Sr Accountant​/Accounting Specialist

Overview

This position is responsible for accurate accounting and timely reporting of PPL’s compensation and benefit plans both internally as well as to government agencies and regulators (SEC, FERC, DOL). This position is involved in the Company’s Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting processes, along with the regulatory reporting requirements for defined benefit, defined contribution and health & welfare benefit plans. This position will have a focus on compensation accounting, including short‑term and long‑term incentive compensation, deferred compensation, and proxy reporting.

This position will interact heavily with different levels of management, all company business lines, as well as Treasury, Financial Planning, Human Resources and the Office of General Counsel. This position also interacts extensively with external auditors.

• Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting guidance.
• Prepares more complex accounting analyses and journal entries.
• Enhances internal controls over financial reporting.
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services. 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.

• Evaluates accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business conditions, processes, and accounting guidance.
• Responsible for the preparation of complex analyses, various analytics or financial statements.
• Assesses the impacts of new systems on internal controls over financial reporting.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions and makes use of knowledge of company operations, technical accounting matters and industry regulation.
• Interprets internal/external business issues and recommends best practices.
• May lead functional teams or projects to achieve milestones and objectives and will occasionally present topical matters to senior leadership in the Financial Department.
• Trains and develops staff. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May direct the work of other staff members
• Works independently with guidance on only the most complex tasks.
• Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory controls.

Basic Qualifications

• 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.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including strong Excel skills and aptitude for accounting information systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, MBA, or other advanced degree in business discipline.
• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience in pension accounting, accounting for stock‑based compensation, SEC reporting, Proxy Reporting, Department of Labor Form 5500 Reporting and a working knowledge of Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to research technical accounting guidance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business discipline with at least three accounting courses and 7 or more years accounting‑related experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 4 years accounting‑related experience.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including strong Excel skills and aptitude for accounting information systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, MBA, or other advanced degree in business discipline.
• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience in pension accounting, accounting for stock‑based compensation, SEC reporting, Proxy Reporting, Department of Labor Form 5500 Reporting and a working…