Energy Accountant

Tenaska; Irving (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, disability, &

Life insurance

Excellent 401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid vacations and holidays

Wellness programs

Job summary

Tenaska is seeking an Energy Accountant to perform monthly financial accounting and invoicing, generate management reports, and handle customer inquiries related to billing and payments. This role emphasizes accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and collaboration with various teams.

Ideal candidates bring a Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance, 0–2 years of accounting experience, and strong Excel skills; CPA or Master’s degree is a plus. Some energy market knowledge is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Zero to two years of Accounting experience.
• Power industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Excel and MS Office.
• Strong communication, problem solving, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Self-starter with initiative and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, and distributes monthly customer invoices and reports.
• Communicates with customers to ensure timely payments and issue resolution.
• Corresponds with employees and management on accounting procedures.
• Prepares journal entries and supporting schedules.
• Completes account reconciliations and schedules.
• Prepares management reports in spreadsheets.
• Participates in process improvement and system enhancements.
• Develops knowledge of the wholesale electricity market and TPS energy trading/management.

Skills

Verbal communication

Mathematical skills

Detail oriented

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Self-starter

Initiative

Positive attitude

Professional

Competitive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Master’s Degree or CPA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tenaska is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, an organization that’s adept in natural gas and power marketing, power management, development and acquisition of generation assets, operation of power plants and more.

Position Summary:

The Energy Accountant is responsible for performing monthly financial accounting and invoicing tasks, preparing reports and analyses for management, and communicating with customers for billing and payment inquiries and resolving customer issues.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepares, reviews, and distributes monthly customer invoices and reports
• Effectively communicates with customers to ensure timely payments and issue resolution.
• Converses with employees and management at all levels on issues related to accounting procedures and processes.
• Prepares assigned journal entries and associated supporting schedules
• Completes assigned account reconciliations and associated supporting schedules
• Prepares and updates various management reports, typically in spreadsheets
• Actively participates on department and company process improvement and system enhancement projects
• Energetically works to develop a knowledge base for the wholesale electricity market and TPS’ energy trading and energy management business.
• Dependable, reliable, and predictable attendance is required

Education/Experience/Skills

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Master’s Degree and/or CPA preferred
• Zero to two (0-2) years of Accounting experience
• Power industry experience preferred
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
• Strong work ethic, team attitude, and willingness to work extended hours as workload requires
• Detail oriented, analytical mindset, and a questioning attitude
• Problem solving in a fast paced environment
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Dedicated self-starter with a high level of initiative
• Positive attitude
• Professional
• Competitive

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The Company is not able to take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time for this position or commit to doing so in the future for individuals with current authorization to work via, for example, CPT or OPT, and would need sponsorship in the future.

Benefits:

At Tenaska we care about the wellbeing of our employees and their families. That’s why we offer our employees a comprehensive benefit package. Benefits included below:

• Health, dental, vison, disability, and life insurance
• Excellent 401(k) plan
• Incentive-based, competitive salary packages
• Health/dependent care flex accounts
• Tuition assistance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Adoption benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Charitable giving program
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Wellness programs

Tenaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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