Senior Staff Accountant (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy•Berlin, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position. Applicants who require immigration sponsorship—either now or in the future—should not apply. This includes, but is not limited to, direct company sponsorship, listing Eversource as the employer of record on immigration documents, or any work authorization that requires company involvement or documentation (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, O-1, etc.). Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work. Senior Accountant in the Revenue and Regulatory Accounting department with primary responsibilities to prepare and review regulatory filings for FERC, CT and NH state regulatory reports. Accounting for CL&P and PSNH revenue and regulatory tracker mechanisms, including the Transmission deferral associated accounting. Also, the Senior Staff Accountant will be responsible for working with the budgeting group in the budgeting process and monthly variances to actual.

Requirements

Requires knowledge of GAAP.
Also requires superior spreadsheet modeling skills and superior understanding of accounting system applications.
Also requires effective written and oral communication skills.
Superior ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel).
A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or closely related field required.
Five (5) plus years of experience required, preferably in a corporate and/or public accounting environment.

Nice To Haves

A master’s level degree and/or CPA designation is preferred.
Accounting experience in the utility industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise the preparation of (or prepare) journal entries, account reconciliations and performs control activities (including SOX key control activities) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to GAAP and ensures deadlines are met.
Ensure detailed information is kept in support of all entries.
Ensures books and records are complete, accurate and maintained in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles and all state and federal regulatory requirements.
Supervise the preparation of (or prepare) financial variance analysis on assigned companies which includes interfacing with other departments.
Supervise the preparation of (or prepare) work papers for, and interfaces with, external financial auditors.
Supervise the completion of (or prepare) monthly, quarterly and annual reports for state, federal and industry groups (includes financial reports to FERC, DPU, PURA and other regulatory bodies).
Assists Revenue Requirements and Rates departments with distribution rate case, tracker reconciliation, and other formal regulatory filings.