Accounting Policy & Research Lead

San Diego Gas & Electric; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego Gas & Electric seeks a senior accounting policy specialist to lead research on GAAP and regulatory standards, advising on significant transactions and ensuring policy governance and compliance. This role supports the SOX program and partner with IT and audit teams to maintain robust controls.

The position emphasizes policy development, documentation, and the effective implementation of new accounting guidance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Leads research on emerging GAAP and statutory accounting standards.
• Advises on strategic transactions and governance improvements.
• Supports SOX/ICFR compliance and internal controls framework.

Responsibilities

• Performs critical assessment of accounting policy updates under GAAP and Statutory bases.
• Consults with Finance leadership on accounting treatments for significant transactions.
• Ensures proper documentation, review, and execution of policy decisions.
• Researches new accounting standards and provides detailed insights for decision-making.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate new policies into processes and systems.
• Oversees integration of new standards into financial reporting processes.

Job description

SDG&E is not just an energy company, we are the architects of a brighter, cleaner future. Our employees power everyday life for 3.7 million people – bringing the energy to support their passions, ambitions, and the heartbeat of our community.
We call Southern California our home. It’s where we chase our dreams and raise our families. That’s why the people who live here deserve an energy company unlike any other, and that’s why every day, SDG&E employees strive to be at the forefront of innovations to reduce emissions, modernize the electric grid, and enable our customers to make the transition to clean technologies. We’re redefining sustainability, advancing zero-emissions solutions, and driving the electric vehicle revolution.
It takes the best to build the best – join us!
Career Level: P4
Primary Purpose
Leads research on emerging standards and designs processes to ensure compliance with evolving regulations. Advises on strategic transactions and drives improvements in policy governance, risk management, and application consistency.
This position supports the Company’s SOX compliance program, accounting policy and research activities, and internal control framework. The role evaluates emerging accounting standards, provides accounting guidance on complex transactions, implements accounting policies, and partners with business, IT, and audit teams to maintain effective controls, support system implementations, assess financial reporting impacts, and ensure compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements.
Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs the critical assessment, education, and effective implementation of significant accounting guidance updates on a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and Statutory basis.
• Consults leadership in Finance areas across the various businesses and corporate departments regarding appropriate accounting treatment for significant, complex, and strategically important transactions.
• Adheres to standards regarding proper documentation, review and execution of all accounting policy decisions and conclusions related to significant transactions.
• Conducts thorough research and analysis of new accounting standards, providing detailed insights and recommendations to support strategic decision‑making.
• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new accounting policies into existing processes and systems.
• Negotiates with internal stakeholders to adopt new accounting practices and resolve conflicts.
• Oversees integration of new standards into financial systems and reporting processes.
• Develops innovative solutions to address gaps in policy application and compliance monitoring.
• Manage and support the company‑wide SOX compliance program, including risk and control documentation, annual scoping and planning, compliance tracking, deficiency remediation, and management reporting.
• Advise business units on SOX/ICFR compliance, internal control design, documentation requirements, and control enhancements while promoting internal control awareness and best practices.
• Support quarterly financial reporting and disclosure activities, including the preparation of financial data, evaluation of accounting impacts related to significant projects and contracts, and implementation of new accounting guidance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.