Accountant III, Financial Accounting

Overland Park, KS, United States (Hybrid)

Prepares advanced level of various accounting and financial activities to ensure compliance with rules, regulations, and legislation; analyzes their effect on company finances and accounting procedures (as specified by position).

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze, prepare and/or review journal entries, records, account reconciliations, and reports. Analyze, prepare and/or review studies and recommendations in areas related to accounting or finance methods and procedures.
• Develop and maintain of applicable programs used in finance, and other accounting activities.
• Perform and/or review calculations and/or analyses including but not limited to:
  • Actual to forecast and historical period variance analysis
  • Share based accounting
  • EPS
  • Depreciations (book)
  • Financial ratios
  • Rate/tariff schedules
  • Derivative entries and disclosures
    • Allocations
    • Projections/forecasts
    • Cash flow
• Assist employees compiling, verifying, and preparing a variety of financial information including but not limited to:
  • Actual to forecast and historical period variance analysis
  • Governmental/regulatory reports
  • Invoices
  • Financial reports
  • Reconciliation reports
  • Quarterly income statements
  • Billing Revenues
  • Gas supply tracking and reconciliations
  • Cost of gas calculations
  • Budget
• Assist in the development, maintenance and usage of relevant applications for accounting and financial analysis activities.
• Maintain proper documentation of activities to ensure business continuity and knowledge transfer among personnel.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance is required in performance of job.
• Employee may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and additional work experience. Master's degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred. (Typically, one and a half to two years of relevant experience is equivalent to one year of formal education.)

Experience

• In addition to education, this role typically calls for five to seven years of relevant professional experience. (Minimum of four years’ relevant experience are required).
• Experience with and/or thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principals, company financial accounting, and/or billing methods and procedures.
• Experience with the application of math, advanced algebra, and statistics.
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including microcomputers and applicable software and accessing mainframe applications
• Experience and/or training related to:
  • Financial accounting and reporting standards and processes (specified by position)
  • Economic forecasting/modeling and corporate budget functions (specified by position)
  • Interpreting and explaining accounting standards and/or policies
  • Communication/interpersonal skills
  • Customer billing and related processes and systems
• Experience analyzing, evaluating, and preparing studies and recommendations concerning impact of standards, regulations, and legislation on company finances and accounting processes.
• Experience researching, composing, and preparing reports, studies, publications, and correspondence applicable to position.
• Experience reading and interpreting company correspondence, reports, accounting‑related publications, contracts, accounting software manuals, computer printouts, and legal documents.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, train, coach, delegate, and review work activities. Knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to…