ACCOUNTANT 2

Atmos Energy Corporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atmos Energy Corporation is seeking an accountant to support monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting in a Dallas-area office. You will prepare, analyze and distribute schedules and financial reports, ensuring GAAP and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field with 2 years of accounting experience (or GED with 5 years). Strong communication and Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• 2 years of related accounting experience.
• Alternatively, 5 years of related accounting experience with a GED.
• Ability to communicate with internal/external customers in writing and verbally.
• Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages, and basic statistics.
• Proficiency with office software to create documents, reports, graphics.

Responsibilities

• Prepares monthly accounting journal entries.
• Prepares monthly account reconciliations.
• Performs processes during the monthly close cycle.
• Creates, updates, reviews, investigates and distributes schedules and financial reports pertaining to various phases of accounting functions.
• Prepares, analyzes and verifies accounting reports for regulatory filings and audits.
• Ensures transactions are GAAP, FERC, SOX compliant and properly supported.
• Provides internal and external customer support when needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeric skills

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field

GED + 5 years of accounting experience

Job description

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

Primary Duties

• 1. Prepares monthly accounting journal entries.
• 2. Prepares monthly account reconciliations.
• 3. Performs processes during the monthly close cycle.
• 4. Creates, updates, reviews, investigates and distributes schedules and financial reports pertaining to various phases of accounting functions.
• 5. Prepares, analyzes and verifies accounting reports and other records to support responses to data requests in connection with regulatory filings and audits.
• 6. Assures that all transactions are properly supported and are in accordance with GAAP, FERC, SOX, and other regulatory requirements.
• 7. 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 2 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 5 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.

Job Family:

Accounting