Finance/Accounting Specialist- Portland, Oregon #114358

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Provides advanced professional accounting and financial reporting input with a specialized focus on retail revenues, preparation, review, and analysis of journal entries, account reconciliations, work papers, internal/external financial information, and management reports. The role includes development and implementation of data management modeling to enhance analysis. The specialist will ensure compliance with FERC, GAAP, and other relevant regulations.

Responsibilities

• Promote a customer first culture and commit to delivering outstanding results for customers.
• Tracks and communicates financial information including gathering analyzing, and interpreting financial data for forecasts, trends, and modeling.
• Gather and analyze critical information (demographics, condition, costs, lifecycle) from various sources for use in business planning, presentation, and other deliverables.
• Track, analyze, and communicate financial information related to retail revenues, including gathering and interpreting data for forecasts, trends, and scenario modeling.  
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and work papers specific to transmission and retail revenue streams.
• Utilize and develop data mining tools to research, organize and report on financial information.
• Develop and maintain critical financial analysis models for revenue forecasting, rate case support, and regulatory filings.  
• Test, refine, and implement business planning, long-term financial forecasting, and revenue requirements models, with an emphasis on regulatory compliance (e.g., FERC, state commissions).
• Report on company performance relative to history and budgets, with a focus on retail revenue streams.
• Support transmission billing team for billing transmission usage, refunding transmission deposits and other related accounting activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 5years’ relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience in financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the performance of advanced accounting methodologies and procedures.
• Ability to self-review work product, determine validity and develop processes to ensure ongoing accuracy.
• Ability to develop, document, implement and enforce processes and procedures.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills include the ability to consult and direct internal and external customers regarding complex accounting matters/issues.
• Ability to function effectively within a team environment and to interface effectively with personnel from other business units.
• Knowledge of research, analysis, and consulting techniques, Company policies, procedures, practices, and applicable federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.

Preferences

• MBA or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).  
• General understanding of FERC Code of Regulations and utility revenue requirements.  
• Experience with rate case support, regulatory filings, and utility revenue accounting systems.
• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.  

Additional Information

Req Id: 114358 
Company Code: PACIFICORP
Primary Location: PORTLAND     
Department: CFO 
Schedule: FT 
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $88,800 - $122,100  
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary. 

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit:http://https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US 

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.