Renewables Staff Accountant

Southern Power; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Power is seeking a Staff Accountant in Atlanta, GA to join the Comptroller’s group. This hybrid role focuses on financial accounting, journal entries, reconciliations and close processes for Southern Power and its subsidiaries.

You will prepare financial statements, support internal controls, and provide variance analyses and information for quarterly and annual reports, including audits and partner statements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent required.
• 2+ years accounting experience preferred.
• CPA license (or equivalent) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly journal entries and account reconciliations for Southern Power and subsidiaries.
• Prepare audited and unaudited financial statements for partners.
• Ensure internal controls surrounding responsibilities are adequate and functioning.
• Provide variance explanations and actual-to-budget analyses as requested.
• Support information for 10‑Q/10‑K or partnership financials.
• Prepare quarterly and annual external audit requests and maintain auditor relations.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Financial analysis

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA license preferred

Tools

Oracle

Excel

SOAR

Job description

Join the dynamic team at Southern Power Company, where your accounting skills will be at the heart of our financial operations. As an integral member of our Comptroller’s group, you will play a vital role in the financial accounting of Southern Power, a prominent SEC registrant known for its commitment to excellence and innovation in the energy sector. Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, boasts a diverse portfolio of more than 50 solar, wind, and natural gas facilities, demonstrating our leadership in sustainable energy solutions.

We are seeking talented individuals to fill a staff accounting position within our team. This hybrid position requires four in-office workdays each week at our Atlanta, Georgia office.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform activities associated with financial accounting for various key areas for Southern Power Company and its subsidiaries, including monthly journal entries, analysis of financial transactions and results, account reconciliations and other accounting duties as assigned (may include activities to incorporate acquired entities).
• Prepare audited and unaudited financial statements for Southern Power’s partners.
• Ensure that all internal controls surrounding responsibilities are adequate and functioning.
• Provide management with detailed actual to budget or actual to actual variance explanations as requested.
• Provide and assist in obtaining relevant accounting and disclosure information that supports or may be included in Southern Power’s 10‑Q, 10‑K or partnership financials.
• Prepare quarterly and annual external audit requests as requested, ensuring timely response and maintenance of good working relationship with the external auditor.

Education

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent is required.
• Advanced degree is a plus.
• CPA license (or equivalent) is preferred.

Experience, Knowledge, And Skills

• 2 or more years of accounting experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is preferred.
• Experience in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations is preferred.
• Experience in performing analysis on financial transactions and results is preferred.
• Experience with accounting systems and tools (Oracle, Excel, SOAR) is preferred.
• Knowledge of the utility industry and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) System of Accounts is a plus.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes‑Oxley 404 compliance requirements is a plus.
• Positive, professional attitude with strong interpersonal and communication skills is required; team player.
• Proactive working style with ability to handle multiple projects and competing deadlines is required; self‑directed.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills are required.
• Model all aspects of Company Values: Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity, and Superior Performance.

Southern Power

a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor‑owned utilities, and other energy customers. Southern Power and its subsidiaries own 55 facilities operating or under construction in 14 states with more than 12,500 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Washington.

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry‑leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.

Southern Company invests in the well‑being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well‑being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 20849

Job Category: Accounting & Auditing

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Power