Senior Technical Accountant

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Full-Time Regular Full-Time Professional Hampton-NH, Hampton, NH, US

Salary Range: $92,715.00 To $ Annually

Our Company

More than a utility company, Unitil provides energy for life.

Our work helps keep homes comfortable, businesses thriving and communities connected. Unitil is an investor-owned public utility proudly serving Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We are dedicated to delivering energy to our customers safely and reliably.

Unitil is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success of Unitil is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity and value our employees.

Take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package.

Unitil offers competitive salaries, a consumer-driven health plan, dental and vision coverage, flexible work, company-paid holidays, a, robust, highly competitive retirement plan and educational assistance.

* Note:

Benefit offerings may differ between union and non-union employee groups

Position Purpose

Accounting is responsible for the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ accounting activities as well as providing information to support internal and external financial reporting. The accounting group’s primary responsibilities include:

• Preparing complete and accurate financial statements under US GAAP and other applicable standards, such as FERC guidelines, as well as providing financial information to support internal reporting for management Designing, implementing, and executing internal controls over financial reporting
• Recording journal entries to appropriately capture all transactions and estimates necessary for complete and accurate financial information
• Reconciling all the Company’s balance sheet accounts
• Supporting the Company’s strategic initiatives and providing accounting, financial, and business insights
• Keeping current on all standard setting activities, including accounting, financial reporting, regulatory, and sustainability

The Senior Technical Accountant is a key member of the accounting team and works with other departments to ensure complete and accurate financial reporting. This high-profile position requires strong technical, communication, and leadership skills. The incumbent is responsible for preparing and reviewing the Company’s financial reporting. The position monitors and researches FASB and SEC activities to identify potential rule changes that may impact the Company and assess their effects.

This pivotal role also assists with technical accounting, memo creation, and process implementation to support overall reporting.

Time %

Responsibilities

40%

Technical Accounting:

• Assist in the preparing and review of financial reporting
• Ensure information provided in the financial statements presented to senior management as well as filed with external agencies such as the SEC, FERC, and state utility regulators) is a true representation of the Company’s financial position in accordance with US GAAP and regulatory reporting standards
• Provide financial analytics, including periodic fluctuation analysis, budget to actual analysis, cash flow analysis, trend analysis, and peer/industry comparisons
• Research and benchmark new and existing pronouncements or technical updates as needed
• Research and resolve accounting issues including the evaluation and implementation of new accounting pronouncements
• Prepare and review Company accounting technical memos that document the Company’s application of US GAAP or regulatory reporting standards

25%

Accounting Operations:

• Preparing and reviewing information presented in various internal and external financial reports, including information presented to senior management as well as information filed with external agencies (such as the SEC, FERC, and state utility regulators)
• Presenting certain operating and financial results and any related analysis on a periodic basis
• Preparing and reviewing…