SEC Reporting Accountant (Hybrid)

PPL Corporation; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PPL Corporation in Allentown, PA, is seeking a Staff Accountant to assist in preparing financial statements and SEC disclosures, supporting external reporting and internal management reports. This role helps ensure accuracy, timeliness and compliance with internal controls while coordinating with multiple teams.

The Senior/Staff Accountant will advance accounting knowledge, support cross-functional initiatives, and contribute to maintaining reliable financial reporting in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business discipline with at least 3 accounting courses OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with at least 1 year of accounting-related experience.
• Strong Excel skills and aptitude for accounting information systems.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and applications.
• CPA and/or master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and analyzes financial statements and other disclosures including supporting work papers for external financial reports filed with the SEC.
• Prepares and analyzes financial and operation information/disclosures for internal reports submitted to management.
• Performs XBRL tagging for financial reports filed with the SEC.
• Coordinates requests for information required from various organizations and teams within the company in support of financial reporting disclosures.
• Prepares various other financial reports required to be filed with governmental agencies.
• Solves a range of accounting and reporting issues of varying complexities; analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using standard procedures.
• Builds knowledge of the organization processes and technical accounting.
• Assists in the tracking and reporting of internal controls over financial reporting and recommends enhancements to such controls.
• Performing complex accounting analysis involving non-routine or ambiguous accounting matters.
• Applying accounting guidance to ensure compliance with changing regulations or standards.
• Ownership of various sub-processes in overall financial reporting structure.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to support complex reporting and business initiatives.
• Reviewing and approving financial statements and disclosures prepared by other team members.
• Serving as a point of contact for audits, internal reviews, or regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Excel

Accounting information systems

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business discipline

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

PPL Corporation in Allentown, PA, is seeking a Staff Accountant to assist in preparing financial statements and SEC disclosures, supporting external reporting and internal management reports. This role helps ensure accuracy, timeliness and compliance with internal controls while coordinating with multiple teams.

The Senior/Staff Accountant will advance accounting knowledge, support cross-functional initiatives, and contribute to maintaining reliable financial reporting in a hybrid work