Sr Plant Accountant

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure timely and accurate accounting for project costs and fixed assets. Performs complex, professional, technical work related to the preparation and the maintenance of the company's fixed asset records and systems. This position is responsible for related balance sheet reconciliations and process development within the department. This position works with various financial and governmental auditors with respect to project and audit preparations. Considerable judgment and independence are required to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, rules, and State and Federal laws and regulations. Job Functions:

• Records fixed asset additions and retirements in PowerPlan.
• Assists in formulating accounting policy and procedures involved in the tracking of project costs and maintenance of property, plant, and equipment records.
• Reconciles plant-related balance sheet accounts.
• Assists in reviewing, interpreting, and correcting all information in PowerPlan.
• Works with various business unit representatives to resolve questions related to project costs.
• Ability to cover all Fixed Asset Accounting duties during absence of others in group.
• Performs research, journal entries, and fixed asset entries, as needed.
• Identify issues or factors inhibiting progress on individual projects, collect and analyze data.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Prepares complex monthly accounting journal entries.

2. Prepares monthly account reconciliations.

3. Oversees and/or processes the monthly close cycle.

4. Creates, updates, reviews, investigates and distributes schedules and financial reports pertaining to various phases of accounting functions.

5. Coordinates the preparation, analysis and verification of complex accounting reports to support responses to data requests in connection with regulatory filings and audits.

6. Assures that all transactions are properly supported and are in accordance with GAAP, FERC, SOX, and other regulatory requirements.

7. May provide guidance, direction and training to other employees engaged in similar activities as well as other internal customers.

8. Documents accounting procedures, processes and internal controls. Reviews for effectiveness and recommends revisions as necessary.

9. Assists in the development and implementation of various computerized accounting related systems, both in-house and packaged, to enhance the value of financial information provided to management. May develop and deliver training for various computerized accounting related systems. Provide user support to accounting systems.

10. Provides internal and external customer support when needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience Level:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field and four years of related experience in Accounting, or equivalent.

A general educational knowledge normally acquired through a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 7 years of related experience in Accounting.

CPA preferred.

Communication Skills:
Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or modifications on technical or other complex concepts to individuals with little or no background in the area under discussion, verbally and in writing.

Numeric Skills:
Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.

Computer Skills:
Requires knowledge of various software applications to create documents, reports and/or graphics.

Physical Demands:
Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Work Conditions:
Works in an office environment.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family:

Accounting