Accountant III, Financial Accounting

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 interact, advise, direct, and communicate effectively.
• Experience developing and presenting information to individuals and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to read and write fluently in English.

Licenses and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), or other relevant financial certification.

Additional Requirements

• Mobility to travel in and around office facilities system wide.
• Communicate and/or exchange information or verbal instructions and conduct oral presentations.
• Visual ability sufficient to perform job duties.

This job description is meant as a guideline for employees of ONE Gas, Inc. It is not a definitive or exhaustive description and consequently may not include all tasks or functions related to the position. This document does not create, and is not part of, an employment contract. Please note the position may change to meet the changing requirements of the business. Employees may be assigned duties either, in addition to or instead of, those set out in this document and the position is subject to further changes at management’s discretion.