Senior Manager, Accounting; Accounting Focus

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We’re honored to serve approximately 780,000 customers across West Central Florida and safely provide them with clean, affordable and reliable electricity. We’ve been doing it for more than 100 years, and there’s so much more ahead.

Join our team of energy experts as we build on that legacy through innovation, continued solar investments, cost-effective and sustainable energy solutions all while keeping top-notch customer service at the center of all we do.

Tampa Electric is a subsidiary of Emera Inc., a family of energy companies which also includes TECO Peoples Gas and New Mexico Gas Company. Emera provides energy to residential and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, with career opportunities available in all of these locations.

Tampa, FL

Tampa Electric Company

Finance

Tampa Electric Company is seeking an experienced and strategic accounting leader to join our Finance organization as a Senior Manager, Accounting
. This role is ideal for an accounting professional with significant expertise in employee benefits accounting
, including pension, OPEB, deferred compensation, and other post-retirement benefit programs.

As a key member of our accounting leadership team, you will provide technical accounting guidance, lead critical accounting operations, oversee financial reporting and internal controls, and serve as the organization's subject matter expert for benefit-related accounting matters. You will partner with senior leadership, actuaries, auditors, and finance professionals to ensure accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and sound financial governance.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for accounting operations and financial reporting activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Maintain the integrity of financial records, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, and operational efficiencies across accounting functions.

• Lead accounting and reporting activities related to:
• Defined Benefit Pension Plans
• Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)
• Deferred Compensation Programs
• Healthcare and Employee Benefit Plans
• Partner with actuaries, external auditors, and finance leadership on benefit plan valuations and accounting implications.
• Ensure compliance with ASC 715 and other applicable accounting guidance.
• Oversee preparation of financial statement disclosures and supporting analyses related to employee benefit obligations.

• Interpret and apply complex U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
• Evaluate accounting impacts of significant business transactions and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance to accounting teams and business partners on technical accounting matters.

• Maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory reporting requirements.
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