Manager - Energy Accounting

At Cleco, we're not just powering lives—we're powering a cleaner, smarter future for Louisiana. With bold investments in innovative energy solutions, we’re transforming how we power our communities: smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable. This is a long-term commitment to our people and our communities because our future—and the future of generations to come—depends on it. If you're ready to make an impact where it matters most, join us at Cleco—where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow.

The Manager - Energy Accounting is a senior level professional with deep and extensive knowledge and experience with Energy/Back Office Accounting principles, practices, concepts, and theories. The incumbent leads all day-to-day activities in the Energy/Back Office Accounting function, is responsible for the reconciliation and settlement of commodity purchases/sales and prepares financial statement disclosures for commodity derivatives. The incumbent works closely with financial leadership to meet business expectations for the Energy/Back Office Accounting function by contributing to development of strategic and operational Energy/Back Office Accounting plans and ensures they are in line with corporate and functional strategy.

The incumbent drives continual improvement of Energy/Back Office Accounting processes and systems, and mentors and develops staff with Energy/Back Office Accounting responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities Contribute to the design and development of procedures, processes and systems related to Energy/Back Office Accounting operations; maintain compliance with internal controls and procedures related to Energy/Back Office Accounting, and ensure that all transactions are properly recorded in financial systems Leads the team in all aspects of Energy Accounting including monthly close, analyses, financial and regulatory reporting, fuel audits, and solve accounting-related problems for regulated and unregulated business by working closely with key stakeholders

Review inventory reconciliations for natural gas and solid fuels volume accuracy; oversee the calculation of deferred fuel based on fuel revenues and fuel expenses

Approve month-end close accounting entries and account reconciliation; review analytical research of settlement discrepancies; approve mark to market journal entries of commodity derivatives; prepare financial statement disclosures for commodity derivatives

Monitor commodity transactions to ensure they are correctly captured in the transaction management system, ensuring data quality; understand contract details, fees, rates, and payment schedules to ensure all items for settlement are captured in a timely manner

Supervise the preparation of the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) FAC and EAC filings; supervise the preparation of the periodic FERC filings (EQR, FERC 580 and EIA
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Ensure commodity trading transactions are recorded and reported in compliance with SOX processes; analyze, develop, and implement internal policies and procedures across the Energy/Back Office Accounting function to improve team efficiency and automation, resulting in overall cost savings

Lead the development of analytical reporting tools, variance reporting, and assist with internal and external audits and issuance of audited financial statements

Use data and analytics to support continuous improvements to reduce costs and improve program quality; participate in the integration of current systems (e.g., SAP, FASD, PCI, Horizon, and Tenaska) and analytical techniques to enhance/streamline current operations and enhance cycle times Develop metrics and analyses of historical data and trends to improve decision making for organizational function and increase accountability; develop reports to…