Staff Accountant / Senior Accountant

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities — PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy — provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL’s companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview

NOTE: This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence three days per week in Louisville, KY; Allentown, PA or Providence, RI. #INDPPL

Staff Accountant:

Under general supervision, responsible for increasingly complex accounting activities including analyzing accounting transactions and issues, preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing, and analyzing financial reports, and testing and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting. Works with regular guidance in own area of knowledge. The primary area of focus for this role includes, but is not limited to, intercompany accounting.

Senior Accountant:

Under general direction, responsible for the more complex accounting activities including analyzing accounting transactions & issues, preparing journal entries, maintaining a complete and accurate general ledger, preparing & analyzing financial reports and enhancing internal controls over financial reporting. The primary area of focus for this role includes, but is not limited to, intercompany accounting. This is a senior-skill level normally without supervisory responsibility. However, this role may provide guidance and direction to other PPL employees in support of producing high quality, timely and cost-effective accounting solutions. Works independently with minimal guidance using knowledge of business operations and accounting.

Responsibilities

Staff Accountant:

• Prepares increasingly complex accounting analyses and journal entries.
• Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other internal/external financial reports.
• Assists in the tracking & reporting of internal controls over financial reporting and recommends enhancements to such controls.
• Solves a range of increasingly complex accounting problems; analyzes possible solutions and makes recommendations.
• Related to all the above processes, expected to develop supporting work papers and documentation.
• Builds knowledge of the organization’s processes, customers, and technical accounting.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
  
  
  

Senior Accountant:

• Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting guidance.
• Prepares more complex accounting analyses and journal entries in compliance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), public utility regulatory requirements (FERC and state regulatory commissions), applicable SOX controls, and company policy and procedures.
• Prepares, reviews and analyzes financial statements and other internal/external financial reports.
• Enhances internal controls over financial reporting.
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or solves more complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Provides functional advice or training to less-experienced accountant positions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members.
• Increases and applies knowledge of legal and regulatory issues and changes in accounting guidance.
• Collaborate with other departments on new or complex matters to ensure proper financial statement presentation.
• The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Staff Accountant:

• Bachelor's Degree in a business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses OR a bachelor's degree in accounting
• At least 1 year of accounting-related experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
  
  
  

Senior Accountant:

• Bachelor's Degree in a business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses and 5 years accounting experience OR bachelor's degree in accounting with 3-5 years of accounting-related experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; use of excel/word is required.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

Staff Accountant:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with 2 to 4 years of accounting-related experience in public accounting, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley
• CPA or CMA certification or MBA.
  
  
  

Senior Accountant:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with 4 years of accounting-related experience in utility accounting, public accounting, SEC reporting, and a working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley
• CPA or CMA certification or MBA
• Demonstrated ability to research technical accounting guidance.
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills.