Staff Accountant

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Full Time CANTON, OH, US

Salary Range: $40,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

Location:

Canton, Ohio
Employment:
Fulltime
Department:
Accounting

Reports To:

Controller

Utility Pipeline Ltd. (UPL) is a natural gas distribution management company providing engineering, construction, maintenance, and operational services across multiple states. With a strong commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork, we deliver reliable and affordable energy solutions to communities while investing in our employees’ success and development.

At UPL, you'll build a career in a stable, essential industry where you contribute to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to the communities we serve. We provide the tools, training, and support you need to succeed while offering a team-focused environment where every employee is valued, heard, and empowered to contribute to our success.

• Culture – You're more than just a number. We create a supportive, people-first culture that values work-life balance, flexibility, and the well-being of employees and their families. Many companies claim to have a positive culture or to allow you to bring your authentic self to work, but UPL actually stands behind these words.
• Purpose-Driven Work – Help support safe, reliable energy delivery that makes a real difference.
• One Team Mindset
  - We believe our greatest achievements happen together. By fostering collaboration and open communication, we ensure everyone has a voice and shares in our success.
• Career Growth & Development – We invest in your future by providing opportunities to learn, grow, and advance your career. We're committed to helping you reach your full potential.

The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the company's financial operations through accurate financial reporting, account reconciliations, analysis, and general accounting activities. The Staff Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial data, maintaining compliance with company policies and accounting standards, and supporting business decisions through timely and accurate information. The ideal candidate for the Staff Accountant position is organized, analytical, collaborative, and committed to continuous improvement while contributing to UPL's culture of integrity, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.

• Prepare and post journal entries for monthly gas sales.
• Actively work across departments to ensure proper accounting, reporting and communication of key data.
• Assist in the preparation of financial schedules and reports required by our regulatory bodies including riders and other tariff filings.
• Assist with budget/forecast preparation and tracking.
• Oversee our fixed asset system & accurate fixed asset reporting internally and for external auditors.
• Pull data and prepare reports from our ERP and other internal systems.
• Generate reports within billing software as needed.
• Maintain general ledgers of gas cooperatives.
• Assist with external audits including working directly with external auditors and preparation of financial schedules for the annual audit.
• Review and approve credit card transactions to ensure compliance with company policies.
• Record Mark to Market adjustments through journal entries on a monthly basis.
• Review and post recurring monthly journal entries.
• Proactively contribute ideas to achieve and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Support CFO, Controller, Senior Accountant, and Gas Accounting Supervisor in special projects and initiatives as needed.
• Anal…