Manager, Property Accounting

Manager, Property Accounting

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team. At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose: The Manager, Property Accounting, supports the Property and Fixed Asset Accounting functions for all of Liberty Utilities electric, gas and water/wastewater companies managed within the U.S. and Canadian East Region. This position will play a critical role in managing the fixed asset accounting month-end closing processes and regulatory rate cases, data requests, and compliance reporting. The incumbent must have the ability to thrive in team-orientated environments and ensure a high degree of accountability, visibility, and understanding as it relates to fixed asset accounting, reporting and operational performance of the organization.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the review of month-end accounting system processes for fixed asset accounting functions, oversight of monthly variance analyses, regulatory and FP&A support, and high level of interactions with the Operations and Engineering teams
• Responsible for managing regulatory rate cases, data requests, and compliance reporting
• Accountable for executing fixed asset accounting month-end closing processes
• Strong ability to take initiative, manage multiple projects successfully while maintaining commitment to deadlines
• Provide leadership to the Property Accounting Team. Review work and provide feedback, training, mentorship, and development of direct reports
• Build and maintain strong relationships and effective communication with key stakeholders and functional partners
• Deliver key performance measures and operational metrics to the leadership team
• Leverage high level of accountability, visibility, and understanding in as it relates to fixed asset accounting and reporting to enhance the operational performance of the organization

Education and Experience:

• University - Bachelor degree or equivalent
• CPA is considered an asset
• Solid understanding of principles of accounting, finance, and management accounting required
• U.S. public utility sector finance experience required
• Ability to manage teams and ensure performance at a high level in a continuous improvement environment
• Highly effective communication skills with the ability to present information, create reports, business correspondence, and respond to questions from regulators and management
• Strong business knowledge with proven ability to provide strategic solutions to complex problems required
• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of SAP S/4 Hana and PowerPlan is desired
• Ability to periodically travel

Compensation Data: Full base salary range $130,000.00- $170,000.00 per year *Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally. For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life. Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

What we offer:

• Company funded Pension program
• 401k with Company match
• Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)
• Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
• Share purchase/match plan
• Defined Contribution savings plan
• Top Talent Program
• Volunteer paid days off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.