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PPL Corporation · 4 hours ago

Senior Accountant / Staff Accountant

Louisville, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

5+ years exp

PPL Corporation is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for customers and communities. They are seeking a Senior Accountant and a Staff Accountant to assist in the preparation of financial statements and disclosures, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations and enhancing internal controls over financial reporting.

Electrical DistributionEnergyMarketing

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other disclosures including supporting work papers for external financial reports filed with the SEC

Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting

Prepares more complex accounting analyses and journal entries

Performs XBRL tagging for financial reports filed with the SEC

Coordinates requests for information required from various organizations in the company (Business Lines, Treasury, Legal, etc…) in support of financial report disclosures

Enhances internal controls over financial reporting

Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or solves more complex problems taking a new perspective on existing solutions

Provides functional advice or training to less-experienced accountant positions

Acts as a resource for colleagues with less May direct the work of other staff members

Increases and applies knowledge of legal and regulatory issues and changes in accounting guidance

Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other disclosures including supporting work papers for external financial reports filed with the SEC

Performs XBRL tagging for financial reports filed with the SEC

Coordinates requests for information required from various organizations in the company (Business Lines, Treasury, Legal, etc…) in support of financial report disclosures

Prepares various other financial reports required to be filed with governmental agencies

Solves a range of moderately complex accounting and reporting issues; analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using standard procedures

Builds knowledge of the organization processes and customers and technical accounting

Assists in the tracking & reporting of internal controls over financial reporting, and recommends enhancements to such controls

Qualification

Accounting DegreeSEC ReportingCPACMAMicrosoft OfficeUtility AccountingTechnical Accounting ResearchWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationInterpersonal Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses and 5 years accounting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 3-5 years of accounting-related experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required

Bachelor's Degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with at least 1 year of accounting-related experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, MBA, or other advanced degree in business

CPA or CMA

Experience in utility accounting, public accounting and SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

Demonstrated ability to research technical accounting

Requires excellent written and oral communication

Requires excellent interpersonal

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

CPA or CMA certification or MBA