Sr Accountant

At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits.
Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include:

Company-Provided Benefits

• Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution)
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Basic Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• LifeLock Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Training
• Linked-In Learning

Voluntary Benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• Medical Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Life Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts

Top Employer Recognitions

America’s Best Employers – Forbes Magazine

The 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America - Forbes Magazine

Top Places to Work - Dallas Morning News

Best Places to Work - Mississippi Business Journal

Best Place to Learn - Dallas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required, 5+ years of Corporate Accounting experience strongly preferred, and Oracle experience preferred. 

Primary Duties

1. Prepares complex monthly accounting journal entries.

2. Prepares monthly account reconciliations.

3. Oversees and/or processes the monthly close cycle.

4. Creates, updates, reviews, investigates and distributes schedules and financial reports pertaining to various phases of accounting functions.

5. Coordinates the preparation, analysis and verification of complex accounting reports to support responses to data requests in connection with regulatory filings and audits.

6. Ensures that all transactions are properly supported and are in accordance with GAAP, FERC, SOX, and other regulatory requirements.

7. May provide guidance, direction and training to other employees engaged in similar activities as well as other internal customers.

8. Documents accounting procedures, processes and internal controls. Reviews for effectiveness and recommends revisions as necessary.

9. Assists in the development and implementation of various computerized accounting related systems, both in-house and packaged, to enhance the value of financial information provided to management. May develop and deliver training for various computerized accounting related systems. Provide user support to accounting systems.

10. Provides internal and external customer support when needed.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience Level:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field and four years of related experience in Accounting, or equivalent.

A general educational knowledge normally acquired through a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 7 years of related experience in Accounting.

Communication Skills:
Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain and/or provide explanations and/or modifications on technical or other complex concepts to individuals with little or no background in the area under discussion, verbally and in writing.

Numeric Skills:
Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.

Computer Skills:
Requires knowledge of various software applications to create documents, reports and/or graphics.

Physical Demands:
Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Work Conditions:
Works in an office environment.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.