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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Senior Manager Assistant Controller in Westminster, Colorado
Job Description:
Responsible for managing corporate accounting processes on a GAAP, FERC, and SEC basis in order to provide timely accounting, analysis, and reporting of Tri-State and its subsidiaries financial information. Review current accounting processes, making recommendations for improvements and ensuring improvements are adopted. Oversee the generation and interpretation of accounting reports for internal and external use, and the internal and external financial and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) audits as they impact Tri-State Corporate Accounting. Primary liaison for internal and external financial and SOX audits. Responsible for the direct supervision and management of the Corporate Accounting Manager, SEC Financial Research and Reporting Specialists, FERC Financial Research and Reporting Specialist, and the SOX Compliance Coordinator to ensure strict compliance with relevant sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:
Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 50%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.
Senior Manager, Assistant Controller
Hiring Salary Range: $141,000-$239,000
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.
Responsibilities:
Ensure the financial information is in conformity with United States (US) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Federal Electric Regulatory Commission (FERC) Uniform System of Accounts (USOA).
Oversee and guide the processes to accomplish an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, ensuring financial results are properly reflected in the financial statements and other managerial reports.
Oversee and manage the preparation of the SEC 10K, SEC 10Q, FERC Form 1 and 3Q, ensuring accuracy while adhering to strict filing deadlines.
Ensure new accounting pronouncements and guidelines are reviewed, documented, and implemented, in accordance with GAAP, SEC, and/or FERC guidelines and regulations.
Review and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Manage the SEC and FERC reporting staff, along with oversight of Corporate Accounting operations to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
Work closely with the VP ? Controller to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely quarterly and annual external audits. Communicate issues and concerns with external auditors and VP ? Controller to achieve a defendable resolution.
Assist in formulating and establishing internal controls, ensuring controls are properly documented maintained, and executed to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives and monitor and advise on progress to enhance professional development of staff.
Support the VP ? Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
Provide direction in design and function of accounting systems, developing procedures in conjunction with managers and staff for maintaining such systems.
Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
Collaborate with other department managers to support overall department and enterprise goals.
Serve as liaison among Corporate Accounting, SOX, and other departments and stakeholders, providing procedural and accounting guidance and training as necessary.
Propose, confer, and direct the implementation of internal controls and maintenance procedures for accounting functions.
Manage the documentation of accounting procedures and processes, including internal controls, reviewing annually for effectiveness and recommending revisions as necessary.
Business Continuity/Crisis Management:
Directs the development, implementation and continuous improvement of an enterprise business continuity/crisis management function that identifies the process for establishing authorities, responsibilities, rules and guidelines that ensures business continuity and 100% compliance.
Provides direction and actively participates on Crisis Management Team. Ensures identified issues and concerns are addressed.
Ensures the annual review and revision of all programs, procedures and plan documents related to business continuity and crisis management.
Ensures compliance with all federal, state, county and local laws and regulations related to business continuity standards and guidelines.
Ensures that appropriate relationships are established with agencies, law enforcement, first responders, etc.
Leadership Accountabilities:
Enterprise Focus and Leadership: Understands and embraces the tenants of the annual Business Plan, and ensures adherence to enterprise vision, mission, values, strategies, goals, objectives and priorities. Establishes clear focus and direction for direct reports and program areas. Effectively leads through change and adversity and demonstrates the ability to successfully resolve issues as they arise. Participates in key substantive discussions and supports decisions. Establishes a positive and supportive environment for employees.
Member System Focus: Continually supports Tri-State?s Mission and identifies opportunities to serve Member Systems more effectively. Is a champion of the cooperative business model and embraces the Cooperative Principles.
Managerial Responsibilities:
Ensure 100% compliance with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements in functional areas. Ensures that established business processes are captured and maintained as part of Tri-State?s Policies, Programs and Procedures (PP&P) strategy.
Ensures that training and development needs for each employee have been identified and that adequate learning opportunities are provided. Ensures that employees provide coaching and mentoring opportunities as appropriate.
Ensures that team and individual employee execution is evaluated against established goals and objectives for all accountabilities. Ensures that delegated functions effectively forecast work and resource needs, including human, capital and physical resources, and recommends annual budgets to meet goals and objectives aligned to support enterprise strategies, goals and objectives. Actively monitors performance against budget, identifies variances, and backcasts against forecasts to identify and learn from error.
Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures and attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of regulations, laws, standards, and best practices applicable to functional area.
Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.
Qualifications:
Education and Training
- Bachelor's degree in accounting.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
Ability to perform detail work with high degree of accuracy.
Ability to develop and maintain collaborative, effective, and cohesive working relationships.
Ability to communicate effectively and timely, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to analyze issues, determine courses of action, and implement strategies for resolution.
Ability to see strengths and weaknesses in staff and work to utilize the strengths while developing solutions to the weaknesses.
Ability to address issues and resolve disputes, gaining an outcome which is favorable for the enterprise as a whole.
Familiarity with project management software/techniques.
Extensive knowledge of accounting principles and practices, to include but not limited to: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accounting and reporting requirements, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements.
Familiarity with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements and relationships related to internal controls.
Strong experience with accounting allocation procedures, account validation rules and system interrelationships with General Ledger.
Strong understanding of current issues related to local, state and federal regulations, as applicable to accounting, tax and current accounting issues and the potential impact on the enterprise.
Strong understanding of the interrelationships between and among various data systems and various internal departments with the ability to recognize when issues arise.
Knowledge of subsidiary accounting and elimination accounting processes.
Extensive working knowledge of personal computers, computerized accounting systems, MS Office suite and familiarity with report writer applications such as SAS and OBIEE.
Experience:
Ten (10) years of progressive accounting experience in general ledger.
Three (3) to Five (5) years of Supervisory experience required.
Other:
Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.
Willingness to travel as required. (Must possess a valid driver’s license.)
DESIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in electric utility accounting, desired.
CPA preferred
About Us:
Tri-State is a wholesale power supply cooperative, operating on a not-for-profit basis, with 44 members, including 41 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming. Together with its members, Tri-State delivers reliable, affordable and responsible power and energy services to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West.
Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., approximately 1,200 people are employed by Tri-State across five states.
Tri-State's electricity is generated from coal, natural gas and hydropower, with a rapidly increasing supply generated from wind and solar. Tri-State delivers power to its members through a transmission system that includes substation facilities, telecommunications sites and over 5,700 miles of high voltage transmission lines. Tri-State's transformative Responsible Energy Plan is reducing emissions, increasing renewable resources, developing new energy services and delivering more flexibility for its members.
Job Identification: 166
Job Category: Finance and Accounting
Posting Date: 2024-06-17T15:56:19+00:00
Job Schedule: Full time
Hiring Salary Range: $141,000-$239,000
Locations: 1100 W 116th Ave, Westminster, CO, 80234, US
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.