What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant - Internal Controls & GL (Associate or Intermediate) position at ITC Holdings Careers?
JOB SUMMARY
The Accountant (Internal Controls & GL) supports the internal control program to ensure ongoing compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and assists management in measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of internal control processes and the overall control environment. Supports general ledger and month-end close activities, system allocations and reporting, and work order reporting. Identifies and tests business process improvements and system enhancements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists with internal control projects and initiatives to comply with SOX and achieve overall strategic objectives
- Contributes to the continuous improvement of the Internal Controls Program of the organization
- Assists with documenting risk assessments to determine in-scope cycles for SOX and identify potential risk areas
- Assists with coordinating narrative updates and participates in walkthroughs of controls
- Assists with building awareness of the importance of a strong internal control environment and coordinates training programs on internal control topics
- Supports internal control requests and objectives from Fortis Inc. in support of their SOX compliance
- Coordinates the completion of quarterly internal control questionnaires to prepare required quarterly internal control documentation
- Utilizes Workiva for SOX documentation and provides support to end users
- Coordinates and documents user access and segregation of duties reviews for SOX systems including Financial network drive access and Workiva
- Assists with month-end close activities related to the General Ledger including but not limited to running integrations, consolidations, running system allocations and various other functions
- Facilitates the creation of non-capital work orders, updates work orders as needed and maintains the Work Order Summary file
- Assists in the monthly work order reporting process, quarterly G&A invoice review process and account reconciliations
- Assists with testing for system enhancements, upgrades and new business units including regression testing before any changes are released to the Production environment
- Ensures compliance with Records Information Management (RIM) policy
- Assists with internal and external audit requests
- Assists with ad hoc requests from internal or external stakeholders
- Assists with compiling, reviewing and checking data quality for external filings
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent education or experience preferred
- Associate Level Minimum Experience: Some experience preferred.
- Intermediate Level Minimum Experience: Three (3) years of related experience.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and draw valid conclusions
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance preferred
- Attention to detail with strong analytical, problem-solving and documentation skills
- Strong teamwork and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Above-average ability to utilize technology to complete daily assignments
- Above-average knowledge of financial systems and the Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel
- Utility accounting experience preferred
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer. ITC does not sponsor employment visas, such as H-1B or TN visas.