Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy Transmission is seeking an Accountant I to join our accounting team at our Juno Beach headquarters. This is an exceptional opportunity to launch or advance your career in a role that sits at the intersection of accounting expertise and the evolving energy industry.
Why Choose Our Team?
- Learn the Regulated Utility Business: Gain invaluable exposure to the complex and fascinating world of regulated utilities, developing specialized knowledge that's highly sought after in the energy sector
- Diverse Learning Environment: Work across multiple accounting areas including regulatory accounting, financial reporting, and compliance - broadening your skill set beyond traditional corporate accounting while developing a controllership mindset
- Industry Impact: Contribute to the financial management of critical energy infrastructure that powers communities across the nation
- Professional Growth: Develop expertise in utility accounting and ratemaking as well as FERC regulations that will differentiate you throughout your career
- Collaborative Culture: Partner with cross-functional teams including business management and operations to understand the full business impact of financial decisions
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare journal entries for revenue, receivables, regulatory assets and liabilities, accruals, amortization and prepaid expenses
- Prepare comprehensive general ledger reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts monthly
- Analyze monthly transactions for regulated companies and collaborate with other departments to investigate and explain variances
- Prepare critical monthly and quarterly reports for both internal management and external regulatory bodies
- Support quarterly and annual financial statement preparation, including footnotes and specialized FERC reporting
- Participate in year-end external audits by preparing detailed schedules and comprehensive supporting documentation
- Develop and maintain desktop procedures to ensure process excellence and knowledge transfer
- Provide analytical support for ad hoc reporting and special projects as business needs arise
What You'll Gain
This role offers the unique opportunity to understand how accounting principles apply in a regulated environment while contributing to the financial management of essential energy infrastructure. You'll develop specialized skills in utility accounting while working alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about both technical excellence and the energy industry's future.
Job Overview
Employees in this role assist in researching, analyzing and reporting on issues that affect the company, recommending possible solutions, and assisting with the follow-up activities to resolve them.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Prepares financial reports in a timely manner that are in compliance with GAAP and accurately reflect the financial status of the company• Assures accounting integrity of corporate financial data through the implementation of appropriate internal controls• Independently prepares schedules and journal entries• Keeps abreast of and applies GAAP, SEC regulations, and relative company policies, practices and procedures• Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's - Accounting / Finance / Business
• Experience: 2+ years
Preferred Qualifications
• Master's - Business Administration• Master's - Accounting / Finance
