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Consumers Energy · 1 week ago

Principal Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Analyst

Jackson, MI

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to millions of residents. The Principal Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Analyst will research complex accounting issues, consult with cross-functional teams, and ensure the integrity of financial reporting and compliance.

Utilities

Responsibilities

Research highly complex technical accounting issues with a minimal level of supervision and support needed. Provide support and coaching to analysts and senior analysts, including review of research on basic to moderately complex accounting questions. Ensure clear documentation to support accounting conclusions in a variety of forms (ranging from email to formal accounting position papers)

Provide accounting consultation and advice to cross-functional internal partners in support of strategic business and developing transactions, with a minimal level of supervision needed. Serve as an owner of cross-functional relationships, with the ability to actively provide real-time accounting advice and, when needed, appropriately identify the need for additional specialist or director involvement

Evaluate moderately to highly complex contracts for accounting issues and document conclusions, with a minimal level of supervision and support needed

Monitor, evaluate, and communicate potential impacts of new and emerging accounting standards, working with other departments as needed. Develop and execute implementation plans for moderately to highly complex accounting standards, with minimal supervision and support

Review sections of the quarterly and annual SEC filings and evaluate the sufficiency and accuracy of disclosures and underlying support. Identify the need for and provide meaningful input to new or different disclosures based on transactions occurring at the company

Prepare or review subject matter specific reporting documents to meet compliance and/or control needs of business stakeholders (i.e., debt compliance certificates, debt covenant calculations, dividend calculations, legal reports, and other government reports), with a minimal level of supervision or support needed

Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Qualification

Technical accounting expertiseFinancial reporting softwareAccounting research toolsCritical thinkingCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyAdobe applications proficiency