What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supv Accounting 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 the Joint Venture Accounting Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing all aspects of joint venture accounting activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting for our joint venture partners and auditors. The ideal candidate should have expertise in joint venture accounting principles, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
As the Joint Venture Accounting Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing all aspects of joint venture accounting activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting for our joint venture partners and auditors. The ideal candidate should have expertise in joint venture accounting principles, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively.
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
- Oversees the joint venture accounting process, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies
- Monitors and maintains joint venture accounting systems and databases, accurately recording all financial transactions related to joint ventures
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and legal, to ensure accurate and timely joint venture financial reporting
- Performs detailed reconciliations of joint venture accounts and resolves any discrepancies or issues promptly
- Collaborates with internal and external auditors during financial audits, providing necessary documentation and resolving audit queries related to joint venture accounting
- Serves as a primary point of contact for joint venture partners, addressing their inquiries and providing accurate financial information in a timely manner
- Continuously assesses joint venture accounting processes and finds opportunities for improvement in efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness
- Leads a team of accounting analysts, delegating tasks, providing guidance and mentorship, and evaluating performance
- Fosters a collaborative and hard-working work environment
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement process enhancements, using technology solutions where applicable
- 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