Senior Finance/Accounting Analyst

PacifiCorp; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Generous PTO

Disability insurance (short-term &

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PacifiCorp, based in Salt Lake City, seeks a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst to validate transmission settlement and customer billing, research discrepancies, and support financial reporting. The role sits at the intersection of accounting, data analysis, and contract administration, requiring strong analytical skills and the ability to work with internal partners and customers.

Responsibilities include settlement validation, billing analysis, and journal entries, with a focus on accuracy,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field and 5+ years of experience in accounting/finance.
• Experience investigating discrepancies and reconciling financial results.
• Experience supporting customers, stakeholders, or cross-functional teams.
• Experience validating calculations, reports and financial results.
• Ability to explain data lineage from source transactions to reporting outputs.
• Advanced Excel and analytical tool proficiency (Power BI, Tableau, SQL).
• Experience with SAP and financial systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Settlement Validation & Analysis: Validate transmission settlement and billing outcomes for accuracy and completeness.
• Investigate discrepancies, trace transactions, research data, and perform trend and variance analyses.
• Prepare and review customer invoices; interpret contracts and tariff provisions for accurate billing.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation; support regulatory reporting.
• Identify process improvements; document procedures and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot Tables

XLOOKUP

Power Query

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Data analysis

Financial analysis

Discrepancy investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Financial systems

Job description

Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

PacifiCorp is seeking customer‑centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

The Senior Financial Accounting Analyst supports PacifiCorp's Transmission Revenue Accounting organization and is responsible for validating settlement outcomes, researching discrepancies, ensuring accurate customer billing, and supporting financial reporting activities related to transmission services.

This position works at the intersection of accounting, data analysis, customer billing, contract administration, and operational support. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to investigate complex issues while collaborating with internal business partners and external customers.

The role requires a combination of financial analysis, reconciliation, billing validation, problem‑solving, contract interpretation, and communication skills to ensure accurate and timely financial results.

Settlement Validation & Analysis

Validate transmission settlement and billing outcomes for accuracy and completeness.

Investigate discrepancies, exceptions, and unusual financial results.

Trace transactions from source data through settlement calculations and customer invoices.

Research operational and financial data to identify root causes of issues and recommend corrective actions.

Perform trend analysis, variance analysis, and reasonableness testing to support settlement validation activities.

Validate data integrity across multiple systems and reporting platforms.

Customer Billing & Contract Administration

Prepare and review customer invoices related to transmission services.

Analyze and resolve customer billing questions and disputes.

Interpret transmission agreements, contracts, and tariff provisions to support accurate billing and settlement outcomes.

Financial Reporting & Accounting

Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

Analyze general ledger activity and ensure alignment with underlying business transactions.

Support regulatory reporting and responses to audit inquiries.

Process Improvement & Business Support

Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, reporting, and data quality.

Document procedures, business processes, and settlement methodologies.

Collaborate with accounting, transmission operations, regulatory, legal, customer service, and other business groups.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

A minimum of five years of experience in accounting, finance, billing, financial analysis, settlements, audit, business analytics, or related disciplines.

Experience investigating discrepancies and reconciling financial results.

Experience supporting customers, stakeholders, or cross‑functional business teams.

Experience validating calculations, reports, and financial results.

Ability to understand and communicate data lineage from source transactions through reporting outputs.

Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, and complex data analysis.

Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar analytical tools preferred.

Experience With SAP And Financial Systems Preferred.

Ability to explain complex financial or technical issues to various audiences.

Comfortable working directly with customers and internal stakeholders.

Ability to influence outcomes through data‑driven discussions.

They are comfortable investigating discrepancies, validating financial outcomes, and collaborating across multiple organizations to resolve issues.

This individual combines strong accounting and financial knowledge with analytical thinking, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering accurate and reliable results.

Schedule: FULL TIME

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00%.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non‑Union)
• Paid short‑term disability leave and long‑term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana.

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