Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of the Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
Department Summary
The Accounting Analyst performs technical and administrative tasks demonstrating a complete understanding of principles, theories and concepts of accounting applicable to the systems or functions being performed. The scope of responsibility requires the individual to assimilate data from various sources, analyze the data, and recommend solutions.
Job Description/Responsibilities
Candidates must be able to work both independently and in a team environment to help the department remain successful in meeting the required objectives. Responsibilities and assignments may include:
* Recording Monthly Journal Entries
* Completing Monthly Account Reconciliations
* Completion of process steps critical to the month end close process
* Completion of monthly operating and maintenance expense analytics
* Work closely with external auditors to support quarter and year-end audit requests
* Perform Sarbanes Oxley testing to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements
* Other General Accounting Activities
Support various Plants and Operations
Support preparation of Budget and Forecasts
Requirements/Qualifications
Bachelor's degree is required with a Major in Accounting or Finance
Typically, 2 or more years of related exempt work experience in the accounting field.
Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
Desired Qualifications:
Experience with SAP
Experience with BI (Business Intelligence)
Experience with UI (Utilities International)
QuickBooks
Ability to interact with internal and external clients
Problem solving skills
Detail oriented
Active listener
Organized and efficient
Clear communication skills (oral and written)
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Overview
The Accounting Analyst Job Family is utilized primarily in the Controller's department. Performing all of the accounting functions for the Company including but not limited to: Financial Accounting - Month, Quarter, Year-end journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement preparation and analysis; Management Accounting - budgeting, forecasting, financial statement preparation and analysis; Compliance - internal controls, SOX, and other compliance roles; Management Accounting - support business decision making with budgets, forecasts, cost analysis, performance reporting such as KPIs and Dashboards, project analysis, ROI, NPV, and IRR.
Nature of Work
The essence of the work that is performed by the Accounting Analyst Job Family is a wide variety of accounting functions, involving following generally accepted accounting practices and using accepted accounting theory.
At the lowest level in this job family, the work performed may tend to be of a routine and less complex nature where the work responsibilities can be proficiently performed after a relatively short training period.
At the highest levels in this job family the work performed will tend to be of a complex nature involving knowledge of various functional/specialized disciplines where the work responsibilities can only be proficiently performed after a relatively long training / experience-related time period and often requires an advanced degree. The work environment often includes dealing with risk and limiting exposure.
Leadership, management, facilitation and interaction with senior management will be markedly increased at the mid - highest levels of this job family while the need for direction and supervision will be markedly decreased. While problem solving and analysis will likely be required at all levels, recommendation and implementation becomes the norm at the highest levels and will often have a major bearing on the company's business. In addition, skills such as the ability to think on your feet, composure under fire and effective communication across all levels of the organization and with outside stakeholders become more finely honed at the higher levels.
Essential Functions
Oversee the management of general ledger, production of periodic reports, year-end financial reporting, and coordination of the accountin... For full info follow application link.
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