Head of Accounting & Compliance

Accounting Director, Regulated South
Requires in-office work once per week.
The Director of Accounting is responsible for leading all accounting activities for the Company's utility operations, including Florida-based regulated entities. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with U.GAAP, FERC Uniform System of Accounts, and applicable state regulatory requirements. The Director serves as a key accounting partner to Regulatory, Operations, and Finance leadership, with a strong focus on rate case support, capital investment accounting, and finance transformation initiatives, including ERP implementation.
This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for people leadership, technical accounting oversight, and continuous process improvement in a regulated environment.
At the heart of our Company is a dedication to delivering energy that drives progress. Regulated Accounting & Financial Reporting
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close processes for southern regulated utility entities.
Ensure accurate accounting for utility plant, depreciation, asset retirement obligations, regulatory assets and liabilities, and cost of service activities.
Oversee compliance with FERC accounting, state commission requirements, and U.Support preparation of regulatory financial schedules, data requests, and testimony support for rate cases and other regulatory filings.
Regulatory & Rate Case Support
Partner closely with Regulatory Affairs to support rate cases, including cost of service, plant-in-service support, and regulatory accounting positions.
Ensure consistency between regulatory reporting, financial statements, and underlying accounting records.
Provide accounting input on regulatory strategy, new programs, and infrastructure investment recovery mechanisms.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of regulated accounting managers and staff.
Establish clear performance expectations, support succession planning, and build bench strength within the regulated accounting function.
Internal Controls & Audit
Maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with SOX and company policies.
Serve as a primary accounting contact, for internal and external auditors for regulated entities.
Transformation & Systems
Actively support the Company's ERP implementation and finance transformation, including design, testing, and deployment of regulated accounting processes.
Drive standardization and automation of accounting processes across southern regulated operations.
Ensure regulatory and accounting requirements are appropriately embedded in future-state systems and processes.
Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Regulatory, FP&A, and Tax to ensure alignment on financial impacts of capital programs and operational initiatives.
Provide clear, executive-ready accounting insights to senior leadership.
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Strong experience in regulated utility accounting, including FERC and state regulatory environments.
• GAAP, internal controls, and regulated plant accounting.
• Experience with regulated and unregulated business models, including utility accounting.
• Solid understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Familiarity with internal controls (SOX/COSO), audit processes, and risk management.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and coordination with tax and audit teams.
• Proven financial and technical accounting leadership.
• Effective people leadership, coaching, and workload management.
• Strong crossfunctional collaboration and stakeholder partnership.
• Experience driving process improvements, policy development, and system changes.
• ERP implementation experience (SAP strongly preferred).

Flexible work arrangement
Annual bonus and salary increase opportunities
Endless wellness initiatives and community events
Options include generous 401k, medical, dental and life insurance, tuition reimbursement, compensated volunteer hours and MORE!
Paid time off, holidays and a separate bank of sick time
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