Sempra Energy

Senior Accountant

Posted on: 3 Jul 2021

San Diego, CA

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

Performs specific accounting, regulatory, reporting and financial analysis assignments for Sempra Corporate and Sempra Texas Utilities including preparation of complex financial reports and related analysis with guidance from principal staff, and/or manager. Primarily responsible for month-end close process, corporate allocations, financial statement preparation and analysis (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepares, compiles, and reviews Sempra Corporate, Sempra Texas Utilities and subsidiary disclosure information for external reporting requirements to the SEC and other government or regulatory agencies.
Plans, schedules and review subordinate employees' work activities providing on-the-job training, coaching and counseling.
Works in a team environment and may provide work direction to accounting staff.
Performs accounting, financial and regulatory analysis and review.
Performs the CO Close Process for Sempra Energy ensuring all costs are properly allocated on a timely fashion and any required adjustment are appropriately recorded.
Serves as a lead professional related to financial, regulatory, reporting and accounting assignments in their areas of knowledge.
Independently manages several concurrent projects, assignments and activities.
Prepares internal and external financial reports, with minimal technical direction.
Recommends accounting, financial and regulatory treatment for new and existing operations, regulations and laws.
Responds to inquiries of senior management, shareholders, external departments, government agencies, and internal and external auditors.
Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, finance, economics or related business administration field required.
CPA, CMA, MBA and/or other professional certificates/advanced degrees required.

Experience:

5+  years experience in public and /or professional accounting or equivalent training and experience..
Experience with SAP System in large corporation.
Experience with multi-company cost allocation processes and reporting.
Experience in the electric and/or gas utility industry.

Skills and Abilities:

Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
Must have previous month-end close experience for large corporation.
Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to effectively interact in a team environment.

Sempra Energy

San Diego, CA

Sempra Energy, together with its subsidiaries, invests in, develops, and operates energy infrastructure, as well as provides electric and gas services in the United States and internationally. The company’s San Diego Gas & Electric Company segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity; and supplies natural gas. It provides electric services to a population of approximately 3.7 million and natural gas services to approximately 3.4 million of that population, covering a 4,100 square mile service territory in Southern California. Its Southern California Gas Company segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage system that supplies natural gas to a population of approximately 21.9 million, covering a 24,000 square mile service territory that encompasses Southern California and portions of central California. The company’s Sempra Texas Utility segment is involved in the regulated transmission and distribution of electricity serving approximately 3.6 million homes and businesses, and operating approximately 137,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines.

As of December 31, 2018, its transmission system included 16,000 circuit miles of transmission lines, 306 transmission stations, and 740 distribution substations; and distribution system consisted of 121,000 miles of overhead conductors and underground conductors. Sempra Energy’s Sempra Mexico segment develops, owns and operates, or holds interests in natural gas, electric, LNG, LPG, ethane, and liquid fuels infrastructure; and engages in the purchase of LNG, and purchase and sale of natural gas.

This segment operates a natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant and two wind power generation facilities. Its assets/facilities consisted of 1,353 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines, 12 compressor stations, 139 miles of ethane pipelines, 118 miles of LPG pipelines, and 1 LPG storage terminal. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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