Financial Reporting Accountant

Overview

The C Spire Financial Reporting Accountant applies the principles of accounting to record financial transactions, reconcile account balances, and analyze financial transactions. Creates and interprets financial statements and reports. Communicates key operational and financial results.

Responsibilities

“Customer Inspired” isn’t our slogan — it’s our driving force, and not everybody is built for it. While we all bring our own strengths and skillsets to the table, there are some traits every C Spire Team Member needs to have:

• A relentless obsession to be the best in our industry
• A winner mentality determined to outsmart and outdo competitors
• A single-minded commitment to unbeatable customer experiences
• An unapologetic passion for innovation and technology
• An uncompromising drive toward continuous improvement
• A steadfast devotion to doing the right thing the right way
• A deep-seated dedication to accountability and ownership

Job Specific Responsibilites:

• Exercising accounting control over a group of general ledger accounts
• Recording, analyzing and interpreting financial transactions and communicating results to management
• Reconciling general ledger account balances
• Creating financial statements or other reports in conformity with GAAP or other regulatory standards
• Researching technical accounting issues and assisting in new standard implementations
• Assisting in coordination of external audit
• Serving as a subject matter expert on projects which require specialized accounting knowledge, research, and application of assigned areas
• Making recommendations to management for problem resolution
• Using various software applications such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports
• Performing additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in accounting or closely related equivalent required.
• One to three years of related accounting work experience preferred.
• CPA or CPA eligible
• MBA, or MPA preferred.
• Excellent organizational, computer, and communication skills are required.

Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods while viewing computer screen, use computer keyboard, and/or mouse.    Note: This is a brief description of the responsibilities of tthis position and is not limited to those described herein.  Management retains the right to add, delete or modify any of these responsibilities at any time during employment.