What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Supervisor (Financial Reporting & Compliance) position at Williams?
Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
As an Accounting Supervisor, you will lead a team of accounting professionals while supporting accurate, timely, and compliant accounting operations. You’ll partner with business and finance teams to manage core accounting activities, help resolve accounting issues, and support continuous improvement in how work gets done. This role offers a balanced mix of hands‑on accounting, people leadership, and collaboration, with opportunities to grow your leadership skills and contribute to meaningful accounting and reporting initiatives in a supportive, team‑focused environment.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
As an Accounting Supervisor, you will lead a team of accounting professionals while supporting accurate, timely, and compliant accounting operations. You’ll partner with business and finance teams to manage core accounting activities, help resolve accounting issues, and support continuous improvement in how work gets done. This role offers a balanced mix of hands‑on accounting, people leadership, and collaboration, with opportunities to grow your leadership skills and contribute to meaningful accounting and reporting initiatives in a supportive, team‑focused environment.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Runs workforce planning and career development activities for team members
- Holds team accountable for performing all work in accordance with requirements, standards, policies, procedures and processes
- Coordinates efforts to ensure adequate financial accounting controls and integrity of our financial records
- Collaborates with others to establish and maintain accounting policies, standards and processes in compliance with GAAP and accounting regulations
- Collaborates to develop and handle financial analysis and reporting
- Leads sophisticated projects
- Communicates with senior leadership regarding data and analysis
- Leads staff responsible for certain regulated general accounting responsibilities
- Identifies and supports opportunities to automate accounting processes
- Supports process and technical challenges for Corporate and Project allocations
- Ensures adherence to GAAP, FERC and SOX policies and supports audit and financial reporting requirements
- Other duties as assigned
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting and minimum six (6) years of multifaceted accounting experience
- Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
- Deep understanding of accounting procedures and policies
- Previous experience leading or supervising a team is preferred