting performs derivative accounting assessments, helps business partners understand the accounting implications of alternative structures, researches complex accounting issues, implements accounting standards, and educates others on accounting topics, including preparing and supporting the application of company accounting policies.
The work of this high profile team will provide the successful candidate with challenge and variety as well as exposure to key individuals throughout the company.
Position Summary
This role reviews and provides guidance/coaching on commodity and derivative accounting, including journal entries, disclosures, and documentation. The successful candidate will work with business partners to evaluate potential opportunities and challenges using their deep understanding of technical accounting and then synthesize research, provide perspective and develop implications for line of business and/or company. The successful candidate will lead ad hoc teams, coach junior employees and provide thought leadership to Corporate Accounting.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location one day per week on average.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
Reporting
Reports into the Director, Director, External Reporting & Technical Accounting.
Major Job Responsibilities
Responsible for maintaining accounting policies, reporting requirements, rules and regulations:
Performing analyses and documenting accounting conclusions for complex issues
Developing recommendations to senior leadership
Supporting the maintenance of comprehensive accounting policies
Ensures accuracy and compliance with U.S. GAAP and other accounting regulations:
Contributing and/or leading implementation of new accounting standards and quantification of accounting impacts
Reviewing accounting conclusions for commodity power purchase agreements
Reviewing journal entries and disclosures for mark-to-market, price risk management, fair value and other
Establishes and maintains relationships with business partners:
Building and maintaining relationships with key business partners (e.g., Energy Procurement, Law, Treasury, Corporate and Capital Accounting) to contribute to early identification of transactions and changes that could have potential accounting / reporting impacts
Assisting in the development of education and training for the business on accounting topics
Assists in the set-up of processes, procedures and other improvement efficiencies:
Contributing to the improvement in the effectiveness of communications with business partners, and gain efficiencies during monthly close and reporting
Contributing to the department and company initiatives to improve processes and understands / translates financial
Background Qualifications
Minimum
Desired
Compensation
PG&E provides the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
A reasonable salary range is:
| Location | Oakland, CA |